Re^2: help installing Devel::NYTProf under Cygwin

> I hope there's sufficient information for you to see what's going on; ask if that's not the case.

The section of code that is failing is:

SKIP: {
    skip 'On VMS buffer is not flushed', 1 if ($^O eq 'VMS'); 
    cmp_ok $size1, '>', 0, "$nytprof_out should not be empty";
}
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Is SKIP just an arbitrary label?
What does 'skip' do?
How do I know if this test is safe to skip for Cygwin?

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Re^3: help installing Devel::NYTProf under Cygwin by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Aug 20, 2021 at 17:20 UTC
What does 'skip' do? See https://metacpan.org/pod/Test::More#Conditional-tests. Give a man a fish: `<%-{-{-{-<`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: help installing Devel::NYTProf under Cygwin by kcott (Archbishop) on Aug 21, 2021 at 05:25 UTC
"The section of code that is failing is ..." That statement is completely wrong. Your own OP has: `# Failed test '$! should not be altered by NYTProf i/o' # at t/50-errno.t line 58.` [download] The URL I provided (https://github.com/timbunce/devel-nytprof/blob/master/t/50-errno.t) links to code with line numbers. The SKIP block starting at line 50, and ending on line 59, contains "`t/50-errno.t line 58`". "Is SKIP just an arbitrary label?" No, it's not. Probably the most frequently used test module is the core Test::More (wherein you'll find `SKIP`). If you're going to investigate "`.t`" files, you should be familiar with this module; although, be aware that there are many other modules in the `Test::` namespace. I'm a strong advocate of testing and would recommend that you read up on `Test::More` anyway. "How do I know if this test is safe to skip for Cygwin?"* The short answer is: "you don't". A longer answer would, to some extent, depend on your definition of "safe". It's a developer's tool so your clients will be unaffected. If you are genuinely concerned, don't use this module. — Ken	[reply] [d/l] [select]