Re: PathTools CPAN vs. blead (was Re: [patch@32376] VMS symbolic links part 4 of 4 - Final part)

[email protected] (Nicholas Clark)
Newsgroups perl.perl5.porters,perl.vmsperl
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On Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 09:28:12PM -0600, Ken Williams wrote:
> 
> On Nov 24, 2007, at 6:04 PM, Craig A. Berry wrote:
> 
> >I'll let John check on whether his Cwd change look good, but I see two
> >VMS -related patches to PathTools in blead that are not in your svn
> >repository:
> >
> >http://public.activestate.com/cgi-bin/perlbrowse/p/31431
> >
> >http://public.activestate.com/cgi-bin/perlbrowse/p/31432
> 
> Thanks, I've applied them now.
> 
> Regarding the second patch, it seems like we should find a way to  
> make the test actually happen on VMS; the point of the test is to  
> make sure we don't muddle with %ENV, something it would seem like we  
> should be doubly vigilant on VMS about.
> 
> Is it permissible on VMS for us to at least check that the actual  
> keys of %ENV haven't changed before & after the call?

I never saw an answer to this question. Did this issue get resolved?

Nicholas Clark
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