Re: -Dnoextensions=Encode causes comp/utf.t to fail

In message <20040611121205.2f6bdebd@r2d2> (on 11 June 2004 12:12:05 +0200),
[email protected] (Marcus Holland-Moritz) wrote:
>Checking my log files, I just noticed that t/comp/utf.t was failing when
>perl was configured with -Dnoextensions=Encode. I use this quite often
>because I don't use Encode and it takes ages to build. ;-)

It's my preferred configuration also. If building Encode, I generally find
that I have to interrupt runs - so other work can get done - before they get
anywhere near completion.

>I've submitted the change below to skip the test in that configuration.
>
>Nick, this should also go into 5.8.x.
>
>Perhaps we could add various -Dnoextensions=... combinations to the
>smokes?

This would encourage me to update our testing setup! 

     -Allen

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