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sub format_version_line
{
    # Returns a floating point representation of the input version

    my $version = int_parse_version(shift);
    $version =~ s/^5\B/5./;
    return $version;
}

sub dictionary_order($$)    # Sort caselessly, ignoring punct
{
    my ($lc_a, $lc_b);
    my ($squeezed_a, $squeezed_b);
    my ($valid_a, $valid_b);    # Meaning valid for all releases

    # On early perls, the implicit pass by reference doesn't work, so we have
    # to use the globals to initialize.
    if ("$]" < "5.006" ) {
        $valid_a = $a; $valid_b = $b;
    }