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Commit 1 — Four PerlOnJava bugs exposed by jcpan -t Class::Trait

  1. Parser: require File::Spec->catfile(...) was parsed as (require File::Spec)->catfile(...), dispatching the method on the bareword's require result (1) and producing Can't locate object method "catfile" via package "1". Now: when a require-bareword is followed by ->, restore the position and parse the whole thing as an expression (matches Perl semantics). Fixes 5 of 9 failing test files in Class::Trait.

  2. bless after stash anonymisation: RuntimeStash.undefine() anonymised the existing blessId AND left it in the cache, so any subsequent bless({}, "Pkg") returned an object whose ref was __ANON__. The Class::Trait test suite hits this in clean_inc(). Now: drop the className→id cache entry on anonymise so fresh blesses allocate a new id mapped to the real class name. Also: undef *Pkg:: (RuntimeGlob.undefine on a ::-suffixed name) no longer anonymises at all — Perl semantics: only undef %Pkg:: anonymises.

  3. RuntimeHash each() iterator: clearing or reassigning a hash (%h = (), undef %h, hash set from a list) did not reset the hashIterator. A subsequent each %h after re-populating threw ConcurrentModificationException. Class::Trait's apply() uses _clear_all_caches() and then re-iterates via each — under PerlOnJava the second call after a previous croak silently iterated zero entries, causing requirement checks to be skipped. Now: reset hashIterator in all three clear-points.

  4. RuntimeGlob.undefine() leaked DESTROY for ARRAY/HASH slots: undef *Pkg::arr and undef *Pkg::hsh replaced the slot with a fresh empty container without calling .undefine() on the old one, so blessed values inside were orphaned without firing destructors. Now: call .undefine() on the old array / hash before replacing. Covered by unit/refcount/destroy_glob_undef.t (added in this commit, fails before this fix and passes after, also passes under system prove).

Result on ./jcpan -t Class::Trait

Failed test files Failed subtests
before 9 / 17 8 / 219
after 2 / 17 1 / 405

Remaining failures are unrelated: t/pod_coverage.t needs B::GV::GvFLAGS, t/070_Trait_mod_perl_test.t has one warning-leak subtest under prove.

Commit 2 — All unit tests now pass under system perl

Running prove -r src/test/resources/unit/ previously failed 14 of 210 test files (each relying on PerlOnJava-permissive behavior, a misuse of Perl idioms, or an XS dependency without a skip guard). All now pass under both ./jperl (via make) and system prove:

File(s) Issue
statement.t state $x = 0 unless defined $x — strict rejects (refers to $x before declaration). Rewrote to declare state $x then conditionally init.
interpreter_myhash_myarray_scope_exit.t defined((my %copy=$h) ? $copy{k} : ...)my %copy not visible inside same expression under strict. Hoisted declaration.
netssleay_*.t XS Net::SSLeay not always installed; added Test::More::plan(skip_all) guard.
encoding_pragma.t Tests our no-op encoding.pm stub; CPAN's dies on use encoding;. Detect system perl by absence of jar: in @inc and force-load our stub. Hoisted use Encode to top to avoid DynaLoader bootstrap failure under eval STRING.
source_filter_scope.t Filter::Util::Call's filter_read doesn't operate on eval STRING (sees EOF immediately). Rewrote to write a real .pm to tempdir + require.
weaken.t, destroy.t my @log; sub DESTROY { push @log, ... } triggers "Variable @log will not stay shared" — named subs in named packages don't bind to per-invocation my scope. Switched to @PkgName::log package globals. destroy.t also needed use warnings for (in cleanup) warnings to fire through $SIG{__WARN__}.
overload/constant.t Used $^H{integer} = sub{} shortcut; switched to standard overload::constant integer => sub{} (PerlOnJava already supports it). Relaxed handler-args assertion (real Perl 5.42 passes undef as category arg vs PerlOnJava's "integer"). bigint smoke wrapped in SKIP guard.

Test plan

  • make (full unit suite, jperl, 5 parallel shards) → BUILD SUCCESSFUL
  • prove -r src/test/resources/unit/ (system perl) → 209/209 files, 7820/7820 tests PASS
  • New unit/refcount/destroy_glob_undef.t fails before fix variable declaration in if expression causes bytecode inconsistency #4, passes after, also passes under system perl
  • ./jcpan -t Class::Trait improved from 9 to 2 failing test files

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@fglock fglock force-pushed the fix/class-trait-tests branch from 61493b5 to 0194432 Compare April 30, 2026 11:36
@fglock fglock changed the title fix: four issues exposed by jcpan -t Class::Trait fix: jcpan -t Class::Trait PerlOnJava bugs + portable unit tests Apr 30, 2026
fglock and others added 2 commits April 30, 2026 14:33
1) Parser: `require File::Spec->catfile(...)` was parsed as
   `(require File::Spec)->catfile(...)`, dispatching the method on the
   bareword's require result (1) and producing
   "Can't locate object method `catfile` via package `1`". Now: when the
   bareword is followed by `->`, restore the position and parse the
   whole thing as an expression (matches Perl semantics). Fixes 5 of 9
   failing test files in Class::Trait.

2) bless after stash anonymisation: `RuntimeStash.undefine()`
   anonymised the existing blessId AND left it in the cache, so any
   subsequent `bless({}, "Pkg")` returned an object whose `ref` was
   `__ANON__`. The Class::Trait test suite hits this in `clean_inc()`
   which wipes packages with `undef *{Pkg::glob}` and then reloads them.
   Now: drop the className->id cache entry on anonymise so that fresh
   blesses allocate a new id mapped to the real class name (old objects
   still see `__ANON__`, matching `undef %Pkg::` semantics).

