On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 11:44:05AM -0400, Bill Birthisel wrote: > I am the author of the Win32::SerialPort module. As one would expect > from the name, it only runs properly on Win32. So the last update > generated several "false" failures. The next update will add a $^O test > and fix the prerequisites to address those. > > So far, I have not had any complaints from users. So my question, > especially relevant since there will be a lot of 5.12 testing, is > whether is it considered proper to do a release just to address issues > created for the CPAN testers?
Yes, plenty of people do it. There's some tips here: http://wiki.cpantesters.org/wiki/CPANAuthorNotes -- David Cantrell | A machine for turning tea into grumpiness What profiteth a man, if he win a flame war, yet lose his cool?