From: Nicholas Clark <nick@ccl4.org>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 19:21:35 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Refactoring tests to use test.pl is a TODO.
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Refactoring tests to use test.pl is a TODO.
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diff --git a/pod/perltodo.pod b/pod/perltodo.pod
index 3519319..3dbc923 100644
--- a/pod/perltodo.pod
+++ b/pod/perltodo.pod
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ programming languages offer you 1 line of immortality?
 
 =head1 Tasks that only need Perl knowledge
 
+=head2 Migrate t/ from custom TAP generation
+
+Many tests below F<t/> still generate TAP by "hand", rather than using library
+functions. As explained in L<perlhack/Writing a test>, tests in F<t/> are
+written in a particular way to test that more complex constructions actually
+work before using them routinely. Hence they don't use C<Test::More>, but
+instead there is an intentionally simpler library, F<t/test.pl>. However,
+quite a few tests in F<t/> have not been refactored to use it. Refactoring
+any of these tests, one at a time, is a useful thing TODO.
+
 =head2 Automate perldelta generation
 
 The perldelta file accompanying each release summaries the major changes.