Hi Shmuel, On Tue, 9 Oct 2012 10:13:02 +0900 Shmuel Fomberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi All. > > I was hunting for a bug why DB_File->fd is returning 0 on windows > (instead of the DB file descriptor) > > looking in the module, it has a test for it. only - the test is > commented out > > took me a few minutes to find out which version this commenting-out > was done > > and then looked in the change log. ah, here it is: > > "Fixed test failing under windows" > > (DB_File version 1.812) > > oh really? thanks. now the test works. but the module - not so much > > this is so annoying > Yes, it is. > why do people write tests, if when the test failed they just disable > it? > > Maybe we should make a short for that: ICTDD - Ignored and comment > test driven development. Well, this phrase makes no sense. Maybe you mean "Ignored and commented-out test-driven development". In any case: 1. Why have you not reported this bug here - https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=DB_File . How do you expect this problem to be fixed at the core otherwise? 2. Why aren't you using http://metacpan.org/release/BerkeleyDB instead of DB_File ? I might as well argue that you should not use MS Windows, but that is besides the point. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Escape from GNU Autohell - http://www.shlomifish.org/open-source/anti/autohell/ Bugs are too afraid to reproduce on Chuck Norris’ computer. As a result, when he uses Microsoft Windows, it behaves just like a Linux system. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . _______________________________________________ Perl mailing list [email protected] http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl
