Bug #45581 for Test-Class: Changes file does not provide dates

# Thu Apr 30 02:12:20 2009 adamk [...] cpan.org - Ticket created

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Changes file does not provide dates

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... which makes it really hard to make the decision of how far back you want to set your dependency on (since this decision is usually based on a mix of the changes and the age).

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On Thu Apr 30 02:12:20 2009, ADAMK wrote: Show quoted text

> ... which makes it really hard to make the decision of how far back you > want to set your dependency on (since this decision is usually based on > a mix of the changes and the age).

I could have an argument about how the date shouldn't be an issue - but I'll avoid that pointless digression :-) Can see no harm. Will sort for next release. Cheers, Adrian

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# Sat May 02 03:05:08 2009 adamkennedybackup [...] gmail.com - Correspondence added

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Subject:	Re: [rt.cpan.org #45581] Changes file does not provide dates
Date:	Sat, 2 May 2009 17:04:49 +1000
To:	bug-Test-Class [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Adam Kennedy <adamkennedybackup [...] gmail.com>

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2009/5/1 Adrian Howard via RT <bug-Test-Class@rt.cpan.org>: Show quoted text

> I could have an argument about how the date shouldn't be an issue - but I'll avoid that > pointless digression :-)

Obviously it shouldn't :) Trouble is that sometimes a lot of change happens in a short period of time, and it takes a lot of time for those changes to migrate down into the testing versions of various linux/etc distributions, and then onwards into production releases. If the version you pick to depend on is 2+ years old, it's pretty certain that it is available in the production release of all distros (assuming it's packaged at all). Adam K

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On Sat May 02 03:05:08 2009, adamkennedybackup@gmail.com wrote: Show quoted text

> 2009/5/1 Adrian Howard via RT <bug-Test-Class@rt.cpan.org>:

> > I could have an argument about how the date shouldn't be an issue -

> but I'll avoid that

> > pointless digression :-)

> > Obviously it shouldn't :) > > Trouble is that sometimes a lot of change happens in a short period of > time, and it takes a lot of time for those changes to migrate down > into the testing versions of various linux/etc distributions, and then > onwards into production releases. > > If the version you pick to depend on is 2+ years old, it's pretty > certain that it is available in the production release of all distros > (assuming it's packaged at all). > > Adam K

I consulted backpan since it appears to have accurate dates. I've added them to the Changes file and committed to github. Should be available in next release. Cheers, Ovid

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Fixed in Test::Class 0.35

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Fixed in Test::Class 0.35

# Wed Apr 28 12:46:45 2010 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'resolved' to 'open'

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