mod_perl, CPAN and testing

peter has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello,

Yesterday I released a module on CPAN, that uses mod_perl. The module is called Sleep. Because of the use of Apache2::RequestRec all tests failed.

What is the best way to write the tests, the code or the Build.PL file to let the tests pass? Can I add mod_perl as a prerequisite?

Peter Stuifzand

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Re: mod_perl, CPAN and testing by Anonymous Monk on Sep 06, 2008 at 10:01 UTC
http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/api/Apache/test.html http://search.cpan.org/~phred/Apache-Test-1.30/	[reply]
Re^2: mod_perl, CPAN and testing by peter (Sexton) on Sep 06, 2008 at 14:46 UTC
With your information, I created a new release of the module. Now I have to wait and see if this has a positive effect on the test run. Peter Stuifzand	[reply]
Re^2: mod_perl, CPAN and testing by peter (Sexton) on Sep 07, 2008 at 11:38 UTC
So now that I can see how my testing results show up. It seems to PASS. Which is nice. But when I look at the results it shows that the tests haven't passed and haven't run. The output mentions a problem with PerlSwitches: `Invalid command 'PerlSwitches', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration` I think this means `mod_perl` is not installed. What to do next? Peter Stuifzand	[reply] [d/l]