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From:
kevin dawson
Date:
January 26, 2012 13:04
Subject:
Re: patch for perl5db -> You can t FIRSTKEY with the %~ hash
Message ID:
4F21BFB6.5020509@btclick.com
On 24/01/12 19:48, Ricardo Signes wrote:
> * kevin dawson<kevin.dawson@btclick.com>  [2012-01-24T10:15:11]
>> when using perl -d
>>
>> with action X (V) cause the following error.
>>
>> You can't FIRSTKEY with the %~ hash at
> Hi, Kevin.  Thanks for your report.
>
> The problem here is that somewhere along the way, you have loaded
> File::HomeDir, which is not a core part of Perl.  The "X" command uses
> dumpvar.pl to dump all the globals, including %~, which File::HomeDir has tied.
>
> That tied variable does not provide the full tied hash interface.  Most
> importantly, it can't properly work with "keys" or "each"
>
> I'm not sure that sort of fix you provided is how we'd ought to fix this.
> It will still let one undumpable variable terminate the "X" output prematurely.
> I think instead we'd want a flag to pass to dumpvars.pl that will say "dump
> each slot carefully, providing a special marker for failed slots."
>
> Something like:
>
>    %Foo = (
>      bar =>  do { die "value could not be dumped" },
>    )
>
> Anybody else want to chime in, here?
>
Ricardo


I have talked to AdamK and he has updated File::HomeDir upgraded to 0.99

Changes include
     The use of deprecated %~ now emits a warning

in lib/File/HomeDir.pm
     Carp::Carp("The tied %~ hash has been deprecated");

Now the interesting bit, no difference at all

$^RE_TRIE_MAXBUF = 65536
$~ = 'OUT'
You can't FIRSTKEY with the %~ hash at 
/home/kevin/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-5.15.7/lib/5.15.7/dumpvar.pl line 382
     ...propagated at 
/home/kevin/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-5.15.7/lib/5.15.7/perl5db.pl line 
2471.

So:
Q. who do I talk to about dumpvar.pl

regards
bowtie

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