v-strings are not deprecated

With version objects, we need them for use MODULE VERSION syntax.  This
patch removes the deprecation note.

diff --git a/pod/perldata.pod b/pod/perldata.pod
index 8f0feb7..3c1a95e 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perldata.pod
+++ b/pod/perldata.pod
@@ -371,11 +371,6 @@ equivalent to C<$version{2}++>, not to C<$version{'2.0'}++>.
 =head3 Version Strings
 X<version string> X<vstring> X<v-string>
 
-B<Note:> Version Strings (v-strings) have been deprecated.  They will
-be removed in some future release after Perl 5.8.1.  The marginal
-benefits of v-strings were greatly outweighed by the potential for
-Surprise and Confusion.
-
 A literal of the form C<v1.20.300.4000> is parsed as a string composed
 of characters with the specified ordinals.  This form, known as
 v-strings, provides an alternative, more readable way to construct