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perl-test-refcount

assert reference counts on objects

About perl-test-refcount

assert reference counts on objects

This project links 12 native package records across 9 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.perl-test-refcount: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 records
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Project identity

Project
perl-test-refcount
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
12
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

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The Perl garbage collector uses simple reference counting during the normal execution of a program. This means that cycles or unweakened references in other parts of code can keep an object around for longer than intended. To help avoid this problem, the reference count of a new object from its class constructor ought to be 1. This way, the caller can know the object will be properly DESTROYed when it drops all of its references to it. This module provides two test functions to help ensure this property holds for an object class, so as to be polite to its callers. If the assertion fails; that is, if the actual reference count is different to what was expected, either of the following two modules may be used to assist the developer in finding where the references are.

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Packages by operating system

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Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. perl-test-refcount

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source perl-test-refcount

    0.10-r5

    assert reference counts on objects

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. perl-test-refcount-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source perl-test-refcount

    0.10-r5

    assert reference counts on objects (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. perl-test-refcount

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source perl-test-refcount

    0.10-r5

    assert reference counts on objects

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. perl-test-refcount-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source perl-test-refcount

    0.10-r5

    assert reference counts on objects (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. perl-test-refcount

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source perl-test-refcount

    0.10-r5

    assert reference counts on objects

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. perl-test-refcount-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source perl-test-refcount

    0.10-r5

    assert reference counts on objects (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. libtest-refcount-perl

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / perl

    0.10-4

    Perl module to assert reference counts

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. libtest-refcount-perl

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / perl

    0.10-4

    Perl module to assert reference counts

    alltrixie

Fedora 43

  1. perl-Test-Refcount

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source perl-Test-Refcount

    0.10-19.fc43

    Assert reference counts on objects

    noarch43

Fedora 44

  1. perl-Test-Refcount

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source perl-Test-Refcount

    0.10-20.fc44

    Assert reference counts on objects

    noarch44

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. perl-Test-Refcount

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Libraries/Perl / source perl-Test-Refcount

    0.10-bp156.3.1

    Assert reference counts on objects

    noarchleap-15.6

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. perl-Test-Refcount

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Libraries/Perl / source perl-Test-Refcount

    0.10-1.28

    Assert reference counts on objects

    noarchtumbleweed

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