Fedora 42: perl-Devel-Cover Critical Code Coverage Update 2025-f521a497bd
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August 7, 2025
Updated perl to version 5.40.3 https://metacpan.org/release/SHAY/perl-5.40.3/view/pod/perldelta.pod
Summary
This module provides code coverage metrics for Perl. Code coverage metrics
describe how thoroughly tests exercise code. By using Devel::Cover you can
discover areas of code not exercised by your tests and determine which
tests to create to increase coverage. Code coverage can be considered as an
indirect measure of quality.
Update Information:
Updated perl to version 5.40.3 https://metacpan.org/release/SHAY/perl-5.40.3/view/pod/perldelta.pod
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Tue Aug 5 2025 Jitka Plesnikova
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2386549 - F42FailsToInstall: perl-Devel-Cover
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2386549
[ 2 ] Bug #2386550 - F42FailsToInstall: perl-PAR-Packer
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2386550
[ 3 ] Bug #2386551 - F42FailsToInstall: polymake
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2386551
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-f521a497bd' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: perl-Devel-Cover
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 1.44
Release: 6.fc42
Summary: Code coverage metrics for Perl
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