Bug #52009 for URI: Undeclared dependencies

Mon Nov 23 15:19:59 2009 ANDK [...] cpan.org - Ticket created

Subject:

Undeclared dependencies

On cpantesters I found both of http://nntp.x.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/6109574 : Can't locate integer.pm http://nntp.x.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/6129905 : Can't locate Encode.pm The latter hits mostly on 5.6.2 systems but could also come from systems that deliberately decide to run without Encode. The former is a bit weird, I wasn't aware that there are systems without integer.pm but one learns something new every day:) I'd suggest to declare these prereqs. Best wishes from Old Europe:)

Mon Nov 23 15:44:28 2009 GAAS [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

On Mon Nov 23 15:19:59 2009, ANDK wrote: Show quoted text

> On cpantesters I found both of > > http://nntp.x.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/6109574 : Can't locate > integer.pm

The first one is just the effect of some old bad code that wasn't portable to windows. Fixed in <http://github.com/gisle/uri/commit/8f282e9fffd7f22e583757d4230b30366e50f98e>. I don't think there should be a need to be explict about 'integer' since it's just a standard part of the required perl. Show quoted text

> http://nntp.x.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/6129905 : Can't locate Encode.pm > > The latter hits mostly on 5.6.2 systems but could also come from systems > that deliberately decide to run without Encode.

I need to figure out if I should just require Encode or if I ought to do something graceful for these.

Mon Nov 23 15:44:29 2009 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Tue Dec 08 08:17:03 2009 BINGOS [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

On Mon Nov 23 15:44:28 2009, GAAS wrote: Show quoted text

> On Mon Nov 23 15:19:59 2009, ANDK wrote:

> > The latter hits mostly on 5.6.2 systems but could also come from

> systems

> > that deliberately decide to run without Encode.

> > I need to figure out if I should just require Encode or if I ought to > do something graceful for > these.

Encode itself won't install on anything less than 5.7.3 these days, so a requirement on Encode will mean that URI itself won't install on anything less than 5.7.3, so neither will LWP et al.