I guess it may be a CPAN.pm problem, in that it doesn't force me to view a README, which I will do now, but in case your test want to catch something, here is all my info:
CPAN.pm: Going to build D/DA/DAVEBAIRD/SQL-Abstract-Limit-0.1.tar.gz
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for SQL::Abstract::Limit
cp lib/SQL/Abstract/Limit.pm blib/lib/SQL/Abstract/Limit.pm
Manifying blib/man3/SQL::Abstract::Limit.3pm
/usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/00.load.........# Testing SQL::Abstract::Limit 0.1
t/00.load.........ok
t/01.sql..........# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 52)
# died: Can't locate object method "_quote" via package "TheTable" (perhaps you forgot to load "TheTable"?) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//SQL/Abstract.pm line 190.
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 53)
# undef
# doesn't match '(?-xism:requestor\,\ worker\,\ colC\,\ colH\ FROM\ TheTable\ WHERE\ \(\ requestor\ \=\ \?\ AND\ status\ \!\=\ \?\ AND\ \(\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ \)\ \))'
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 54)
# undef
# doesn't match '(?-xism:^SELECT\ requestor\,\ worker\,\ colC\,\ colH\ FROM\ TheTable\ WHERE\ \(\ requestor\ \=\ \?\ AND\ status\ \!\=\ \?\ AND\ \(\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ \)\ \)\ ORDER\ BY\ pay\,\ age\ LIMIT\ 10\ OFFSET\ 70$)'
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 57)
# died: Can't locate object method "_quote" via package "TheTable" (perhaps you forgot to load "TheTable"?) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//SQL/Abstract.pm line 190.
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 58)
# undef
# doesn't match '(?-xism:requestor\,\ worker\,\ colC\,\ colH\ FROM\ TheTable\ WHERE\ \(\ requestor\ \=\ \?\ AND\ status\ \!\=\ \?\ AND\ \(\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ \)\ \))'
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 59)
# undef
# doesn't match '(?-xism:^SELECT\ requestor\,\ worker\,\ colC\,\ colH\ FROM\ TheTable\ WHERE\ \(\ requestor\ \=\ \?\ AND\ status\ \!\=\ \?\ AND\ \(\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ \)\ \)\ ORDER\ BY\ pay\,\ age\ LIMIT\ 70\,\ 10$)'
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 62)
# died: Can't locate object method "_quote" via package "TheTable" (perhaps you forgot to load "TheTable"?) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//SQL/Abstract.pm line 190.
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 63)
# undef
# doesn't match '(?-xism:requestor\,\ worker\,\ colC\,\ colH\ FROM\ TheTable\ WHERE\ \(\ requestor\ \=\ \?\ AND\ status\ \!\=\ \?\ AND\ \(\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ \)\ \))'
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 64)
# undef
# doesn't match '(?-xism:^SELECT\ requestor\,\ worker\,\ colC\,\ colH\ FROM\ TheTable\ WHERE\ \(\ requestor\ \=\ \?\ AND\ status\ \!\=\ \?\ AND\ \(\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ \)\ \)\ ORDER\ BY\ pay\,\ age\ ROWS\ 70\ TO\ 80$)'
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 70)
# died: Can't locate object method "_quote" via package "TheTable" (perhaps you forgot to load "TheTable"?) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//SQL/Abstract.pm line 190.
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 71)
# undef
# doesn't match '(?-xism:requestor\,\ worker\,\ colC\,\ colH\ FROM\ TheTable\ WHERE\ \(\ requestor\ \=\ \?\ AND\ status\ \!\=\ \?\ AND\ \(\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ \)\ \))'
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 79)
# died: Can't locate object method "_quote" via package "TheTable" (perhaps you forgot to load "TheTable"?) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//SQL/Abstract.pm line 190.
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 80)
# undef
# doesn't match '(?-xism:requestor\,\ worker\,\ colC\,\ colH\ FROM\ TheTable\ WHERE\ \(\ requestor\ \=\ \?\ AND\ status\ \!\=\ \?\ AND\ \(\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ \)\ \))'
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 88)
# died: Can't locate object method "_quote" via package "TheTable" (perhaps you forgot to load "TheTable"?) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//SQL/Abstract.pm line 190.
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 91)
# undef
# doesn't match '(?-xism:requestor\,\ worker\,\ colC\,\ colH\ FROM\ TheTable\ X\ WHERE\ \(\ requestor\ \=\ \?\ AND\ status\ \!\=\ \?\ AND\ \(\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ \)\ \))'
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 99)
# died: Can't locate object method "_quote" via package "TheTable" (perhaps you forgot to load "TheTable"?) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//SQL/Abstract.pm line 190.
