Can't comment on the module itself but the cpan testers page isn't comforting. 17 fails and 0 passes just isn't a good thing.
Update : Guess I should have read the documentation a little more. You need to load the data into the berkeley db before any of the tests pass. The test results could make that a little clearer....
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I would just look at the tests of the last distribution, or the one I was trying to install.
In general, consistent failure like this indicates a poorly written (or just not cpan-tester friendly) test suite.
Update : Guess I should have read the documentation a little more. You need to load the data into the berkeley db before any of the tests pass. The test results could make that a little clearer....
I would disagree with you there.
The module should throw a critical error if the required databases don't exist,
and the test suite should skip all the tests, although it would be a better idea to just include
the data in the distribution.
MJDsays "you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!"