> t/op/glob.t
>
> The test that is failing is:
>
> # ... while ($var = glob(...)) should test definedness not truth
>
> my $ok = "not ok 8\n";
> $ok = "ok 8\n" while my $var = glob("0");
> print $ok;
>
>
> This test massively confuses me. What is the meaning of the "0" in
> C<glob("0")>? As far as I can see we are just testing for the existence of
> a file whose name matches the pattern "0" and failing if it does not exist.
> This is confirmed by the fact that if I create a file named "0" the test
> passes. Why would C<glob("0")> ever evaluate to true if there is no such
> file? Why does the comment in the test say that C<while> "should test
> definedness not truth" but perlsyn says, "The C<while> statement executes
> the block as long as the expression is true"? I'm sure I'm just being dumb
> and this all makes perfect sense; someone please clue me in.
Unixism. If there are no wildcards in the pattern, glob() is supposed
to return its argument as-is (yes, silly semantics, but I'm innocent).
The "not truth" meaning that even the result "0" should be considered
true for the purposes of continuing the while. I think perlsyn needs
some updating.
> ======
> lib/Net/Ping/t/110_icmp_inst.t
>
> This needs the additional patch located here:
>
> <http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/perl5-porters/2002-02/msg00111.html>
Will apply, thanks. Does the Net::Ping guy know of this patch?
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