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chromatic
Date:
November 25, 2011 15:05
Subject:
Re: Relying more on Mouse
Message ID:
201111251504.56566.chromatic@wgz.org
On Friday, November 25, 2011 at 01:02 PM, Michael G wrote:

> We did it once with Test::Harness::Straps, though not nearly that well 
> thought out, and it worked.

Do you know anyone (besides me) who used it?

> I do see a work around.  Document that TB2::Mouse can be used, but you MUST
> add it as a dependency anyway.

I hate to see the core (even implicitly) blessing Yet Another Object System.

> It won't work for the simple reason that if any dual-life CPAN module 
> decides to use a feature or bug fix of Test::More 1.5.0 then it can't be 
> cored.

I'm also little enamored of pre-emptive coring.

I'd like to see TB2 *used* outside of bootstrapping for a while first before 
considering it a replacement for TB.

-- c

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