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+#!./perl
+
+BEGIN {
+ chdir 't' if -d 't';
+ @INC = '../lib';
+}
+
+use vars qw( $required );
+use Test::More tests => 18;
+
+use_ok( 'ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap' );
+
+
+# Mkbootstrap makes a backup copy of "$_[0].bs" if it exists and is non-zero
+my $file_is_ready;
+local *OUT;
+if (open(OUT, '>mkboot.bs')) {
+ $file_is_ready = 1;
+ print OUT 'meaningless text';
+ close OUT;
+}
+
+SKIP: {
+ skip("could not make dummy .bs file: $!", 2) unless $file_is_ready;
+
+ Mkbootstrap('mkboot');
+ ok( -s 'mkboot.bso', 'Mkbootstrap should backup the .bs file' );
+ local *IN;
+ if (open(IN, 'mkboot.bso')) {
+ chomp ($file_is_ready = <IN>);
+ close IN;
+ }
+
+ is( $file_is_ready, 'meaningless text', 'backup should be a perfect copy' );
+}
+
+
+# if it doesn't exist or is zero bytes in size, it won't be backed up
+Mkbootstrap('fakeboot');
+ok( !( -f 'fakeboot.bso' ), 'Mkbootstrap should not backup an empty file' );
+
+
+my $out = tie *STDOUT, 'TieOut';
+
+# with $Verbose set, it should print status messages about libraries
+$ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap::Verbose = 1;
+Mkbootstrap();
+is( $out->read, "\tbsloadlibs=\n", 'should report libraries in Verbose mode' );
+
+Mkbootstrap('', 'foo');
+like( $out->read, qr/bsloadlibs=foo/, 'should still report libraries' );
+
+
+# if ${_[0]}_BS exists, require it
+$file_is_ready = open(OUT, '>boot_BS');
+
+SKIP: {
+ skip("cannot open boot_BS for writing: $!", 1) unless $file_is_ready;
+
+ print OUT '$main::required = 1';
+ close OUT;
+ Mkbootstrap('boot');
+
+ ok( $required, 'baseext_BS file should be require()d' );
+}
+
+
+# if there are any arguments, open a file named baseext.bs
+$file_is_ready = open(OUT, '>dasboot.bs');
+
+SKIP: {
+ skip("cannot make dasboot.bs: $!", 5) unless $file_is_ready;
+
+ # if it can't be opened for writing, we want to prove that it'll die
+ close OUT;
+ chmod 0444, 'dasboot.bs';
+
+ eval{ Mkbootstrap('dasboot', 1) };
+ like( $@, qr/Unable to open dasboot\.bs/, 'should die given bad filename' );
+
+ # now put it back like it was
+ chmod 0777, 'dasboot.bs';
+ eval{ Mkbootstrap('dasboot', 'myarg') };
+ is( $@, '', 'should not die, given good filename' );
+
+ # red and reed (a visual pun makes tests worth reading)
+ my $read = $out->read();
+ like( $read, qr/Writing dasboot.bs/, 'should print status' );
+ like( $read, qr/containing: my/, 'should print verbose status on request' );
+
+ # now be tricky, and set the status for the next skip block
+ $file_is_ready = open(IN, 'dasboot.bs');
+ ok( $file_is_ready, 'should have written a new .bs file' );
+}
+
+
+SKIP: {
+ skip("cannot read .bs file: $!", 2) unless $file_is_ready;
+
+ my $file = do { local $/ = <IN> };
+
+ # filename should be in header
+ like( $file, qr/# dasboot DynaLoader/, 'file should have boilerplate' );
+
+ # should print arguments within this array
+ like( $file, qr/qw\(myarg\);/, 'should have written array to file' );
+}
+
+
+# overwrite this file (may whack portability, but the name's too good to waste)
+$file_is_ready = open(OUT, '>dasboot.bs');
+
+SKIP: {
+ skip("cannot make dasboot.bs again: $!", 1) unless $file_is_ready;
+ close OUT;
+
+ # if $DynaLoader::bscode is set, write its contents to the file
+ $DynaLoader::bscode = 'Wall';
+ $ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap::Verbose = 0;
+
+ # if arguments contain '-l' or '-L' or '-R' print dl_findfile message
+ eval{ Mkbootstrap('dasboot', '-Larry') };
+ is( $@, '', 'should be able to open a file again');
+
+ $file_is_ready = open(IN, 'dasboot.bs');
+}
+
+SKIP: {
+ skip("cannot open dasboot.bs for reading: $!", 3) unless $file_is_ready;
+
+ my $file = do { local $/ = <IN> };
+ is( $out->read, "Writing dasboot.bs\n", 'should hush without Verbose set' );
+
+ # and find our hidden tribute to a fine example
+ like( $file, qr/dl_findfile.+Larry/s, 'should load libraries if needed' );
+ like( $file, qr/Wall\n1;\n/ms, 'should write $DynaLoader::bscode if set' );
+}
+
+
+END {
+ # clean things up, even on VMS
+ 1 while unlink(qw( mkboot.bso boot_BS dasboot.bs .bs ));
+}
+
+package TieOut;
+
+sub TIEHANDLE {
+ bless( \(my $scalar), $_[0]);
+}
+
+sub PRINT {
+ my $self = shift;
+ $$self .= join('', @_);
+}
+
+sub read {
+ my $self = shift;
+ return substr($$self, 0, length($$self), '');
+}