# Failed test (t/01.sql.t at line 100)
# undef
# doesn't match '(?-xism:requestor\,\ worker\,\ colC\,\ colH\ FROM\ TheTable\ WHERE\ \(\ requestor\ \=\ \?\ AND\ status\ \!\=\ \?\ AND\ \(\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ OR\ \(\ worker\ \=\ \?\ \)\ \)\ \))'
*** not yet testing subquery LIMIT emulations
# Looks like you failed 17 tests of 22.
t/01.sql..........dubious
Test returned status 17 (wstat 4352, 0x1100)
DIED. FAILED tests 2-12, 14-15, 17-18, 20-21
Failed 17/22 tests, 22.73% okay
t/02.syntax.......ok
7/7 skipped: need DBD::AnyData and Class::DBI to test syntax auto-detection
t/03.subclass.....# Failed test (t/03.subclass.t at line 24)
# died: Can't locate object method "_quote" via package "table" (perhaps you forgot to load "table"?) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//SQL/Abstract.pm line 190.
# Failed test (t/03.subclass.t at line 26)
# undef
# doesn't match '(?-xism:^yah$)'
Can't locate object method "_quote" via package "table" (perhaps you forgot to load "table"?) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//SQL/Abstract.pm line 190.
# Looks like you planned 3 tests but only ran 2.
# Looks like your test died just after 2.
t/03.subclass.....dubious
Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-3
Failed 3/3 tests, 0.00% okay
t/04.args.........Can't locate object method "_quote" via package "MY_TABLE" (perhaps you forgot to load "MY_TABLE"?) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//SQL/Abstract.pm line 190.
# Looks like your test died before it could output anything.
t/04.args.........dubious
Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-3
Failed 3/3 tests, 0.00% okay
t/pod-coverage....skipped
all skipped: Test::Pod::Coverage 1.04 required for testing POD coverage
t/pod.............ok
Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail Failed List of Failed
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
t/01.sql.t 17 4352 22 17 77.27% 2-12 14-15 17-18 20-21
t/03.subclass.t 255 65280 3 3 100.00% 1-3
t/04.args.t 255 65280 3 3 100.00% 1-3
1 test and 7 subtests skipped.
Failed 3/7 test scripts, 57.14% okay. 23/37 subtests failed, 37.84% okay.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 29
/usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
Running make for A/AG/AGRUNDMA/DBIx-Class-0.02.tar.gz
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 8 subversion 0) configuration:
Platform:
osname=linux, osvers=2.4.21-1.1931.2.393.entsmp, archname=i386-linux-thread-multi
uname='linux por'
config_args='-des -Doptimize=-O2 -g -pipe -march=i386 -mcpu=i686 -Dmyhostname=localhost -Dperladmin=root@localhost -Dcc=gcc -Dcf_by=Red Hat, Inc. -Dinstallprefix=/usr -Dprefix=/usr -Darchname=i386-linux -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dsiteprefix=/usr -Dotherlibdirs=/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 -Duseshrplib -Dusethreads -Duseithreads -Duselargefiles -Dd_dosuid -Dd_semctl_semun -Di_db -Ui_ndbm -Di_gdbm -Di_shadow -Di_syslog -Dman3ext=3pm -Duseperlio -Dinstallusrbinperl -Ubincompat5005 -Uversiononly -Dpager=/usr/bin/less -isr'
hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
usethreads=define use5005threads=undef'
useithreads=define usemultiplicity=
useperlio= d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
use64bitint=undef use64bitall=un uselongdouble=
usemymalloc=, bincompat5005=undef
Compiler:
cc='gcc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBUGGING -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm',
optimize='',
cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBUGGING -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include/gdbm'
ccversion='', gccversion='3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-19)', gccosandvers=''
gccversion='3.2.3 200305'
intsize=o, longsize=s, ptrsize=l, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=12
ivtype='long'
k', ivsize=4'
ivtype, nvtype='double'
o_no', nvsize=, Off_t='', lseeksize=8
alignbytes=4, prototype=define
Linker and Libraries:
ld='gcc'
l', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
ldflags_use'
libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib
libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt -lutil
perllibs=
libc=/lib/libc-2.3.2.so, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libper
gnulibc_version='2.3.2'
Dynamic Linking:
dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so', d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-rdynamic -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE'
cccdlflags='-fPIC'
ccdlflags='-rdynamic -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5', lddlflags='s Unicode/Normalize XS/A'
Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
Compile-time options: DEBUGGING MULTIPLICITY USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
Locally applied patches:
MAINT18379
Built under linux
Compiled at Sep 15 2003 10:03:52
%ENV:
PERL5LIB="/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/"
@INC:
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//i386-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0
.