Re: Running perl from a test on Windows

Daniel,

>> "I need to collect the output from the other Perl library *without
>> loading it*, because I also want to make sure that my library loads it
>> for me"

> Is there a reason the output has to be created during testing rather
> than being part of the distribution?

But that means I'm dependent on a particular version of that library.
More specifically, if the version I have when I _create_ the distro
isn't the same as the version that someone has when they _install_ the
distro, and if the output has changed at all (even a single
character), then my test fails.  And, the longer my distro hangs
around, the more likely that is to happen, eventually.

> What about running it out in a .t
> file which precedes the .t file in question?

The problem there is that my tests then become order-dependent, which
breaks parallelization, which many people (including, ANAICT, most
CPAN Testers smokers) turn on.  I know *I* do, when I'm testing. ;->


            -- Buddy