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diff --git a/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod b/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod index 6d7ba70202..3e0489de33 100644 --- a/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod +++ b/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod @@ -61,6 +61,21 @@ MakeMaker. =over 4 +=item How to I prevent "object version X.XX does not match bootstrap parameter Y.YY" errors? + +XS code is very sensitive to the module version number and will +complain if the version number in your Perl module doesn't match. If +you change your module's version # without reruning Makefile.PL the old +version number will remain in the Makefile causing the XS code to be built +with the wrong number. + +To avoid this, you can force the Makefile to be rebuilt whenever you +change the module containing the version number by adding this to your +WriteMakefile() arguments. + + depend => { '$(FIRST_MAKEFILE)' => '$(VERSION_FROM)' } + + =item How do I make two or more XS files coexist in the same directory? Sometimes you need to have two and more XS files in the same package. |