Re: [svn:Module-Build] r11790 - in Module-Build/trunk: . t

On Sep 16, 2008, at 05:43, Ken Williams wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 7:52 PM,  <[email protected]> wrote:
>> --- Module-Build/trunk/t/ext.t  (original)
>> +++ Module-Build/trunk/t/ext.t  Sun Sep 14 17:52:39 2008
>> @@ -4,13 +4,20 @@
>> use lib $ENV{PERL_CORE} ? '../lib/Module/Build/t/lib' : 't/lib';
>> use MBTest;
>>
>> +use Module::Build;
>> +
>> +my $parsewords_bug = Text::ParseWords->VERSION < 3.24 and
>> +  diag("\n\nPerl UPGRADE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED" .
>> +    "\n\n\n    NOTICE:  Text::ParseWords below 3.24 has BUGS!\n\n 
>> \n");
>> +
>
> Let's not bury version dependencies all over the code & tests.  I
> think our options are either a workaround in Base.pm or declaring a
> formal prereq.  Telling the user in a warning message to upgrade perl
> isn't an option though.

Text::ParseWords on CPAN is really old. It appears that, to upgrade  
it, you have to upgrade Perl.

Best,

David