jb3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jon Allen Boone) (01/25/91)
Hi. I compiled perl3.044 and then ran make test on it. It failed 5
of the tests. I went ahead and installed it, cuz it looked like it
worked ok - but I'm wondering. Is perl supposed to pass all the tests
with flying colors, or are there still bugs that make some of the
tests not work?
The binary was compiled on a DecStation 3100/Ultrix (3.1) box using
-DLANGUAGE_C -UWAITPID -O as cc flags. Also, it reported no errors
during compilation.
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"a sysadmin kinda guy"lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall) (01/29/91)
In article <sbbq5GG00j69ABj2Fh@andrew.cmu.edu> jb3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jon Allen Boone) writes:
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: Hi. I compiled perl3.044 and then ran make test on it. It failed 5
: of the tests. I went ahead and installed it, cuz it looked like it
: worked ok - but I'm wondering. Is perl supposed to pass all the tests
: with flying colors, or are there still bugs that make some of the
: tests not work?
It's supposed to pass all the tests. Occasionally I tell someone to ignore
a test because it isn't important, but in general you should assume that
it'll pass everything.
: The binary was compiled on a DecStation 3100/Ultrix (3.1) box using
: -DLANGUAGE_C -UWAITPID -O as cc flags. Also, it reported no errors
: during compilation.
A DecStation is based on the MIPS chip, so you may need to pay attention
to some of the MIPS lines in the README file.
Larry