> >>>There is a bug in perl5.6.0 with UV's that are >= 1<<31. This will > >>>show up as tests 8 and 9 of dualvar.t failing > >> > >>So, I guess that's consistently going to be a problem with perl5.6.0 > > > > > > Hmmm... IMO if it's a known bug and unsolvable, those two tests should > > be skipped on 5.6.0 - they shouldn't come up as failures. > > Unless it means that it's impossible to run Scalar::Utils::whatever > under 5.6.0, right?
Right. But in this particular case I think it's just one tiny part of Scalar::Utils that won't work. Scalar::Utils includes a whole grab-bag of features, and most authors probably only use one or two. I would bet that the most common use of Scalar::Utils is to create and manage weak references. That's what CAP::AnyTemplate and CAP::Config::Context use it for, anyway. I don't think this failure looks to be related. Looking at the RT queue for Scalar-List-Utils, it appears that this issue has come up before and Graham Barr has been very firm that he doesn't want to skip failing tests and mask a bug in perl 5.6.0. Michael --- Michael Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ caf mailing list caf@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/caf
