1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/handy.h b/handy.h
index 63f7fd84a7..07ab78d5ea 100644
--- a/handy.h
+++ b/handy.h
@@ -656,6 +656,18 @@ US-ASCII (Basic Latin) range are viewed as not having any case.
 typedef U32 line_t;
 #define NOLINE ((line_t) 4294967295UL)
 
+/* Helpful alias for version prescan */
+#define is_LAX_VERSION(a,b) \
+	(a != Perl_prescan_version(aTHX_ a, FALSE, b, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL))
+
+#define is_STRICT_VERSION(a,b) \
+	(a != Perl_prescan_version(aTHX_ a, TRUE, b, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL))
+
+#define BADVERSION(a,b,c) \
+	if (b) { \
+	    *b = c; \
+	} \
+	return a;
 
 /*
 =head1 Memory Management