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Perl versions are weird - http://blogs.perl.org/users/grinnz/2018/04/a-guide-to-versions-in-perl.html

5.8 actually means v5.800. Either write v5.8 or 5.8.0 to actually depend on the right version.

$ perl -E 'say version->parse($_)->normal for qw/5.8 5.8.0 v5.8/'
v5.800.0
v5.8.0
v5.8.0

Perl versions are weird - http://blogs.perl.org/users/grinnz/2018/04/a-guide-to-versions-in-perl.html

5.8 actually means v5.800. Either write v5.8 or 5.8.0 to actually depend on the right version.

$ perl -E 'say version->parse($_)->normal for qw/5.8 5.8.0 v5.8/'
v5.800.0
v5.8.0
v5.8.0
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