t/ua_trap.t fails (if WWW::Mechanize::Cached is too old?)

[eserte]

Some of my smokers show the following test failure:

Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/perl5.18.4p/lib/site_perl/5.18.4/HTTP/Tiny.pm line 593.

#   Failed test 'No illegal methods called'
#   at t/ua_trap.t line 45.
#          got: 'Can't use string ("default_expires_in") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at /usr/perl5.18.4p/lib/site_perl/5.18.4/Cache/BaseCache.pm line 430.
# '
#     expected: undef
# Can't use string ("default_expires_in") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at /usr/perl5.18.4p/lib/site_perl/5.18.4/Cache/BaseCache.pm line 430.
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 1.
t/ua_trap.t ............. 
Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
Failed 1/1 subtests 

This seems to happen if all prereqs for running ua_trap.t are met, but WWW::Mechanize::Cached is too old (<1.50?). Statistical analysis:

(1)
****************************************************************
Regression 'fail:t/ua_trap.t'
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Name                   Theta          StdErr     T-stat
[0='const']           1.0000          0.0000    38772244432185280.00
[1='eq_1']           -1.0000          0.0000    -7078810960203983.00

R^2= 1.000, N= 60, K= 2
****************************************************************
(2)
****************************************************************
Regression 'qr:(Failed test\s+\S+.*)'
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Name                   Theta          StdErr     T-stat
[0='const']           1.0000          0.0000    38772244432185280.00
[1='eq_Failed test 'No illegal methods called'']             -1.0000          0.0000    -7078810960203983.00

R^2= 1.000, N= 60, K= 2
****************************************************************
(3)
****************************************************************
Regression 'qr:WWW::Mechanize::Cached\s+\S+\s+(.*)'
****************************************************************
Name                   Theta          StdErr     T-stat
[0='const']           0.0000          0.0000       5.07
[1='eq_1.50']         1.0000          0.0000    6859754891225717.00
[2='eq_missing']              1.0000          0.0000    6668443905700334.00

R^2= 1.000, N= 60, K= 3
****************************************************************

[oalders]

Thanks @eserte!

[eserte]

Still I get failures. In the test log I see the following:

# === Test Recommends ===
# 
#     Module                     Want     Have
#     ---------------------- -------- --------
...
#     WWW::Mechanize::Cached     1.50     1.47

The prerequisite version is not met, but it's only a recommended module, so CPAN.pm does not do an upgrade. I think the test should additionally check for the version, i.e. adding 1.50 to the Test::Requires call in t/uaprof.t.

[mickeyn]

@oalders ?

[oalders]

@mickeyn see #80

[mickeyn]

@eserte is this problem solved with the latest release?

[mickeyn]

Assuming this is no longer relevant (test is not failing anymore in new versions) - closing.
Please reopen if problem reappears.