On Wed, 2008-12-03 at 07:01 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote: > -=| Ben Hutchings, Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 01:40:12AM +0000 |=- > > On Tue, 2008-12-02 at 12:23 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote: > > [...] > > > The Test::NeedsDisplay module will search around and try to find a way > > > to load some sort of display that can be used for the testing. > > > > > > Test-NeedsDisplay is needed during Padre build. Will be maintained under > > > the umbrella of the Debian Perl Group. > > > > Really? You can't use xvfb-run? > > I do use it. Test-NeedsDisplay in fact does nothing if there is > display already running, and if not, starts... xvfb-run. > > The tests of padre, however, are written in such a form, that they > delegate the task of detecting a running display to Test-NeedsDisplay. > If that module is not available, the tests are skipped, despite the > presence of display. [...]
Since it's an upstream dependency...
> I hope you are now convinced that this package is needed?
...yes, I am. I was just checking that you weren't reinventing the wheel.
Ben.
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Ben Hutchings
Klipstein's 4th Law of Prototyping and Production:
A fail-safe circuit will destroy others.
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