Catalyst::Plugin::FormCanary = $DEAD $BEEF?

locked_user sundialsvc4 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

When I attempted to use CPAN to install Catalyst::Plugin::FormCanary, the module failed its self-tests rather horribly. Any idea why? Looking at CPAN's report output (as suggested by cpan...), I see a long list of FAILs. (So, it's obviously falling on its CPANTs...)

Is this plugin $DEAD $BEEF now?

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Re: Catalyst::Plugin::FormCanary = $DEAD $BEEF? by CountZero (Bishop) on Jan 09, 2009 at 19:20 UTC
It is at version 0.01, so we ca, hope there is still some room for improvement. A quick look at the test reports show that most fail because of a missing dependency (Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst). That seems no too difficult to solve. CountZero A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James	[reply]
Re: Catalyst::Plugin::FormCanary = $DEAD $BEEF? by Anonymous Monk on Jan 09, 2009 at 19:18 UTC
Don't the tests tell you why they failed? Undeclared prerequisite Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst, and various failed string comparisons (probably related to whitespace).	[reply]
Re: Catalyst::Plugin::FormCanary = $DEAD $BEEF? by locked_user sundialsvc4 (Abbot) on Jan 11, 2009 at 19:06 UTC
The current version of `Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst` (0.45) is installed on this system. I freely admit that I have not yet looked closely at the cause of the failure. I thought I'd ask first, to test the waters for someone who might pop right up and say “oh, yeah... I remember that... here's what to do...”. And then, go from there.