Bug #18144 for CPANPLUS: CPANPLUS fails to recognize missing prerequisites

Mon Mar 13 09:32:43 2006 jdhedden [...] cpan.org - Ticket created

CPANPLUS fails to recognize missing prerequisites. This results in bogus FAIL reports begin generated by CPAN Testers. Here are two example reports: http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/289146 http://nntp.x.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/297161 Obviously, if you need more info, you'll need to contact the individuals running the CPAN tests.

Mon Mar 13 09:56:03 2006 jdhedden [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Subject:

CPANPLUS not detecting missing prerequites

On Mon Mar 13 09:32:43 2006, JDHEDDEN wrote: Show quoted text

> CPANPLUS fails to recognize missing prerequisites. This results in > bogus FAIL reports begin generated by CPAN Testers. Here are two > example reports: > http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/289146 > http://nntp.x.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/297161 > Obviously, if you need more info, you'll need to contact the individuals > running the CPAN tests.

Sorry, but I forgot to put a 'Subject' on the bug report. Please correct if possible.

Mon Mar 13 09:56:05 2006 jdhedden [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Fri Mar 17 09:51:49 2006 BARBIE [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

From:

Barbie

On Mon Mar 13 09:56:03 2006, JDHEDDEN wrote: Show quoted text

> On Mon Mar 13 09:32:43 2006, JDHEDDEN wrote:

> > CPANPLUS fails to recognize missing prerequisites. This results in > > bogus FAIL reports begin generated by CPAN Testers.

This bug is a little ambiguous. Just to be clear, CPANPLUS does recognise there is a missing prerequisite (from http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/297161) : [MSG] [Sun Mar 12 07:37:59 2006] Warning: prerequisite Exception::Class 1.22 not found. It just fails to attempt to install as a prerequisite for testing purposes. I'm not sure why it fails on these occasions and works fine other times, as it's very difficult to reproduce.

Fri Mar 31 05:26:19 2006 kane [...] cpan.org - Subject changed from (no value) to 'CPANPLUS fails to recognize missing prerequisites'

Fri Mar 31 06:11:40 2006 kane [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

On Fri Mar 17 09:51:49 2006, BARBIE wrote: Show quoted text

> This bug is a little ambiguous. Just to be clear, CPANPLUS does > recognise there is a missing prerequisite (from > http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/297161) : > > [MSG] [Sun Mar 12 07:37:59 2006] Warning: prerequisite Exception::Class > 1.22 not found. > > It just fails to attempt to install as a prerequisite for testing > purposes. I'm not sure why it fails on these occasions and works fine > other times, as it's very difficult to reproduce.

Actually, it seems to be 'something odd' with the testing code in both cases... if you look at the error of not being able to load 'Class::Data::Inheritable', you'll see that Exception::Class is in their @INC in both cases... E::C also defines C::D::I as a prereq... so my gut feeling says something went wrong when they build/tested E::C and no cache got flushed.. otoh, it's rather odd it would happen to 2 different people in the same way... I've tried reproducing this, but i'm afraid i failed doing so... i'm stumped :(

Fri Mar 31 06:11:42 2006 kane [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'stalled'

Sun Apr 23 07:45:37 2006 Guest - Correspondence added

On Mon Mar 13 09:32:43 2006, JDHEDDEN wrote: Show quoted text

> CPANPLUS fails to recognize missing prerequisites. This results in > bogus FAIL reports begin generated by CPAN Testers. Here are two > example reports: > http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/289146 > http://nntp.x.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/297161 > Obviously, if you need more info, you'll need to contact the individuals > running the CPAN tests.

Installing Mail::SpamAssassin Running [/usr/local/bin/perl -MCPANPLUS::Internals::Utils::Autoflush Makefile.PL ]... What email address or URL should be used in the suspected-spam report text for users who want more information on your filter installation? (In particular, ISPs should change this to a local Postmaster contact) default text: [the administrator of that system] NOTE: settings for "make test" are now controlled using "t/config.dist". See that file if you wish to customise what tests are run, and how. checking module dependencies and their versions... *************************************************************************** ERROR: the required Digest::SHA1 module is not installed. The Digest::SHA1 module is used as a cryptographic hash for some tests and the Bayes subsystem. It is also used by Razor2.

Sun Apr 23 07:45:38 2006 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'stalled' to 'open'

Mon Apr 24 07:58:03 2006 Guest - Correspondence added

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> Installing Mail::SpamAssassin > Running [/usr/local/bin/perl -MCPANPLUS::Internals::Utils::Autoflush > Makefile.PL ]... > What email address or URL should be used in the suspected-spam report > text for users who want more information on your filter installation? > (In particular, ISPs should change this to a local Postmaster contact) > default text: [the administrator of that system] > > NOTE: settings for "make test" are now controlled using "t/config.dist". > See that file if you wish to customise what tests are run, and how. > > checking module dependencies and their versions... > > *************************************************************************** > ERROR: the required Digest::SHA1 module is not installed. > > The Digest::SHA1 module is used as a cryptographic hash for some > tests and the Bayes subsystem. It is also used by Razor2.

This is not a CPANPLUS error, but a Mail::SpamAssasin issue; it does it's own prerequisite checks in Makefile.PL, and dies with it's own errors when they are not satisfied[1]. I suggest reporting this to the M::S queue. [1] http://search.cpan.org/src/FELICITY/Mail-SpamAssassin-3.1.1/lib/Mail/SpamAssassin/ Util/DependencyInfo.pm

Thu May 25 14:31:15 2006 Guest - Correspondence added

On Fr. 17. Mär. 2006, 09:51:49, BARBIE wrote: Show quoted text

> On Mon Mar 13 09:56:03 2006, JDHEDDEN wrote:

> > On Mon Mar 13 09:32:43 2006, JDHEDDEN wrote:

> > > CPANPLUS fails to recognize missing prerequisites. This results

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> > > bogus FAIL reports begin generated by CPAN Testers.

> > This bug is a little ambiguous. Just to be clear, CPANPLUS does > recognise there is a missing prerequisite (from > http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/297161) : > > [MSG] [Sun Mar 12 07:37:59 2006] Warning: prerequisite

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> 1.22 not found. > > It just fails to attempt to install as a prerequisite for testing > purposes. I'm not sure why it fails on these occasions and works fine > other times, as it's very difficult to reproduce.

Tue Aug 01 16:49:20 2006 kane [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'stalled'

Sat Mar 31 11:37:18 2007 kane [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'stalled' to 'rejected'