   Also: `undef *Pkg::` (RuntimeGlob.undefine on a `::`-suffixed name)
   no longer anonymises at all — it just clears the stash slot. Perl
   semantics: old blessed objects keep their package name; only
   `undef %Pkg::` anonymises.

3) RuntimeHash each() iterator: clearing or reassigning a hash
   (`%h = ()`, `undef %h`, hash `set` from a list) did not reset the
   `hashIterator`. A subsequent `each %h` after re-populating threw
   `ConcurrentModificationException`. Class::Trait's `apply()` uses
   `_clear_all_caches()` (which assigns `()` to `%TRAITS_TO_CHECK`)
   and then re-iterates via `each` — under PerlOnJava the second call
   to `apply` after a previous croak silently iterated zero entries,
   causing requirement checks to be skipped. Now: reset `hashIterator`
   in all three clear-points.

4) RuntimeGlob.undefine() leaked DESTROY for ARRAY/HASH slots:
   `undef *Pkg::arr` and `undef *Pkg::hsh` replaced the slot with a
   fresh empty container without calling `.undefine()` on the old one,
   so blessed values inside were orphaned without firing their
   destructors. The SCALAR slot already went through `.set()` which
   handled this. Now: call `.undefine()` on the old array / hash before
   replacing. Covered by `unit/refcount/destroy_glob_undef.t` (added in
   this commit, fails before this fix and passes after).

Result on `./jcpan -t Class::Trait`:
  before: 9/17 test files failed, 8/219 subtests failed
  after:  2/17 test files failed, 1/405 subtests failed
The remaining failures are unrelated: `t/pod_coverage.t` needs
`B::GV::GvFLAGS` (a B-module feature not yet ported), and
`t/070_Trait_mod_perl_test.t` has one warning-leak subtest under prove.

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Running `prove -r src/test/resources/unit/` previously failed 14 of 210
test files. Investigation showed each was relying on a PerlOnJava-permissive
behavior, a misuse of Perl idioms, or an XS dependency without a skip guard.
The tests are now portable: they pass under `./jperl` (via `make`, all 5
shards green) AND under system `prove` (209/209 files, 7820/7820 tests).

Per-file summary:

* statement.t — `state $counter = 0 unless defined $counter` doesn't
  compile under strict in real Perl (the modifier-side `defined $counter`
  references the variable before `state` declares it). Rewritten to
  declare `state $counter` and conditionally initialise on the next line.

* interpreter_myhash_myarray_scope_exit.t — `defined((my %copy=%$arg)
  ? $copy{key} : undef)` is rejected by strict in real Perl: the inner
  `$copy{key}` reference is parsed before `my %copy` becomes visible.
  Hoisted `my %copy = %$arg` to its own statement; the test's intent
  (interpreter scope-exit on the my-hash path) is preserved.

* netssleay_*.t (7 files) — wrapped `use Net::SSLeay` in a BEGIN-time
  eval guard with `Test::More::plan(skip_all => ...)` when the module
  isn't installed. Net::SSLeay is bundled with PerlOnJava but is an XS
  CPAN module that may not be present on a system perl, so prove was
  bailing on `Can't locate Net/SSLeay.pm`.

* encoding_pragma.t — tests PerlOnJava's no-op `encoding.pm` stub.
  Real CPAN `encoding.pm` dies on bare `use encoding;` (and is removed
  from core since 5.26). The test now detects "running under system
  perl" by the absence of `jar:` entries in @inc, walks up cwd to find
  `src/main/perl/lib/encoding.pm`, and prepends it to @inc before
  loading. Under `./jperl`, the bundled stub is already used. Also
  hoisted `use utf8 / use Encode` to top-level — embedding them inside
  an eval STRING triggered a DynaLoader bootstrap_inherit failure on
  system perl.

* source_filter_scope.t — Filter::Util::Call's `filter_read` reads from
  the parser's source FILE; an `eval STRING` is not filterable in real
  Perl and the filter sees EOF immediately. Rewritten to write a real
  `.pm` to a tempdir and `require` it (which is the actual Spiffy
  pattern this test was meant to cover).

* weaken.t (test 4) and destroy.t (12 tests) — both used the pattern
  `my @log; { package P; sub DESTROY { push @log, ... } }` inside a
  subtest. Real Perl warns "Variable @log will not stay shared": named
  subs in named packages don't bind to the per-invocation `my` scope of
  the enclosing closure, so `@log` inside DESTROY is the *original*
  (uninitialised) capture. Rewritten to use `@PkgName::log` package
  globals which gives the same observable semantics deterministically.
  destroy.t also needed `use warnings` for the `(in cleanup)` warning
  to fire through `$SIG{__WARN__}`.

* overload/constant.t — used PerlOnJava's `$^H{integer} = sub {...}`
  shortcut. The standard real-Perl API is `overload::constant integer
  => sub {...}`; PerlOnJava already supports this form. Also relaxed
  the "handler args" assertion to test only the stable text + numeric-
  value pair (real Perl 5.42 passes `undef` as the third "category"
  arg for integer literals; PerlOnJava passes "integer"). bigint
  smoke-test wrapped in a SKIP guard for portability.

Verification:
  ./gradlew classes testUnitParallel --parallel shadowJar  → BUILD SUCCESSFUL
  prove -r src/test/resources/unit/                        → 209/209 PASS

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@fglock fglock force-pushed the fix/class-trait-tests branch from 0347995 to ad35e21 Compare April 30, 2026 12:34
@fglock fglock merged commit a01a031 into master Apr 30, 2026
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@fglock fglock deleted the fix/class-trait-tests branch April 30, 2026 12:59
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