NAME
Test::Symlink - Test::Builder based test for symlink correctness
VERSION
Version 0.02
SYNOPSIS
use Test::Symlink tests => 3;
symlink_ok('foo', 'bar', 'foo links to bar');
symlink_ok('foo' => 'bar', 'Use fat comma for visual clarity');
# The test name is optional
symlink_ok('foo' => 'bar') # ok 3 - Symlink: foo -> bar
Test::Symlink automatically exports "symlink_ok()" for testing the
correctness of symlinks. Test::Symlink uses Test::Builder, so plays
nicely with Test::Simple, Test::More, and other Test::Builder based
modules.
FUNCTIONS
symlink_ok($src, $dst, [ $test_name ]);
Verifies that $src exists, and is a symlink to $dst.
Does not verify that $dst exists, as this is legal, and there is at
least one valid usage of this that I'm aware of (/etc/malloc.conf on
FreeBSD). If you want to ensure that the destination exists then write
this as two tests. For example:
ok(-e $dst, "$dst exists");
symlink_ok($src, $dst, " ... and $src links to it");
The test name ($test_name) is optional. If it is omitted then a test
name of the form "Symlink: $src -> $dst" is used.
Perl's fat comma operator can be usefully used as an visual aid.
The test will be skipped on systems that do not support symlinks.
However, the arguments to symlink_ok() will still be checked to ensure
that they are defined and non-empty.
AUTHOR
Nik Clayton, <
[email protected]>
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests to
"
[email protected]", or through the web interface at
<
http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Test-Symlink>. I will be
notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your
bug as I make changes.
COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
Copyright (c) 2003 Nik Clayton All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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