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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/perl.scm | 26 |
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl.scm b/gnu/packages/perl.scm index 6e527bf8c2..47a1399270 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/perl.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/perl.scm @@ -7896,6 +7896,32 @@ makes fork(2) safe to use in test cases.") "Test-Simple-" version)) (license (package-license perl)))) +(define-public perl-test-taint + (package + (name "perl-test-taint") + (version "1.06") + (source + (origin + (method url-fetch) + (uri (string-append "mirror://cpan/authors/id/P/PE/PETDANCE/Test-Taint-" + version ".tar.gz")) + (sha256 + (base32 + "01rip5d7gdr1c7lq6yczzkqfd0500nfa977ryigylj6jj75526vj")))) + (build-system perl-build-system) + (home-page "http://search.cpan.org/dist/Test-Taint/") + (synopsis "Checks for taintedness of variables") + (description "Tainted data is data that comes from an unsafe source, such +as the command line, or, in the case of web apps, any @code{GET} or +@code{POST} transactions. Read the @code{perlsec} man page for details on why +tainted data is bad, and how to untaint the data. + +When you're writing unit tests for code that deals with tainted data, you'll +want to have a way to provide tainted data for your routines to handle, and +easy ways to check and report on the taintedness of your data, in standard +@code{Test::More} style.") + (license (package-license perl)))) + (define-public perl-test-tester (package (name "perl-test-tester") |