Crud! You know what I just realized...we can't really trust the tests that come from CPAN modules in all cases. Take the following example from GoogleProvisioningAPI: 

Google-ProvisioningAPI-0.11/t/Google-ProvisioningAPI.t
# Before `make install' is performed this script should be runnable wi
+th
# `make test'. After `make install' it should work as `perl Google-Pro
+visioningA
PI.t'

#########################

# change 'tests => 1' to 'tests => last_test_to_print';

use Test::More tests => 1;
BEGIN { use_ok('Google::ProvisioningAPI') };

#########################

# Insert your test code below, the Test::More module is use()ed here s
+o read
# its man page ( perldoc Test::More ) for help writing this test scrip
+t.

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That's it. Given such scant testing it is impossible to determine whether updates or changes to the module will break existing code.

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In reply to Re^9: Why is it in some other popular languages fewer steps and potential issues when installing libraries no testing needed and no compilation of C/C++ code done by InfiniteSilence
in thread Why are other popular languages very different from Perl when installing libraries, e.g. no testing needed and no compilation of C/C++ code done by hermida

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