Forgive me if this is an idea that's allready been considered/rejected in
the past, but shouldn't it be possible to add a "tester" configuration
option to CPAN.pm such that anytime tests are run (either directly, or
indirectly via "install"), testers.cpan.org is
contacted to determine if the results are "usefull" (ie: there are no test
results for the current package/version/platform, or the listed results
contradict the current results) it automatically submits them
(presumably via email, similar to "cpantest" script).
My reason for asking is that even though I may not have the time/energy
to become an active tester, I would gladly wait an extra few seconds every
time I install a new module to let the CPAN shell contribute the
test results on my behalf.
While it may not make sense to have the behavior be the default, I'm sure
that a significant percentage of the people who use CPAN would turn an
option like that on if it existed.
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