[ Please note followups set to perl-qa, perl-qa-metrics is pretty much dead ]
On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 07:45:04PM +0530, Rajanikanth Dandamudi wrote: > Paul, > > I had downloaded the Devel::Cover module form the URL > http://search.cpan.org/author/PJCJ/Devel-Cover-0.20/ and trying to get > the coverage for a program. I had installed the Devel::Cover module > and here is what I had done: > > * I am using the perl version 5.8.0 . > > The command I had given is : > > perl -MDevel::Cover=-db,program_1,-coverage,statement,time program_1.pl > > The file program_1.pl contains: > ================================= > #!/usr/local/bin/perl > > print "Hello World\n"; > > ================================= > > The above command creates a directory and by name program_1 and > creates a file by name cover.4 in it. > > Now when I run the command : > > cover program_1 -report text > > I get the following output : > > Reading database from program_1 > > > -------------------------------------------------------- ------ ------ ------ > File stmt time total > -------------------------------------------------------- ------ ------ ------ > program_1.pl 0.00 n/a 0.00 > Total 0.00 n/a 0.00 > -------------------------------------------------------- ------ ------ ------ > > > program_1.pl > > line err stmt time code > 1 #!/usr/local/bin/perl > 2 > 3 *** 0 print "Hello World\n"; > 4 > > Paul, I am not able to understand why is it showing the coverage as 0. Neither am I. I went through exactly the same procedure, except with bleadperl, and everything worked as expected. Did all of the tests pass? Is this a 64bit perl? Has anyone ever run Devel::Cover with a 64 bit perl? Maybe it's time for me to plug in my Tru64 box. Could you send your perl -V and program_1/cover.4? > Thanks and Regards, > Rajanikanth > > > Paul Johnson wrote: > > > Rajanikanth Dandamudi said: > > > Hai > > > > > > I am planning to get the coverage of a file by name program_1.pl . This > > > program_1.pl dynamically loads a c module defined in program_1.so . This > > > program_1.so is a 64 bit ELF shared library and the perl available in > > > the standard location is a 32-bit perl. > > > > > > So I had downloaded the perl v5.8.0 from cpan and compiled to obtain > > > 64-bit perl. The module Devel/Coverage.pm which I generally use for > > > obtaining coverage is not part of the perl distribution. Hence I > > > downloaded the package(Devel-Coverage-0.2.tar.gz) and installed the > > > Devel/Coverage.pm module. > > > > > > Now when I run the following command to obtain the coverage : > > > > > > perl -d:Coverage program_1.pl > > > > > > I get the following error message: > > > > > > No DB::DB routine defined at > > > /proj/dite/WorkArea/Raja/perl/install/lib/site_perl/5.8.0/Devel/Coverage.pm > > > line 4. > > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > > > /proj/dite/WorkArea/Raja/perl/install/lib/site_perl/5.8.0/Devel/Coverage.pm > > > line 4. > > > Compilation failed in require. > > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted. > > > > > > > > > Can someone helpme in understanding what the above problem is and how to > > > overcome this? > > > > This is a known problem. Randy, the author, has said that he will provide > > an updated version when he can. I think the solution involves declaring > > the DB::DB subroutine earlier, but I am not sure. Your other options are > > to go back to 5.6.1, or to try Devel::Cover. > > > > Devel::Cover should work on a 64 bit perl, but feel free to send me > > feedback if you try it. Randy, do you have any thoughts about this? -- Paul Johnson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pjcj.net
