return $v;
}
+=head2 C<perl_version_c2g $version>
+
+Converts a perl version as you can find it in prerequisites to a Gentoo version number.
+
+=cut
+
+sub perl_version_c2g {
+ my ($v) = @_;
+
+ return unless defined $v and $v =~ /^[0-9\.]+$/;
+
+ my @parts;
+ if (my ($version, $subversion) = $v =~ /^([0-9]+)\.(0[^\.]+)$/) {
+ my $len = length $subversion;
+ if (my $pad = $len % 3) {
+ $subversion .= '0' x (3 - $pad);
+ }
+ @parts = ($version, $subversion =~ /(.{1,3})/g);
+ } else {
+ @parts = split /\./, $v;
+ }
+
+ return join '.', map int, @parts;
+}
+
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<CPANPLUS::Dist::Gentoo>.