In the thread at https://rt.perl.org/rt3//Public/Bug/Display.html?id=115908 there's a list of modules that were known to not be ready for Perl 5.18. Some of them have been fixed, and some haven't.
To that list, more digging has uncovered JSON::XS, Crypt::DES, Crypt::Blowfish, Crypt::IDEA, Crypt::Twofish, Crypt::OpenPGP, and still Template(toolkit). ...and of course all modules that depend on these. JSON, for example, if installed non-interactively will try to install JSON::XS, and will fail because JSON::XS has a broken test that relies on hash ordering. In the case of the Crypt::* modules, most of them have a defect in their use of Sv_UPGRADE. In both of these cases the patch is fairly trivial, and yet despite the warning signs (smoke test failures from Perl 5.17.x versions, as well as announcements of the hash randomization changes) the modules haven't been updated to work with Perl 5.18. In the case of Crypt::DES and Crypt::Blowfish I've uploaded unauthorized releases that apply the patch that was already suggested in their respective RT queues. I've also notified the author/maintainer of the upload via email, and tried to remind that this issue has now become critical. I could continue going after these simple-fix ones, but I'm sure new ones will be discovered as quickly as old ones are fixed. Plus, unauthorized releases aren't an ideal solution; they just sort of serve to light a little fire, IMO. So this is a reminder to authors; look at the smoke tests and verify that you're passing on 5.18. I appreciate that some modules are obscure enough that it's ok for this to take some time. But others are in daily use, and need to be brought up to the current standard quickly to minimize pain as people upgrade to Perl 5.18. Dave -- David Oswald daosw...@gmail.com
