I learned the rudiments of using h2xs to create a perl module for a perl library. (I.e., What's XS? There's C programs running? I.e., I'm driving the car, but I don't know how an internal combustion engine works.)

Suppose I am making a new perl module. I edit the ".t" file and do a "make test". (This tests the local modified version of the module, not the current version in the library.) Unfortunately, the test script crashes badly.

Is there a way to invoke the Perl debugger during a "make test" session?

If I do "perl -d t/*.t", I am running the test script using the current module in my library, not the local version I am modifying.

I could actually install the modified version and do a "perl -d /*.t", but that defeats the purpose of having a local environment to play with active modules. Furthermore, I'm replacing a working module with a non-working module.

In reply to Debugging during make test by esharris

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