Correct way to specify minimum Perl version required.

[Robin Barker]

> If I have a distribution that requires, say, Perl 5.6.0, then will it suffice
> to put "use 5.6.0" at the top of my Makefile.PL, or do I need something else
> (in the style of the PREREQ_PM) to tell CPAN testers to stop testing my
> modules on older versions of Perl.

C<use 5.6.0> or C<use 5.006> at the top of Makefile.PL should suffice,
it will show up as a "N/A" test result; e.g.
http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/2008/06/msg1723058.html

Robin

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