[svk-devel] YAML::Syck and B::Deparse

[Jesse Vincent]

On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 10:49:07PM -0600, Michael Hendricks wrote:
> Since version 0.46_01, YAML::Syck can serialize code references.  To do
> so, it loads B::Deparse.  However, it loads B::Deparse even if there are
> no coderefs to serialize.  B::Deparse is a large module and SVK pays a
> small penalty for compiling it (.2s on my slow hardware) for every
> command.


It's funny you should mention this. Audrey found and (I believe) fixed
just this issue this evening.

 
> If anyone here knows how to modify the YAML::Syck XS so that it loads
> B::Deparse only when needed, that would be the best solution.  Without
> a solution from upstream, inserting the following into bin/svk
> accomplishes the same goal.
> 
> Is blacklisting B::Deparse too evil for production?

Yes, especially when YAML::Syck's author is an svk committer ;)

Best,
Jesse