Re: [Module-build-general] [BUG] runthrough.t test fails - disttest @INC problem

[Ken W. <ke...@ma...>]

On Friday, July 18, 2003, at 07:13  AM, Steve Purkis wrote:

> Hiya,
>
> I figure this may be a known bug, but thought I'd report it anyway.  
> If I run:
>
> 	% perl -Mblib t/runthrough.t
>
> it fails - see below for the error.  When I checked ACTION_disttest(), 
> I saw the line:
>
> 	# XXX doesn't propagate @INC
>
> which looks to me like the problem.  Not a show-stopper, but confusing 
> in development.


Hi Steve,

This is a semi-known bug. =)  Meaning that it's known, but not really 
understood yet.

I'm not sure why

   % perl -Mblib t/runthrough.t

fails, but

   % perl Build test test_files=t/runthrough.t

succeeds.  Do you understand why?

  -Ken