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  • This is a known, but elusive, bug in CPANPLUS.

    I've already created a ticket [cpan.org] for it. I've just added information from your post as proof that it persists in version 0.049.

  • This has been a bug in CPANPLUS for a while, and was logged in RT [cpan.org] 2 months ago. I believe Kane and Autrijus will be looking at this for the next release. Although this may appear to be a 0.48 issue, unfortunately there are additional issues with 0.49 that can prevent CPAN Testing, so upgrading is not always possible. However, I note that the report [perl.org] you refer to is tested with 0.49, so probably it is a bigger issue.

    Personally I try and make sure that the reports are correct and that false reports are not g

  • Ok, now I understand what's going on... Thanks, LTjake and barbie.

    Meanwhile, I take it as there's probably nothing to do about that failed test,
    is there? I mean, the page for that module will continue to state that it
    fails, when it doesn't... am I correct? :-|

    Is the problem kind of random? Or are just the machines testing modules
    randomly selected? :-) I suppose there is some chance that a new release may
    or may not fail... right?

    • Since no one has been able to track down the problem, it seems justified to call it "random."

      My own personal testing machine (cpansmoke at alternation dot net - i586-linux 2.4.22-4tr) tests all incoming distributions. Some people only test certain modules. Some might use CPANPLUS to install modules and have reporting turned on -- thus creating tester reports. So, i guess it varies quite a bit.

      As far as I can tell, once a report is sent, it's written in stone. But that one failed test is not something I'd

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