Re: Module::AutoLoad issues

2020-08-02 Thread Andreas Koenig
> On Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:13:32 -0700, Joe McMahon > said: > A followup: Adding a requirement that the environment variable > I_AM_USING_A_DANGEROUS_MODULE_AND_I_AM_WILLING_TO_RISK_MY_COMPANY_AND_JOB_ON_IT > must be set to a true value would be another acceptable safety > solutio

Re: Module::AutoLoad issues

2020-08-01 Thread Ask Bjørn Hansen
I agree with what Joe said. The documentation feels dishonest too, implying if not stating outright that code is “downloaded from CPAN” which makes it sound like it’s just a clever “just in time installer”. Ask

Re: Module::AutoLoad issues

2020-08-01 Thread Joe McMahon
A followup: Adding a requirement that the environment variable I_AM_USING_A_DANGEROUS_MODULE_AND_I_AM_WILLING_TO_RISK_MY_COMPANY_AND_JOB_ON_IT must be set to a true value would be another acceptable safety solution if you insist this module can't be moved. On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 1:01 PM Joe McMah

Re: Module::AutoLoad issues

2020-08-01 Thread Joe McMahon
Andreas, I hope you don't think I'm out of line here, but I'm putting on my security hat from when I was working with WhiteHat and making a comment about the overall design of the module and specifically about the test suite. Rob, I'm sure that functionally speaking this module is well-meant, but

Re: Module::AutoLoad issues

2020-07-28 Thread Andreas Koenig
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:08:11 -0600, Rob Brown said: > Hey Andreas, > I'm getting hounded with complaints about my Module::AutoLoad suddenly > not working [...] Hi Rob, first of all, please accept my apologies. I was intending to write to you immediately, but then got distracted and

Module::AutoLoad issues

2020-07-28 Thread Rob Brown
Hey Andreas, I'm getting hounded with complaints about my Module::AutoLoad suddenly not working so well for the past few hours. I also noticed it's suddenly gone from the CPAN, which is likely the root cause. It had been working fine for about 10 years until now. I found it curious that nobody eve