[Catalyst] Tests fail installing Catalyst::Controller::FormBuilder

[Peter Karman]

Louis Erickson wrote on 5/5/09 5:08 PM:
> On Tue, 5 May 2009, Peter Karman wrote:
> 
>> downgrade to Catalyst::Runtime 5.7 to start with. those errors look like 5.8
>> incompat issues.
> 
> Yes, they do.  I have the complete set of modules running on 5.8 on 
> another machine.  There's two main differences that I can think of.
> 
> 1> It was an upgrade from 5.7.  Some dependency is installed that wasn't on 
> the new machine that isn't properly included in the dependency list.
> 
> 2> My working 5.8 machine is on Linux.  I have to wonder what Apple has 
> done to Perl.
> 

I just tried installing C::C::FB under mac 10.5 with both stock perl (5.8.8) and
a locally compiled version (5.8.8) and got those same errors both times with
C::R 5.8.

Then I tried it with a SUSE Linux install with C::R 5.8, and got the same errors.

methinks this is a Cat 5.8 + C::C::FB issue, and that you need to re-check your
working copy on Linux, which might either (a) be 'force install'ed or (b) be
from an rpm and not straight from cpan or (c) be running C::R 5.7 after all.


>> after you've done that, give some thought to whether you want to stick with
>> C::C::FormBuilder. I see that the latest release is nearly 2 years old, and
>> there are several RT tickets opened against it since then, which indicates a
>> lack of ongoing maintenance.
> 
> I noticed that.  Mr. Rockway's book used FormBuilder, and it seemed to 
> work fine.  Since it had been working, I assumed there simply wasn't a lot 
> of updates because they weren't needed.
> 

it's the number of unanswered RT tickets that would disturb me. No updates can
definitely indicate stability; open tickets suggests neglect.

> I did see the Catalyst Wiki suggesting FormFu instead, but only 
> found that after I had already used FormBuilder.
> 
> At the moment, I can't look that up because the Catalyst Wiki appears to 
> be down, while my book is still working.  Outdated and filled with things 
> that will lead a newcomer down the wrong path, but readable.  What a 
> terrible trade-off.
> 

and they say the age of the book is over... :)


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