Install test failure

["John R.Daily" <jd...@networkscompany.com>]

My apologies for cluttering up the dev list, but after two attempts 
with no response on the users list, I figured I'd try here.


> I've searched everywhere I can think of; fortunately, the word 
> "symbolshit" is pretty uncommon on the web.
>
> I'm using CPAN to install 2.64 in a RHL9 environment; I've already 
> worked around the Unicode issues, and I'm down to one failing test 
> suite, spamd_protocol.
>
> t/spamd_protocol_10.........    Not found: symbolshit =  GTUBE
> # Failed test 2 in t/SATest.pm at line 388
> t/spamd_protocol_10.........ok 1/10     Not found: response-11 =  
> SPAMD/1.1 0 EX
> _OK
> # Failed test 3 in t/SATest.pm at line 388 fail #2
>         Not found: spamheader =  Spam: True ;
> # Failed test 4 in t/SATest.pm at line 388 fail #3
> t/spamd_protocol_10.........NOK 4       Not found: symbolshit =  GTUBE
> t/spamd_protocol_10.........ok 5/10# Failed test 6 in t/SATest.pm at 
> line 388 fail #4
>         Not found: response-11 =  SPAMD/1.1 0 EX_OK
> # Failed test 7 in t/SATest.pm at line 388 fail #5
>         Not found: spamheader =  Spam: True ;
> # Failed test 8 in t/SATest.pm at line 388 fail #6
> t/spamd_protocol_10.........FAILED tests 2-4, 6-10
>         Failed 8/10 tests, 20.00% okay
>
> 1 or 2 tests, I'd probably just install anyway; 80% failure is a bit 
> worrisome.  Any suggestions?
>
> -John R. Daily
> jdaily@networkscompany.com
>

Re: Install test failure

[Daniel Quinlan <qu...@pathname.com>]

John R.Daily <jd...@networkscompany.com> writes:

> My apologies for cluttering up the dev list, but after two attempts 
> with no response on the users list, I figured I'd try here.

The users list is still the right place.  If you're getting no response,
then perhaps it's how you're asking:

  http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Daniel

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Daniel Quinlan
http://www.pathname.com/~quinlan/