Bug #61793 for Module-Build: existing user foo and installing Module::Build

First, about me: ==> perl -v <== This is perl, v5.10.1 (*) built for x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi Copyright 1987-2009, Larry Wall Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page. ==> cat /etc/lsb-release <== DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=lucid DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS" ==> getent passwd foo <== foo:x:1025:1025:Foo Bar:/u/foo:/bin/zsh ==> getent passwd zooble || echo $? <== 2 Now... while using local::lib and trying to install Module::Build, the t/tilde.t test fails, as seen below: Running [/usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/cpanp-run-perl /u/username/.cpanplus/5.10.1/build/Module-Build-0.3607/Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site]... # running Build.PL --installdirs site Checking optional features... license_creation........disabled requires: ! Software::License is not installed ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND IN PREREQUISITES. You may wish to install the versions of the modules indicated above before proceeding with this installation Creating new 'MYMETA.yml' with configuration results Creating new 'Build' script for 'Module-Build' version '0.3607' Running [/usr/bin/make test]... make[1]: Entering directory `/u/username/.cpanplus/5.10.1/build/Module-Build-0.3607' /usr/bin/perl Build --makefile_env_macros 1 test t/00-compile.t ................. ok t/PL_files.t ................... ok t/actions/installdeps.t ........ ok t/add_property.t ............... ok t/basic.t ...................... ok t/bundle_inc.t ................. skipped: $ENV{MB_TEST_EXPERIMENTAL} is not set t/compat.t ..................... ok t/compat/exit.t ................ ok t/debug.t ...................... ok t/destinations.t ............... ok t/ext.t ........................ ok t/extend.t ..................... ok t/files.t ...................... ok t/help.t ....................... ok t/install.t .................... ok t/install_extra_target.t ....... ok t/manifypods.t ................. ok t/metadata.t ................... ok t/metadata2.t .................. ok t/moduleinfo.t ................. ok t/mymeta.t ..................... ok t/new_from_context.t ........... ok t/notes.t ...................... ok t/par.t ........................ ok t/parents.t .................... ok t/perl_mb_opt.t ................ ok t/pod_parser.t ................. ok t/ppm.t ........................ ok t/properties/module_name.t ..... ok t/properties/needs_compiler.t .. ok t/properties/share_dir.t ....... ok t/resume.t ..................... ok t/runthrough.t ................. ok t/sample.t ..................... ok t/script_dist.t ................ ok t/signature.t .................. skipped: $ENV{TEST_SIGNATURE} is not set t/test_file_exts.t ............. ok t/test_type.t .................. ok t/test_types.t ................. ok # Failed test at t/tilde.t line 92. # got: '/u/foo' # expected: '~ foo' # Looks like you failed 1 test of 16. t/tilde.t ...................... Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100) Failed 1/16 subtests t/use_tap_harness.t ............ ok t/versions.t ................... ok t/write_default_maniskip.t ..... ok t/xs.t ......................... ok Test Summary Report ------------------- t/tilde.t (Wstat: 256 Tests: 16 Failed: 1) Failed test: 15 Non-zero exit status: 1 Files=44, Tests=1164, 63 wallclock secs ( 0.36 usr 0.06 sys + 44.79 cusr 12.66 csys = 57.87 CPU) Result: FAIL Failed 1/44 test programs. 1/1164 subtests failed. make[1]: Leaving directory `/u/username/.cpanplus/5.10.1/build/Module-Build-0.3607' make[1]: *** [test] Error 255 [ERROR] MAKE TEST failed: Bad file descriptor make[1]: Entering directory `/u/username/.cpanplus/5.10.1/build/Module-Build-0.3607' I tweaked t/tilde.t a little bit, to replace 'foo' with a non-existant user: ==> diff -u tilde.t.orig tilde.t <== --- tilde.t.orig 2010-09-30 02:53:28.630397909 -0000 +++ tilde.t 2010-09-30 02:53:42.660469441 -0000 @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ skip "On OS/2 EMX all users are equal", 2 if $^O eq 'os2'; is( run_sample( $p => '~~' )->$p(), '~~' ); - is( run_sample( $p => '~ foo' )->$p(), '~ foo' ); + is( run_sample( $p => '~ zooble' )->$p(), '~ zooble' ); } # Again, with named users And now Module::Build installs just fine: Restored the state of none (in 0.0031 secs) Running install for module 'Module::Build' Running Build for D/DA/DAGOLDEN/Module-Build-0.3607.tar.gz Has already been unwrapped into directory /u/username/path/to/cpan-cache/build/Module-Build-0.3607-K86OwJ Has already been made Running Build test t/00-compile.t ................. ok t/PL_files.t ................... ok t/actions/installdeps.t ........ ok t/add_property.t ............... ok t/basic.t ...................... ok t/bundle_inc.t ................. skipped: $ENV{MB_TEST_EXPERIMENTAL} is not set t/compat.t ..................... ok t/compat/exit.t ................ ok t/debug.t ...................... ok t/destinations.t ............... ok t/ext.t ........................ ok t/extend.t ..................... ok t/files.t ...................... ok t/help.t ....................... ok t/install.t .................... ok t/install_extra_target.t ....... ok t/manifypods.t ................. ok t/metadata.t ................... ok t/metadata2.t .................. ok t/moduleinfo.t ................. ok t/mymeta.t ..................... ok t/new_from_context.t ........... ok t/notes.t ...................... ok t/par.t ........................ ok t/parents.t .................... ok t/perl_mb_opt.t ................ ok t/pod_parser.t ................. ok t/ppm.t ........................ ok t/properties/module_name.t ..... ok t/properties/needs_compiler.t .. ok t/properties/share_dir.t ....... ok t/resume.t ..................... ok t/runthrough.t ................. ok t/sample.t ..................... ok t/script_dist.t ................ ok t/signature.t .................. skipped: $ENV{TEST_SIGNATURE} is not set t/test_file_exts.t ............. ok t/test_type.t .................. ok t/test_types.t ................. ok t/tilde.t ...................... ok t/use_tap_harness.t ............ ok t/versions.t ................... ok t/write_default_maniskip.t ..... ok t/xs.t ......................... ok All tests successful. Files=44, Tests=1164, 63 wallclock secs ( 0.42 usr 0.13 sys + 46.39 cusr 11.93 csys = 58.87 CPU) Result: PASS DAGOLDEN/Module-Build-0.3607.tar.gz ./Build test -- OK Running Build install Prepending /u/username/path/to/cpan-cache/build/Module-Build-0.3607-K86OwJ/blib/arch /u/username/path/to/cpan-cache/build/Module-Build-0.3607-K86OwJ/blib/lib to PERL5LIB for 'install' Building Module-Build Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man1/config_data.1p Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/PodParser.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/YAML.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/ModuleInfo.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/ConfigData.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Version.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/PPMMaker.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Bundling.pod Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Authoring.pod Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Cookbook.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Config.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Compat.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Notes.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Dumper.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Base.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/API.pod Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/Windows.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/Amiga.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/VOS.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/Unix.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/MPEiX.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/darwin.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/MacOS.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/Default.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/os2.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/RiscOS.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/VMS.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/aix.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/EBCDIC.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Platform/cygwin.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/inc/latest.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/lib/perl5/inc/latest/private.pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Compat.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::Unix.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::Windows.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::ConfigData.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::VOS.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::API.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::PPMMaker.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::Default.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::cygwin.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::darwin.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Base.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::EBCDIC.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Notes.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Authoring.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::MPEiX.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::ModuleInfo.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/inc::latest.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::MacOS.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Cookbook.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Bundling.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::RiscOS.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::VMS.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::os2.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::aix.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::Amiga.3pm Installing /u/username/path/to/bin/config_data DAGOLDEN/Module-Build-0.3607.tar.gz ./Build install -- OK So, maybe Module::Build is assuming the user 'foo' doesn't exist, and this is a bad assumption? Cheers, KJ