Re: [perl #116587] Dual-lifed version of Data::Dumper intermittentlyfails tests on 5.8.*

On 01/30/2013 05:47 AM, Peter Rabbitson (via RT) wrote:
> The test block https://github.com/tsee/Data-Dumper/commit/db957a7e#L4R1476
> fails randomly (both pp and xs part) on any 5.8 perl (regardelss of what
> version.pm is installed if any). While fixing this would be nice, it is
> likely a bug in perl itself (otherwise the pp version would not be failing
> randomly). If this is the case I propose skipping the tests on $] < 5.009,
> as v-string support was not available on D::Ds that shipped with 5.8, and
> hence things like CPAN are unlikely to rely on it.

I'm on board with this. Any objections?

Jim, what's the status of your patches? I would hate to do this change 
just to cause a conflict for you!

--Steffen

• [perl #116587] Dual-lifed version of Data::Dumper intermittently fails tests on 5.8.* by Steffen Mueller via RT
• [perl #116587] Dual-lifed version of Data::Dumper intermittently fails tests on 5.8.* by Peter Rabbitson
• Re: [perl #116587] Dual-lifed version of Data::Dumper intermittentlyfails tests on 5.8.* by Steffen Mueller
• [perl #116587] Dual-lifed version of Data::Dumper intermittently fails tests on 5.8.* by James E Keenan via RT
• Re: [perl #116587] Dual-lifed version of Data::Dumperintermittently fails tests on 5.8.* by Peter Rabbitson
• [perl #116587] Dual-lifed version of Data::Dumper intermittently fails tests on 5.8.* by James E Keenan via RT
• [perl #116587] Dual-lifed version of Data::Dumper intermittently fails tests on 5.8.* by James E Keenan via RT
• Re: [perl #116587] Dual-lifed version of Data::Dumperintermittently fails tests on 5.8.* by Peter Rabbitson
• [perl #116587] Dual-lifed version of Data::Dumper intermittently fails tests on 5.8.* by James E Keenan via RT
• xz rah rah (was: [perl #116587] Dual-lifed version of Data::Dumperintermittently) fails tests on 5.8.* by Aristotle Pagaltzis