When performing a make test, the connect will fail if the password
(provided during make) has a (non-backslashed) $ or @ in it. The
problem is simply interpolation. Patch included below. -jcl-
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--- lib.pl.orig Tue Jul 13 04:14:45 1999
+++ lib.pl Fri Oct 20 17:06:37 2000
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
#
$test_dsn = $ENV{'DBI_DSN'} || "~~test_dsn~~";
$test_user = $ENV{'DBI_USER'} || "~~test_user~~";
-$test_password = $ENV{'DBI_PASS'} || "~~test_pass~~";
+$test_password = $ENV{'DBI_PASS'} || '~~test_pass~~';
$::COL_NULLABLE = 1;
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