[perl #40660] t/base/lex FAILED at test 7

On Sat Nov 04 02:32:40 2006, shouldbedomo@mac.com wrote:
> On 2006–11–03, at 20:56, Georg Ehlers (via RT) wrote:
> > Attempted to install perl-5.8.8
> >
> > I ran:
> > rm -f config.sh Policy.sh
> > sh Configure -de
> > make
> > make test
> >
> > This failed.
> > Specific message:
> > t/base/lex................................FAILED at test 7
> > Failed a basic test--cannot continue.
> > make[2]: *** [_test_tty] Error 2
> > make[1]: *** [_test] Error 2
> > make: *** [test] Error 2
> >
> > I don't know what that means and how to fix it.
> 
> Looking at the test script, it suggests that perl can't parse or add  
> decimal numbers. Can you go to your build directory and run
> 
> $ cd t
> $ ./TEST -v base/lex.t
> 
> and send the output, which could throw more light on the problem.
> >
> >
> > [Please do not change anything below this line]
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---
> > Flags:
> >      category=install
> >      severity=critical
> >
> The information below looks as if it's from the perl that's shipped  
> with Mac OS X, and it's also truncated . Please also send the output  
> that you get from running ./myconfig in the directory where you're  
> trying to build perl.
> 
> > ---
> > Site configuration information for perl v5.8.6:
> >
> > Configured by root at Mon Aug 22 06:10:11 PDT 2005.
> >
> > Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 6) configuration:
> >    Platform:
> >      osname=darwin, osvers=8.0, archname=darwin-thread-multi-2level
> >      uname='darwin b23.apple.com 8.0 darwin kernel version 7.5.0: wed
> > may 25 15:41:58 pdt 2005; root:xnuxnu-517.99.13.obj~22release_ppc
> > power macintosh powerpc '
> >      config_args='-ds -e -Dprefix=/usr -Dccflags=-g  -pipe  -
> > Dldflags=-Dman3ext=3pm -Duseithreads -Duseshrplib'
> >      hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
> >      usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define
> > usemultiplicity=define
> >      useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
> > -- INSERT --
> >
> One other thing: what were the values of the following environment  
> variables: LANG, LC_* (where * is ALL, CTYPE, NUMERIC etc.) when you  
> built perl? These can screw up the parsing of numbers.


1. We've had no response from the OP in more than 5 years.

2. I myself continue to build Perl (5.14.2 and blead) from source on
Darwin/PPC and have never had a failure in the test in question.

I recommend we close this ticket.

Thank you very much.
Jim Keenan

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• [perl #40660] t/base/lex FAILED at test 7 by James E Keenan via RT