[tap-l] Nested TAP

[Ovid]

--- Ricardo SIGNES <tap at rjbs.manxome.org> wrote:

> >   http://use.perl.org/~Ovid/journal/36120
> 
> This looked pretty reasonable to me when I read it.  I haven't seen
> anyone
> respond.  Getting nested TAP onto the table would be a huge win. 
> What are the
> objections to this approach?

The objection is that embedding a TAP parser into a TAP generator
potentially raises the bar to an unacceptably high level.  However,
since all we need is *core* tap, I've a 40 line proof of concept:

  http://use.perl.org/~Ovid/journal/36121

That's how easy this is.  So far only Michael Peters has spoken up
about this idea (he points out the issue of return codes).  I'd like to
hear the opinion of others.

Cheers,
Ovid

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