[perl #128588] Tied hash magic ignored in references the first time'round

On Sat Jul 09 18:59:39 2016, sprout wrote:
> The other failing test is ext/Hash-Util-FieldHash/t/11_hashassign.t,
> which gives me:
> 
> Rogue call of 'HUF_watch_key_safe' at lib/Test/Builder.pm line 689.
> 
> Line 689 of Builder.pm is:
> 
> return unless ref $$thing;
> 
> which seems pretty innocuous.
> 
> The error is coming from ext/Hash-Util-FieldHash.xs.  I have not
> looked into why.

This particular failure is due to calling SvGETMAGIC on a hash.  It should be verified that the referent is a scalar (< SVt_PVAV) before doing that.

I have yet to look into the glob failure, which still baffles me.


-- 

Father Chrysostomos


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• [perl #128588] Tied hash magic ignored in references the first time'round by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• Re: [perl #128588] Tied hash magic ignored in references the firsttime 'round by Zefram
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• Re: [perl #128588] Tied hash magic ignored in references the firsttime 'round by Sawyer X
• Re: [perl #128588] Tied hash magic ignored in references the firsttime 'round by Sawyer X
• Re: [perl #128588] Tied hash magic ignored in references the firsttime 'round by Zefram
• [perl #128588] Tied hash magic ignored in references the first time'round by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• [perl #128588] Tied hash magic ignored in references the first time'round by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• Re: [perl #128588] Tied hash magic ignored in references the firsttime 'round by Zefram
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• [perl #128588] Tied hash magic ignored in references the first time'round by Sanko Robinson