HTML::Parser on older perl versions

I maintain some CPAN modules that use libwww-perl. I'd like to have my
modules work on any perl back to v5.6.0, but in testing I'm finding that
HTML::Parser itself won't go back that far.

With perl v5.8.0 I get this when building:

cc -c -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -fno-strict-aliasing -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O3 -DVERSION=\"3.56\" -DXS_VERSION=\"3.56\" -fPIC "-I/home/zefram/usr/perl/perl_install/perl-5.8.0-i32-f52/lib /5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE" -DMARKED_SECTION Parser.c
Parser.xs: In function `dup_pstate':
Parser.xs:290: error: `CLONEf_JOIN_IN' undeclared (first use in this function)
Parser.xs:290: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
Parser.xs:290: error: for each function it appears in.)
make: *** [Parser.o] Error 1

With perl v5.6.0 it builds OK, but one of the tests fails:

t/headparser........./\x{FEFF}/: Can't use \x{} without 'use utf8' declaration at /home/zefram/usr/perl/perl_install/perl-5.6.0-i32-f52/cpan/b uild/HTML-Parser-3.56/blib/lib/HTML/HeadParser.pm line 211.
Compilation failed in require at t/headparser.t line 83.
# Looks like your test died before it could output anything.
t/headparser.........dubious
Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-11
Failed 11/11 tests, 0.00% okay

It works fine on v5.6.1 and v5.6.2.

-zefram

Re: HTML::Parser on older perl versions

In article <20070121104232.GA2930@fysh.org>, zefram@fysh.org (Zefram) wrote:
> I maintain some CPAN modules that use libwww-perl. I'd like to have my
> modules work on any perl back to v5.6.0, but in testing I'm finding that
> HTML::Parser itself won't go back that far.
>
> With perl v5.8.0 I get this when building:
>
> cc -c -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -fno-strict-aliasing -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O3 -DVERSION=\"3.56\" -DXS_VERSION=\"3.56\" -fPIC "-I/home/zefram/usr/perl/perl_install/perl-5.8.0-i32-f52/lib /5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE" -DMARKED_SECTION Parser.c
> Parser.xs: In function `dup_pstate':
> Parser.xs:290: error: `CLONEf_JOIN_IN' undeclared (first use in this function)
> Parser.xs:290: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> Parser.xs:290: error: for each function it appears in.)
> make: *** [Parser.o] Error 1
>
> With perl v5.6.0 it builds OK, but one of the tests fails:
>
> t/headparser........./\x{FEFF}/: Can't use \x{} without 'use utf8' declaration at /home/zefram/usr/perl/perl_install/perl-5.6.0-i32-f52/cpan/b uild/HTML-Parser-3.56/blib/lib/HTML/HeadParser.pm line 211.
> Compilation failed in require at t/headparser.t line 83.
> # Looks like your test died before it could output anything.
> t/headparser.........dubious
> Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
> DIED. FAILED tests 1-11
> Failed 11/11 tests, 0.00% okay
>
> It works fine on v5.6.1 and v5.6.2.

That looks like a clear message: don't use .0 versions. :-)


/Bo Lindbergh

Re: HTML::Parser on older perl versions

On 1/21/07, Bo Lindbergh wrote:

> That looks like a clear message: don't use .0 versions. :-)

Yup, that would be my advice as well. If you insist on staying with
the .0 versions then you should be able to continue to use
HTML-Parser-3.55 with them.

--
Gisle Aas