Here is evidence from some testing I was doing in the reconfigure/ branch that
Parrot::Test::slurp_file() is not available during the configuration phase.
kid51
[li11-226:reconf] 510 $ prove t/configure/113-auto_attributes.t
t/configure/config_steps.t
t/configure/113-auto_attributes....
# Failed test 'use config::auto::attributes;'
# at t/configure/113-auto_attributes.t line 11.
# Tried to use 'config::auto::attributes'.
# Error:
# Parrot::Config is unavailable until you configure parrot.
# Please run `perl Configure.pl`.
#
# Compilation failed in require at lib/Parrot/Test.pm line 270.
# BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/configure/113-auto_attributes.t line
11.
# Compilation failed in require at config/auto/attributes.pm line 24.
# BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at config/auto/attributes.pm line 24.
# Compilation failed in require at (eval 3) line 2.
# BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 3) line 2.
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 2.
t/configure/113-auto_attributes....dubious
Test returned status 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
DIED. FAILED test 1
Failed 1/2 tests, 50.00% okay
t/configure/config_steps...........NOK 63/80
# Failed test (t/configure/config_steps.t at line 37)
# Tried to require ''config/auto/attributes.pm''.
# Error:
# Parrot::Config is unavailable until you configure parrot.
# Please run `perl Configure.pl`.
#
# Compilation failed in require at lib/Parrot/Test.pm line 270.
# BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at lib/Parrot/Test.pm line 270.
# Compilation failed in require at config/auto/attributes.pm line 24.
# BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at config/auto/attributes.pm line 24.
# Compilation failed in require at (eval 77) line 2.
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 80.
t/configure/config_steps...........dubious
Test returned status 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
DIED. FAILED test 63
Failed 1/80 tests, 98.75% okay
Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail List of Failed
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
t/configure/113-auto_attributes.t 1 256 2 1 1
t/configure/config_steps.t 1 256 80 1 63
Failed 2/2 test scripts. 2/82 subtests failed.
Files=2, Tests=82, 1 wallclock secs ( 0.14 cusr + 0.04 csys = 0.18 CPU)
Failed 2/2 test programs. 2/82 subtests failed.
