In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated <http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/de2b17d81dbb8939363902c2d6a57cdf02642505?hp=66cad4abfc5d793c52a82bd17877e19bb8276665>
- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit de2b17d81dbb8939363902c2d6a57cdf02642505 Author: Nicholas Clark <[email protected]> Date: Fri Oct 9 21:21:35 2009 +0200 Refactoring tests to use test.pl is a TODO. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: pod/perltodo.pod | 10 ++++++++++ 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perltodo.pod b/pod/perltodo.pod index 3519319..3dbc923 100644 --- a/pod/perltodo.pod +++ b/pod/perltodo.pod @@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ programming languages offer you 1 line of immortality? =head1 Tasks that only need Perl knowledge +=head2 Migrate t/ from custom TAP generation + +Many tests below F<t/> still generate TAP by "hand", rather than using library +functions. As explained in L<perlhack/Writing a test>, tests in F<t/> are +written in a particular way to test that more complex constructions actually +work before using them routinely. Hence they don't use C<Test::More>, but +instead there is an intentionally simpler library, F<t/test.pl>. However, +quite a few tests in F<t/> have not been refactored to use it. Refactoring +any of these tests, one at a time, is a useful thing TODO. + =head2 Automate perldelta generation The perldelta file accompanying each release summaries the major changes. -- Perl5 Master Repository
