On 10/5/05, Michael G Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 11:22:40PM +1000, Adam Kennedy wrote:
> > Please ignore these bad reports. I've contacted Schwern to get that
> > specific change to Test::More backed out ASAP. These problem, if you get
> > any, should go away shortly.
> >
> > Given that the repair alternatives are to backout the Test::More change
> > and increment the T:B:Tester Test::More version to the newest (or at
> > least, NOT the current) or to change all 26 other modules, backing out
> > seems the sanest option at this point
>
> I'm disinclined to back this change out.  See the bug for reasoning.
> http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bug.html?id=14936
>
> To sum up:
>
> * There was ample warning.
> * You shouldn't be relying on screen scraping.

I think you're right but Isn't that the basis of TBT? (and the version
that's been ported to Perl 6 incidentally).

> * The fix to Test::Builder::Tester is trivial.

And will result in yet more screen scraping.

> * Rolling back the change is a pain in my ass.
>
> The bug for this in Test::Builder::Tester is here:
> http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bug.html?id=14931
>
>
> --
> Michael G Schwern     [EMAIL PROTECTED]     http://www.pobox.com/~schwern
> Stabbing you in the face for your own good.
>

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