On Thu, Apr 18, 2002 at 03:51:33PM +0200, Andreas J. Koenig wrote:
> > I just learned that the current MM_Unix isn't selfloaded anymore and
> > that, if I make it a selfloader again, it exhibits the same buggy
> > behaviour as 5.6.1.
>
> > You'll hear from me when I can turn that into a regression test.
>
> I have regression-tested myself now:-(
>
> I had completely forgotten, what perl does without "use strict" and
> that the SelfLoader runs most of MM_Unix without stricture. And the
> whole bug is explained now.
>
> There is no bug in perl. perl-5.6.1's MakeMaker resolves
>
> @{$self->{EXE_FILES}}
>
> as
>
> @{"dbimon pmysql"}
>
> which is an empty array springing into existence. Congratulation.
Ayep. SelfLoader and friends hide too many bugs. I'm leaving it off
until I've fixed up SelfLoader to pass through strict and such and
properly preserve line numbers. I got sick of trying to figure out
what "(eval 23) line 35" worked out to be.
--
Michael G. Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.pobox.com/~schwern/
Perl Quality Assurance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kwalitee Is Job One
I sit on the floor and pick my nose
and think of dirty things
Of deviant dwarfs who suck their toes
and elves who drub their dings.
-- Frito Bugger, "Bored Of The Rings"
