If you read the grade definitions, this particular case is properly graded as a "FAIL" -- but I agree with you that it's probably shouldn't be since, conceptually, it's a failure in a prerequisite. This is part of the broader problem of how CPAN distributions can/should specify non-perl dependencies (e.g. libraries, OS, etc.).

As a workaround (some might call it an abuse of the system) -- you can have your Makefile.PL die with the message "OS unsupported". That will be detected by CPAN::Reporter or CPANPLUS and will cause your module to be graded "NA" instead of "FAIL".

But please come join the new cpan-testers-discuss mailing list and help us hash out a better approach. Email cpan-testers-discuss-subscribe@perl.org to join.

Update -- please note:

The "OS unsupported" answer is a hack and a bad one that pollutes the CPAN Testers database. "OS unsupported" should be reserved for a case where the module in question will never work on the platform in question. I don't want to encourage this since it's an easy enough case to fix in the CPAN Testers toolchain itself.

-xdg

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