Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@gwolf.cx> writes:
> Allard Hoeve dijo [Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 07:22:59PM +0200]:
>> I filed bug #254892. It asks for dh-make-perl to add tests to the build
>> target. Marc replied:
>>>> Please provide a '$(MAKE) test' after '$(MAKE) OPTIMIZE="$(CFLAGS)"'
>>>> in rules.{,no}xs.
>>> A $(MAKE) test is included before $(MAKE) install, though commented out
>>> (in my experience, most tests included in CPAN modules are just broken).
>> What do you think of this? Should we fix tests that are broken? Remove
>> them? How do you test modules before releasing?
> I second the other replies you have got. In my experience, most CPAN
> modules test correctly. And anyway, if they don't, and if you as the
> maintainer (and probably working together with the author) are not
> able to get them working (and the module works correctly), it's up to
> _you_ to comment it out - But the default should be to run the tests.
dh-make-perl is *not* a tool to create modules ready for inclusion in the
Debian archive. It's main target are Perl users who want to install their
libs using their system's package-management system. This means that
dh-make-perl defaults try to avoid the need for manual changes by the
developer.
Marc
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