Bug #5365 for ExtUtils-MakeMaker: hints test fail on make

Tue Feb 17 10:51:13 2004 Guest - Ticket created

Subject:

hints test fail on make

When running make test through cpan v1.7601 on a NCR/MP-RAS UNIX box, the hints.t test fails with the following output: t/hints.................# Failed test (t/hints.t at line 36) # got: undef # expected: 'basset hounds got long ears' t/hints.................NOK 1# Failed test (t/hints.t at line 37) # got: '' # expected: 'Processing hints file hints/svr4.0.pl # ' t/hints.................NOK 2# Failed test (t/hints.t at line 46) # got: 'Use of uninitialized value in length at t/lib//TieOut.pm line 20. t/hints.................NOK 3# ' # expected: 'Processing hints file hints/svr4.0.pl # Argh! # ' # Looks like you failed 3 tests of 3. t/hints.................dubious Test returned status 3 (wstat 768, 0x300) DIED. FAILED tests 1-3 Failed 3/3 tests, 0.00% okay It then continues fine through the rest of the tests: Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail Failed List of Failed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- t/hints.t 3 768 3 3 100.00% 1-3 6 tests and 10 subtests skipped. Failed 1/35 test scripts, 97.14% okay. 3/668 subtests failed, 99.55% okay. *** Error code 255 (bu21) make: fatal error. /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK Here's some info about my box: uname -a name name 4.0 3.0 3516 Pentium IV(TM)-ISA/PCI perl -v v5.8.3 built for 3516-svr4.0 Current ExtUtils::Command version 1.05 Let me know what other information you need. Kevin

Fri Apr 02 18:43:26 2004 mschwern [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

What's the value of $^O and $Config{osvers}?

Fri Apr 02 18:43:27 2004 mschwern [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Sat Apr 03 13:08:14 2004 mschwern [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'

Mon Apr 05 16:56:22 2004 Guest - Correspondence added

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kevin [...] electron-pc.com

[MSCHWERN - Fri Apr 2 18:43:26 2004]: Show quoted text

> What's the value of $^O and $Config{osvers}? >

$^O = svr4.0 $Config{osvers} = 3.0 Contents of hints/svr4.0.pl --> die "Argh!\n"; Kevin

Mon Apr 05 16:56:22 2004 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'resolved' to 'open'

Mon Apr 12 10:13:47 2004 Guest - Correspondence added

From:

kevin [...] electron-pc.com

[MSCHWERN - Fri Apr 2 18:43:26 2004]: Show quoted text

> What's the value of $^O and $Config{osvers}? >

$^O = svr4.0 $Config{osvers} = 3.0 Contents of hints/svr4.0.pl --> die "Argh!\n"; Kevin

Thu Dec 09 18:06:14 2004 mschwern [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

[schwern@pobox.com - Fri Apr 2 21:16:07 2004]: Show quoted text

> As I suspected, there's a . in $^O. MakeMaker is working correctly, > my > test is generating an improperly named hint file. It should convert > dots > to underscores in the operating system name . > > Try this:

Hello? Is your problem fixed?

Thu Dec 09 18:06:32 2004 mschwern [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'stalled'

Sun Dec 19 00:19:05 2004 Guest - Correspondence added

From:

kevin [...] electron-pc.com

[MSCHWERN - Thu Dec 9 18:06:14 2004]: Show quoted text

> [schwern@pobox.com - Fri Apr 2 21:16:07 2004]:

> > As I suspected, there's a . in $^O. MakeMaker is working correctly, > > my > > test is generating an improperly named hint file. It should convert > > dots > > to underscores in the operating system name . > > > > Try this:

> > Hello? Is your problem fixed?

I must have missed the message with the solution in it, but, alas, I am no longer working with that company and would be unable to test it anyway. Thank you for your help. Kevin

Sun Dec 19 00:19:06 2004 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'stalled' to 'open'

Sun Dec 19 06:10:25 2004 mschwern [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'