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Re: [perl-5.8.7] Perl regression tests fail when lib directory is present
- From: Michael G Schwern <schwern at pobox dot com>
- To: Scott Bolte <listS+cygwin at niss dot com>
- Cc: "Gerrit P. Haase" <gerrit at familiehaase dot de>, Andrew Ho <andrew at tellme dot com>, cygwin at cygwin dot com, makemaker at perl dot org, perl5-porters at perl dot org, petdance at cpan dot org
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:04:19 -0700
- Subject: Re: [perl-5.8.7] Perl regression tests fail when lib directory is present
- References: <200507200216.j6K2G3IL011560@crag.niss.com>
On Tue, Jul 19, 2005 at 09:16:03PM -0500, Scott Bolte wrote:
> It is not a perl bug. It is something in the TH module.
>
> I tested with perl 5.8.7 and the previous 5.8.6. I also,
> through -I, tried both the old and new modules. It clearly
> is the new Test::Harness module.
It could be that something a new TH is doing triggers a perl bug. I really
don't see how its otherwise.
> Here is the test matrix.
>
> Modules
> 5.8.6 5.8.7
> ----- -----
> Perl 5.8.6: worked failed
> 5.8.7: worked failed
>
> The Test::Harness.pm version packaged by cygwin went from
> 2.42 to 2.52.
>
> I'll try to carve out some time tomorrow or the next
> day to dig in further.
I would suggest working backwards though the CPAN versions of Test::Harness
until it works. Then we can better spot the change which caused this bug.
http://search.cpan.org/dist/Test-Harness/
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Michael G Schwern schwern@pobox.com http://www.pobox.com/~schwern
Don't try the paranormal until you know what's normal.
-- "Lords and Ladies" by Terry Prachett
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