If there are no objections, I'll start work on the test coverage. --tielman
> -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Bunce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 07 September 2006 15:14 > To: Tielman De Villiers; Greg Sabino Mullane; John Alger > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Interested in helping out with DBI development? > > [Tielman, Greg, and John contacted me - I'm replying with technical > details here, rather than direct to them, since I hope it'll > help others > get interested in helping out as well.] > > If you send me your perl.org id (http://auth.perl.org/ or > https://www.bitcard.org) then I'll give you commit access to svn. > > Meanwhile, read the first part of this to get yourself a > local copy of DBI > http://search.cpan.org/~timb/DBI-1.52/DBI.pm#How_to_create_a_p > atch_using_Subversion > > Here are some general areas that need work: > > - Increasing test coverage, It's pretty poor right now: > http://pjcj.sytes.net/cover/latest/DBI-1.52/coverage.html > Start with improving the subroutine coverage > > http://pjcj.sytes.net/cover/latest/DBI-1.52/blib-lib-DBI-pm--s > ubroutine.html > > - Fixing bugs, of which a few are listed here: > http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=DBI > Naturally I'll offer direction and guidance on any you > want to tackle. > I've also got a few that could be entered into rt.cpan.org. > > - Test the proxy the same way that DBI::PurePerl is tested. > In other words, by creating wrappers test files for each test file > that just set $ENV{DBI_AUTOPROXY} and run the original test. > This is a bigger job and likely to uncover a bunch of issues. > > We really need someone to focus on proxy development. > Any volunteers out there? Using DBD::Proxy? Want to help out? > > - Refactor %DBI::DBI_methods into a separate module and replace the > O => 0x0418 | 0x4 > mess with the rather more meaningful > O => > IMA_KEEP_ERR|IMA_KEEP_ERR_SUB|IMA_NO_TAINT_IN|IMA_UNRELATED_TO_STMT > This would probably also help with DBI v2. > > Pick whichever takes your fancy. Also see Roadmap.pod and ToDo > in http://svn.perl.org/modules/dbi/trunk/ - those are somewhat out of > date but many of the things outlined there are still worth doing. > > Use [email protected] to coordinate so you don't duplicate work, > and for any other DBI development discussions. > > I'm going to arrange for the automated svn checkin emails to > be sent to > dbi-dev so everyone sees progress, can spot issues early, and > keeps in sync. > > Have fun! > > Tim. > ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************
