Re: [Module-build-general] ExtUtils::ParseXS & 5.00503

[Dave R. <au...@ur...>]

On Sun, 30 Mar 2003, Ken Williams wrote:

> Since when are we in the practice of skipping a test when we discover
> it doesn't work! =)  It needs to be fixed, not skipped.  If it remains
> broken, then M::B is broken on that platform for compiling XS modules.

I think I was just confused about the M::B internals.

> If ExtUtils::ParseXS doesn't work on 5.005, then you probably shouldn't
> have installed it in a location shared with 5.005.  But I'm sort of
> glad you did, because probably other people will too, and we shouldn't
> be loading a module that doesn't work.

Exactly.  Someone might install it into a shared location with 5.6.1, and
then try it with 5.00503 and kaboom!

> How about this patch instead of yours:

Looks good to me.


-dave

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