| Subject: | %INC bug workaround breaks C:L |
| Date: | Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:50:17 +0000 |
| To: | bug-Class-Load [...] rt.cpan.org |
| From: | Zefram <zefram [...] fysh.org> |
Module::Runtime 0.012, just released to CPAN, contains a workaround for
the old (pre-5.9) Perl core bug regarding re-requiring modules that
contain errors. Turns out the workaround breaks an assumption made
(and helpfully commented) in Class::Load::load_optional_class().
I reckon the right fix is for load_optional_class() to use
Module::Runtime::use_package_optimistically() to distinguish between
missing and present-but-erroneous modules.
Full discussion at <https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74895>,
where the breakage was reported as a possible bug in Module::Runtime.
Additionally, if use_package_optimistically() turns out to be inadequate
for your needs, this is the kind of area where I'd be open to adding
more interfaces to Module::Runtime.
-zefram