DCOLLINS

So, like I mentioned in my intro post, I work a bit on a project called CPAN testers. My current project is to get a smoker running for perl 5.11.1.

My system is set up in an odd way. Reports aren't sent out right away. Instead, each smoker (a separate environment, differing in the version of perl installed) saves reports as files in a set directory, and then a script which I run manually will send these reports out via Gmail.

I got my new smoker set up, and am in shock at the number of failing distros. Test::Warn, for example, threw about 100 pages of errors at my terminal (…

As much as the title is cliche, especially in a programming community, it's something that has to be done.

I'm Dan Collins, a CPAN contributor, though not recently, with userid DCOLLINS. I mostly wrote and maintained a framework for bots using Wikipedia and other similar websites. I've since moved on from that project.

Mostly now I work on CPAN testers, which is an amalgamation of a number of people who all simply report via email on the success or failure of CPAN installs. There are a number of tools which make this easier and more automatic, and at this moment I have 5 dedic…