Re: So much for Test::* :)

Works for me.

>cd Test-Simple-0.84

>perl Makefile.PL
WARNING: META_MERGE is not a known parameter.
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
'META_MERGE' is not a known MakeMaker parameter name.
Writing Makefile for Test::Simple

>nmake

...

>nmake test

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 6.00.8168.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1998. All rights reserved.

        C:\progs\perl588\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "
+test_harness(0, 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t t/*/*.t
t/00test_harness_check..........ok
t/bad_plan......................ok
t/bail_out......................ok
t/BEGIN_require_ok..............ok
...
t/undef.........................ok
t/use_ok........................ok
t/useing........................ok
t/utf8..........................skipped
        all skipped: Not yet implemented
All tests successful, 5 tests and 13 subtests skipped.
Files=79, Tests=587, 13 wallclock secs ( 0.00 cusr +  0.00 csys =  0.0
+0 CPU)
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Re^2: So much for Test::* :) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 23, 2008 at 00:41 UTC
Works for me. With a standard build of Perl? Or your own build that you've enabled `-DPERL_EXTERNAL_GLOB` on? Cos I ain't imagining it: c:\Perl\packages\Test-Simple-0.84>nmake test Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 7.00.9466 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harn +ess(0, 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/.t t//.t t/......t/.t does not exist t//....t//*.t does not exist FAILED--2 test scripts could be run, alas--no output ever seen NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe' : return code '0x2' Stop. c:\Perl\packages\Test-Simple-0.84>perl -v This is perl, v5.8.6 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread (with 3 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail) Copyright 1987-2004, Larry Wall Binary build 811 provided by ActiveState Corp. http://www.ActiveState. +com ActiveState is a division of Sophos. Built Dec 13 2004 09:52:01 ... [download] Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: So much for Test::* :) by ikegami (Patriarch) on Oct 23, 2008 at 04:05 UTC
Just standard ActivePerl `>perl -v This is perl, v5.8.8 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread (with 12 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail) Copyright 1987-2007, Larry Wall Binary build 824 [287188] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveSta +te.com Built Sep 3 2008 11:14:55` [download] Nothing special with globbing. `>perl -le"print for @ARGV;" . .` [download] In case it matters, `>perl -MExtUtils::Command -le"print ExtUtils::Command->VERSION" 1.14 >perl -MExtUtils::Command::MM -le"print ExtUtils::Command::MM->VERSION +" 6.44` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: So much for Test::* :) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 23, 2008 at 04:39 UTC
In case it matters, It did:) Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re^2: So much for Test::* :) by schwern (Scribe) on Oct 24, 2008 at 00:27 UTC
You should not have gotten a warning about META_MERGE, it's only used if MakeMaker's $VERSION is higher than 6.44. What version of ExtUtils::MakeMaker is that and who shipped it?	[reply]
Re^3: So much for Test::* :) by ikegami (Patriarch) on Oct 24, 2008 at 01:56 UTC
`>perl -MExtUtils::MakeMaker -le"print ExtUtils::MakeMaker->VERSION" 6.4401 >perl -v This is perl, v5.8.8 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread (with 12 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail) Copyright 1987-2007, Larry Wall Binary build 824 [287188] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveSta +te.com Built Sep 3 2008 11:14:55` [download] I don't know if it came with the ActivePerl or it if it was installed in a cpan shell upgrade. Let me know if you want me to do a fresh install.	[reply] [d/l]


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