Mark Hedges wrote:
> How am I supposed to tell CPAN that the distribution
> requires Apache::TestMM when Makefile.PL uses it before
> `make` is even executed? So I can't use
> ExtUtils::MakeMaker's PREREQ_FATAL flag because Makefile.PL
> does not get that far.
>
> http://search.cpan.org/src/MARKLE/Apache2-Controller-0.0002/Makefile.PL
>
> Ugh, do I have to build in a second layer of tests myself?
> I guess a regular test script could generate the
> Apache::Test TEST script and run the sub-suite with
> Test::Harness...
>
> I've been getting cpan-testers results like this. What
> should I do? Thanks... --m--

See sub test in:

http://search.cpan.org/src/PHRED/Apache-Dispatch-0.10/Makefile.PL

In short, you override the test target in the Makefile. I can't take
credit for that code as I stole most of it from Geoff's modules :)

I'm trying to abstract a bunch of this dirty work out in
Apache::Bootstrap, but that is primarily geared at dual life mp1/mp2
modules, so I don't know how this conditional test code will fit in.

>
> On Thu, 3 Jul 2008, imacat@(protected):
>
>> This distribution has been tested as part of the cpan-testers
>> effort to test as many new uploads to CPAN as possible. See
>> http://testers.cpan.org/
>> ...
>> This is a computer-generated report for Apache2-Controller-0.0002
>> on perl 5.10.0, created by CPAN-Reporter-1.15.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> TESTER COMMENTS
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Additional comments from tester:
>>
>> this report is from an automated smoke testing program
>> and was not reviewed by a human for accuracy
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> PROGRAM OUTPUT
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Output from '/opt/perl/testers/5.10.0/bin/perl Makefile.PL':
>>
>> Can't locate Apache/TestMM.pm in @INC (@(protected).
>> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 7.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> PREREQUISITES
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Prerequisite modules loaded:
>>
>>   No requirements found
>> ...
>>
>> Perl module toolchain versions installed:
>>
>>   Module         Have
>>   ------------------- ---------
>>   CPAN           1.9205
>>   Cwd           3.2701
>>   ExtUtils::CBuilder 0.23
>>   ExtUtils::Command  1.14
>>   ExtUtils::Install  1.50
>>   ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.44
>>   ExtUtils::Manifest 1.54
>>   ExtUtils::ParseXS  2.19
>>   File::Spec       3.2701
>>   Module::Build     0.2808_01
>>   Module::Signature  0.55
>>   Test::Harness     3.12
>>   Test::More       0.80
>>   YAML           0.66
>>   YAML::Syck       n/a
>>   version         0.7501
>> ...


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