Re: Test::Output 0.05

[Ofer Nave]

Michael G Schwern wrote:
On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 04:27:07PM -0800, Ofer Nave wrote:
 

Random thought: Could Devel::Cover be automatically run against all 
modules in CPAN, with ratings posted on cpan.org right next to the usual 
test results?
   

It still chokes on certain not uncommon constructs like threads.
 

Is it possible to tell quasi-reliably if the code in question uses 
threads and skip it?  On that note, is forking also problematic?

I think it would be a powerful addition to CPAN.  If you go to the 
distribution page for any module - say, for example, Class::DBI 
(http://search.cpan.org/~tmtm/Class-DBI/) - you can see that all tests 
passed on 29 platforms and failed on 6, but it doesn't tell you how 
comprehensive the tests are.  Worst case, it could be a single test 
hard-coded to return true, and you'll never know without download and 
examing the tarball.

Imagine if instead of:
CPAN Testers      PASS (29)   FAIL (6)   [ View ]
it said:
CPAN Testers      PASS (29)   FAIL (6)   COVERAGE (42%)   [ View ]
-ofer