Re: test_requires
[email protected] (Eric Wilhelm)
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# from Thomas Klausner
# on Tuesday 20 May 2008:
>The general opinion was that three *requires are enough, especially as
>testing seems to be seen as an integral part of the build process.
This is the opinion of a QA get-together, so I'll guess that it is
backed by the logic of "why wouldn't you run the tests?".
Obviously what we have is not "enough", or people wouldn't ask for more.
Again, the dependencies are handled by (often stale) external code (CPAN
and CPANPLUS.) So, adding new features means requiring an upgrade
there and probably causes breakage. So, perhaps those who are obsessed
with compatibility see the costs as too high compared to the benefit.
--Eric
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