# from Salve J Nilsen
# on Thursday 02 August 2007 08:19 am:
>But this isn't a binary yes/no to POD tests issue. There's no reason
> to make this into an all-or-nothing situation. We can still let the
> end-user be the master of her own world, by allowing her to run the
> "less essential tests" only when she explicitly asks for it. e.g. by
> using $ENV{PERL_AUTHOR_TESTING}, or asking during setup if she wants
> to run the author tests (with default answer "no".)
Yep.
We do need to have "standard" ways to do this.
They need to be incorporated into CPANTS and cpan-testers.
They shouldn't prevent end-users from using otherwise-functioning code.
We also need to make this information clear and accessible to CPAN
authors.
http://perl-qa.hexten.net/wiki/index.php/Best_Practices_for_Testing#TODO
--Eric
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