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On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Steffen Mueller <smueller@cpan.org> wrote: > That's actually a fair point. It should probably go into %Config. I'm > assuming that falls naturally out of Configure/metaconfig changes? AFAICT >> Yes, some CPAN code will break and eventually people who care will fix >> their tests for the possibility of a taint-removed Perl. > > I partially agree. I'd still prefer to have the "I really know what I am > doing and I want -t/-T to silently become noops" back-door. The nasty bit will be exception testing code that checks that something fails a taint check. >> We had similar issues as 64 bit architectures became common. ok($num1 >> == $num2) tests were failing due to decimal point precision. > > That's actually simply a bug in the test. This change wouldn't be. In the end, a failure is a failure and inconveniences the user the same way. My point is that platform changes happen, surprise people, and then (mostly) get fixed. David -- David Golden <xdg@xdg.me> Take back your inbox! → http://www.bunchmail.com/ Twitter/IRC: @xdgThread Previous | Thread Next