Bug #121307 for GD: GD 2.61 breaks WRW/Barcode-Code128-2.21

Sun Apr 23 01:56:31 2017 SREZIC [...] cpan.org - Ticket created

CC:	WRW [...] cpan.org
Subject:	GD 2.61 breaks WRW/Barcode-Code128-2.21

If GD 2.61 or later is installed, then the test suite of Barcode-Code128 fails: ... The gif() method of Barcode::Code128 requires the GD module at t/gif.t line 19. # Looks like your test exited with 255 before it could output anything. t/gif.t ...... Dubious, test returned 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00) Failed 294/294 subtests The png() method of Barcode::Code128 requires the GD module at t/png.t line 26. # Looks like your test exited with 255 before it could output anything. t/png.t ...... Dubious, test returned 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00) Failed 294/294 subtests ... 2.60 or earlier seems to be OK.

Sun Apr 23 04:09:46 2017 RURBAN [...] cpan.org - Taken

Sun Apr 23 04:22:49 2017 RURBAN [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Ouch. I added a VERSION method, which is treated magically on 'eval "use GD 2.18"; print $@' Usage: GD::VERSION() I'll rename VERSION() to LIBGD_VERSION(). Fixed in 2.63 -- Reini Urban

Sun Apr 23 04:22:50 2017 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Sun Apr 23 04:23:00 2017 RURBAN [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'

Sun Apr 23 06:31:01 2017 WRW [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

CC:	SREZIC [...] cpan.org
Subject:	Re: [rt.cpan.org #121307] GD 2.61 breaks WRW/Barcode-Code128-2.21
Date:	Sun, 23 Apr 2017 03:29:58 -0700
To:	bug-GD [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	William Ward - CPAN <wrw [...] cpan.org>

So no fix needed for Barcode::Code128? Or if someone has a suggestion for a workaround I'm open to it On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 1:22 AM, Reini Urban via RT <bug-GD@rt.cpan.org> wrote: Show quoted text

> <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121307 > > > Ouch. I added a VERSION method, which is treated magically > on 'eval "use GD 2.18"; print $@' > > Usage: GD::VERSION() > > I'll rename VERSION() to LIBGD_VERSION(). > Fixed in 2.63 > -- > Reini Urban >

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Sun Apr 23 06:41:29 2017 SREZIC [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

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WRW [...] cpan.org

My suggestion is to change Barcode-Code128's Makefile.PL to make sure that the problematic GD versions are not installed. Maybe with code like this (untested): my $gd_minimum_version = 0; if (eval { require GD; $GD::VERSION =~ m{^2\.(61|62)$} }) { $gd_minimum_version = '2.63'; } ... PREREQ_PM => { GD => $gd_minimum_version } ... On 2017-04-23 06:31:01, WRW wrote: Show quoted text

> So no fix needed for Barcode::Code128? Or if someone has a suggestion for a > workaround I'm open to it > > On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 1:22 AM, Reini Urban via RT <bug-GD@rt.cpan.org> > wrote: >

> > <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121307 > > > > > Ouch. I added a VERSION method, which is treated magically > > on 'eval "use GD 2.18"; print $@' > > > > Usage: GD::VERSION() > > > > I'll rename VERSION() to LIBGD_VERSION(). > > Fixed in 2.63 > > -- > > Reini Urban > >

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