Re: tcpdump testsuite and Perl

[Francois-Xavier Le Bail via tcpdump-workers <tcpdump-workers () lists tcpdump org>]

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> From: Francois-Xavier Le Bail <devel.fx.lebail () orange fr>
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> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 22:17:46 +0100
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> On 28/01/2020 18:45, Michael Richardson wrote:
> > Francois-Xavier Le Bail <devel.fx.lebail () orange fr> wrote:
> >     >> I noticed that the testsuite of tcpdump recently fails with
> >     >> "make_path" is not exported by the File::Path module
> >     >> "remove_tree" is not exported by the File::Path module
> >     >> Can't continue after import errors at ./tests/TESTrun line 8
> >     >> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./tests/TESTrun line 8.
> >     >> as can bee seen in the log at
> >     >> https://buildfarm.opencsw.org/buildbot/builders/tcpdump-solaris10-amd64/builds/2960/steps/shell_3/logs/stdio
> >     >>
> >     >> This is because the system Perl on Solaris 10 is Perl 5.8.4 which uses
> >     >> the slighly different mkpath and rmtree
> >     >> https://perldoc.perl.org/5.8.4/File/Path.html
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> > okay.
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> >     >>
> >     >> Even in recent Perl 5.30 the legacy functions mkpath and rmtree are still in:
> >     >> https://perldoc.perl.org/File/Path.html
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> > So if I use "mkpath" (I actually don't need "rmtree" yet), then I'll be good
> > across all versions?
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> > I have done this now.
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> Currently on OpenCSW Solaris 10:
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> "./tests/TESTrun
> TESTrun needs YAML.pm. apt install libyaml-perl/yum install per-YAML/cpanm YAML at ./tests/TESTrun
> line 10.
> gmake: *** [Makefile:448: check] Error 2"
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> Missing package?
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> Francois-Xavier
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