in reply to PDF::Create fails on install


The part of that test code below: 
use strict;
use File::Basename;
use PDF::Create;
use Test::More tests => 2;
use Config;

my $pdfname = $0;
$pdfname =~ s/\.t/\.pdf/;
my $cginame = File::Spec->catfile(dirname($0) . "/09-cgi-script.pl");

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It doesnt use File::Spec, so i dont think that test could ever pass, seems like a bug of the author & as the others pass you could safely force the install.


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Re^2: PDF::Create fails on install
by DrHyde (Prior) on Nov 27, 2013 at 11:29 UTC
    Presumably it used to work because one of the other modules being pulled in used File::Spec, but the current version of whatever that module was doesn't. This is why you should always declare *all* your pre-requisites in Makefile.PL, even those that you know are pulled in by other pre-reqs, and you should always 'use' *all* the modules you refer to.
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      This is why you should always declare *all* your pre-requisites in Makefile.PL, even those that you know are pulled in by other pre-reqs, and you should always 'use' *all* the modules you refer to.

      Can I assume that you do not mean that you should also list those packages that you do not directly use?

      For example, let's assume that I use the Foo::Bar package, and Foo::Bar uses Biz::Bang and Biz::Biff under the hood. I also make a call to Biz::Biff::frobnitz() from within my code. I am assuming that you are saying:

      • I should do a use Biz::Biff.
      • I should list Foo::Bar and Biz::Biff as prerequisites.
      I am also assuming that you are not saying that I should list Biz::Bang as a prerequisite, as that is an implementation detail of Foo::Bar, and unrelated to my own code.

      I just want to clarify my understanding, since my parser is coming up with two different meanings of your statement. If this is the correct reading of your statement, I agree 100%. As a clarification, I would probably s/your pre-requisites/your direct pre-requisites/.

      --MidLifeXis

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Re^2: PDF::Create fails on install
by ric00015 (Beadle) on Nov 26, 2013 at 23:55 UTC

    Ah, thanks. I'll just ignore the error, force install the module and report it as a bug.

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