From @bulk88

Created by @bulk88

blead perl fails a test for me on Win32 perl, Win XP 32 bit, VC 2003
compiler. Started happening in 5.27.4. I narrowed it to this commit.

at commit "Teach podcheck about strftime() and localeconv() man pages"
https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/97a3682bccec0fd02cc1de1c9897bf23545ccf9c

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C​:\perl521\src\win32>cd ..\t & perl harness -v
../ext/XS-APItest/t/locale.t
& cd ..\win32
../ext/XS-APItest/t/locale.t ..
1..2
ok 1 - Gconvert doesn't recognize underlying locale outside 'use locale'
ok 2 - Gconvert doesn't recognize underlying locale inside 'use locale'
ok
All tests successful.
Files=1, Tests=2, 0 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr + 0.00 sys = 0.03 CPU)
Result​: PASS

C​:\perl521\src\win32>
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broken at commit "Add API function Perl_langinfo()"
https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/f741678155ebcc9639c420c23996e89e67bb0a4b
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C​:\perl521\src\win32>cd ..\t & perl harness -v
../ext/XS-APItest/t/locale.t
& cd ..\win32
../ext/XS-APItest/t/locale.t ..
ok 1 - Gconvert doesn't recognize underlying locale outside 'use locale'
ok 2 - Gconvert doesn't recognize underlying locale inside 'use locale'
ok 3 - Returns expected value for ABDAY_1
ok 4 - Returns expected value for ABDAY_2
ok 5 - Returns expected value for ABDAY_3
# Failed test 22 - Returns expected value for ALT_DIGITS at t/locale.t
line 129
ok 6 - Returns expected value for ABDAY_4
# got "w"
ok 7 - Returns expected value for ABDAY_5# expected ""

ok 8 - Returns expected value for ABDAY_6
ok 9 - Returns expected value for ABDAY_7
ok 10 - Returns expected value for ABMON_1
ok 11 - Returns expected value for ABMON_10
ok 12 - Returns expected value for ABMON_11
ok 13 - Returns expected value for ABMON_12
ok 14 - Returns expected value for ABMON_2
ok 15 - Returns expected value for ABMON_3
ok 16 - Returns expected value for ABMON_4
ok 17 - Returns expected value for ABMON_5
ok 18 - Returns expected value for ABMON_6
ok 19 - Returns expected value for ABMON_7
ok 20 - Returns expected value for ABMON_8
ok 21 - Returns expected value for ABMON_9
not ok 22 - Returns expected value for ALT_DIGITS
ok 23 - Returns expected value for AM_STR
ok 24 - Returns expected value for DAY_1
ok 25 - Returns expected value for DAY_2
ok 26 - Returns expected value for DAY_3
ok 27 - Returns expected value for DAY_4
ok 28 - Returns expected value for DAY_5
ok 29 - Returns expected value for DAY_6
ok 30 - Returns expected value for DAY_7
ok 31 - Returns expected value for ERA
ok 32 - Returns expected value for MON_1
ok 33 - Returns expected value for MON_10
ok 34 - Returns expected value for MON_11
ok 35 - Returns expected value for MON_12
ok 36 - Returns expected value for MON_2
ok 37 - Returns expected value for MON_3
ok 38 - Returns expected value for MON_4
ok 39 - Returns expected value for MON_5
ok 40 - Returns expected value for MON_6
ok 41 - Returns expected value for MON_7
ok 42 - Returns expected value for MON_8
ok 43 - Returns expected value for MON_9
ok 44 - Returns expected value for PM_STR
ok 45 - Returns expected value for RADIXCHAR
ok 46 - Returns expected value for THOUSEP
1..46
Failed 1/46 subtests

Test Summary Report
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../ext/XS-APItest/t/locale.t (Wstat​: 0 Tests​: 46 Failed​: 1)
  Failed test​: 22
Files=1, Tests=46, 1 wallclock secs ( 0.00 usr + 0.02 sys = 0.02 CPU)
Result​: FAIL

C​:\perl521\src\win32>
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Flags:
     category=core
     severity=medium

Site configuration information for perl 5.27.9:

Configured by Administrator at Tue Jan 30 20:34:30 2018.

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 27 subversion 9) configuration:

   Platform:
     osname=MSWin32
     osvers=5.2.3790
     archname=MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
     uname=''
     config_args='undef'
     hint=recommended
     useposix=true
     d_sigaction=undef
     useithreads=define
     usemultiplicity=define
     use64bitint=undef
     use64bitall=undef
     uselongdouble=undef
     usemymalloc=n
     default_inc_excludes_dot=define
     bincompat5005=undef
   Compiler:
     cc='cl'
     ccflags ='-nologo -GF -W3 -O1 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -GL -DWIN32
-D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
-D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE  -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS
-DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DWIN32_NO_REGISTRY'
     optimize='-O1 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -GL'
     cppflags='-DWIN32'
     ccversion='15.00.30729.01'
     gccversion=''
     gccosandvers=''
     intsize=4
     longsize=4
     ptrsize=4
     doublesize=8
     byteorder=1234
     doublekind=3
     d_longlong=undef
     longlongsize=8
     d_longdbl=define
     longdblsize=8
     longdblkind=0
     ivtype='long'
     ivsize=4
     nvtype='double'
     nvsize=8
     Off_t='__int64'
     lseeksize=8
     alignbytes=8
     prototype=define
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='link'
     ldflags ='-nologo -nodefaultlib -debug -opt:ref,icf -ltcg
-libpath:"c:\perl\lib\CORE"        -machine:x86'
     libpth="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\lib"
     libs=oldnames.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib
comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib
netapi32.lib uuid.lib ws2_32.lib mpr.lib winmm.lib version.lib
odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib msvcrt.lib
     perllibs=oldnames.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib
comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib
netapi32.lib uuid.lib ws2_32.lib mpr.lib winmm.lib version.lib
odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib msvcrt.lib
     libc=msvcrt.lib
     so=dll
     useshrplib=true
     libperl=perl527.lib
     gnulibc_version=''
   Dynamic Linking:
     dlsrc=dl_win32.xs
     dlext=dll
     d_dlsymun=undef
     ccdlflags=' '
     cccdlflags=' '
     lddlflags='-dll -nologo -nodefaultlib -debug -opt:ref,icf -ltcg
     -libpath:"c:\perl\lib\CORE"        -machine:x86'



@INC for perl 5.27.9:
     lib
     C:/p527/srcnew/lib


Environment for perl 5.27.9:
     CYGWIN=tty
     HOME (unset)
     LANG (unset)
     LANGUAGE (unset)
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/x86:/usr/X11R6/lib
     LOGDIR (unset)
     PATH=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual
Studio 9.0\VC\BIN;C:\Program Files\Microsoft
SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\bin;C:\Perl\bin;C:\WINDOWS;C:\Program Files
(x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE;C:\Program Files
(x86)\Git\bin;C:\sp3220\c\bin;
     PERL_BADLANG (unset)
     SHELL (unset)

From @khwilliamson

I believe a565fc6 fixes this problem. Please verify.
--
Karl Williamson

The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

From @bulk88

On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13​:29​:42 -0800, khw wrote​:

I believe a565fc6 fixes this problem.
Please verify.

its fixed

--
bulk88 ~ bulk88 at hotmail.com

From @khwilliamson

OP agrees that this is fixed
--
Karl Williamson

@khwilliamson - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'