AppVeyor is starting to support Ubuntu builds so I’m playing with some configurations for that by adjusting the pure Windows config I wrote about earlier. Continue reading “AppVeyor combined Linux and Windows Perl module testing”
Tag: continuous integration
Skipping automated coverage testing for v5.8 on Travis
Previously I had a kludge to allow coverage testing on v5.8 through Travis CI. I used cpanm to install exactly Devel::Cover 1.23 because it supported v5.8. The problem now is that it doesn’t support v5.26 and my automated testing fails. Continue reading “Skipping automated coverage testing for v5.8 on Travis”
Automated Testing on Windows with AppVeyor
You can test Perl on Windows with continuous integration through AppVeyor. I previously showed an example of with Travis CI but that was limited to Linux. You can easily set up an account through GitHub (or other means), select projects to test, and let it do its work. Continue reading “Automated Testing on Windows with AppVeyor”
Using an older version of Devel::Cover to test v5.8
I’ve had a problem with automated coverage testing and v5.8 (the oldest Perl that I support). Devel::Cover made some changes after 1.23 so that it doesn’t guarantee support for v5.8 and earlier. It might work but you’re lucky if it is. Continue reading “Using an older version of Devel::Cover to test v5.8”
Automated testing with Travis CI
Intermediate Perl shows the basics of Perl testing. We show you how to write test programs and how to run those from the command line. That’s the language-specific stuff and within the scope of the book. You can take it further though. You can set up your code in a “continuous integration” system that runs the tests whenever you commit change (most of these trigger on a source control commit). You commit your code and grab some more coffee while your tests trigger themselves. Martin Fowler has some interesting thoughts on CI and wikipedia has a comparison matrix of CI services. Continue reading “Automated testing with Travis CI”