RE: [Module::Build] Problem building XS modules on AIX

[James.FitzGibbon <Jam...@ta...>]

More specifically it doesn't work for my particular AIX
NFS implementation, which is admittedly pretty poorly done.

Given that this works just fine for most of the modules I
tried and only fails for M::B's XSTest subdirectory, I'd say that
the benefits outweigh the downside.

-----Original Message-----
From: Randy W. Sims [mailto:Ra...@Th...]=20
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 11:34 AM
To: Ken Williams
Cc: James.FitzGibbon; mod...@li...
Subject: Re: [Module::Build] Problem building XS modules on AIX


Ken Williams wrote:

>
>  On Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 04:48 PM, James.FitzGibbon
>  wrote:
>
> > So, this may not be the fault of the patch but instead bad=20
> > assumptions on the part of the test. On the other hand, this same=20
> > test passed with the second revision of the patch (the current one=20
> > being #3 I believe).
> >
> > It may also be related to me running the test on an NFS mounted=20
> > homedir. I tried it on a local disk and it passed. So, I'm willing=20
> > to write off the failures to the assumptions of the test suite and=20
> > say it's a good candidate for then next release unless someone has=20
> > an OS/2 or VMS box to pound on it with.
> >
> > Thanks to everyone who helped.
>
>
>  Did this thread result in a patch for M::B?
>
>  -Ken

No, the previous patch was the best I could do=20
<http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=3D6567348>, as I=20
know nothing of NFS. The reason that this test passed for James at one=20
point was because an initial version of the patch got the arguments to=20
add_to_cleanup() wrong by not including any directories. When this was=20
fixed it created a problem that is, I believe, directly linked with=20
M::B's cleanup versus NFS. I.E. AIX is fully supported with the above=20
patch, but NFS in general is not and remains an open issue.

Randy.