# 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 -- If the above message is encrypted and you have lost your pgp key, please send a self-addressed, stamped lead box to the address below. --------------------------------------------------- http://scratchcomputing.com ---------------------------------------------------