Test Perl Versions with perlbrew

.github/workflows/perl_versions.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: Testing against Perl Versions
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+     branches: [ master ]  
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  perl-version-testing:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        perl-version: [ "5.10.1", "5.16", "5.24", "5.32.1", "5.36.0", "5.38.0" ]
+
+    steps:
+       # List all installed Perl Libraries
+      - name: List all installed Perl Libraries
+        run: |
+          dpkg --get-selections | grep -i perl | sort
+          echo "Perl Version:"
+          perl --version
+        
+      # Install missing Perl Libraries
+      - name: Install Perl Libraries
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get -y install perlbrew cpanminus liblocal-lib-perl
+          sudo apt-get -y install libdevel-patchperl-perl libcpan-perl-releases-perl libmodule-build-perl libmodule-build-tiny-perl
+          sudo apt-get -y install libextutils-config-perl libextutils-helpers-perl libextutils-installpaths-perl
+          sudo apt-get -y install libfile-which-perl libipc-run3-perl libhttp-tiny-perl
+          sudo apt-get -y install libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl libcapture-tiny-perl libdata-dump-perl libpath-tiny-perl
+          sudo apt-get -y install libcpanel-json-xs-perl libjson-xs-perl libjson-perl libyaml-libyaml-perl libyaml-perl
+        
+      - name: Inspect Available Perl Versions
+        run: |
+          echo "perlbrew - Inspect Available Perl Versions"
+          perlbrew available
+          perlbrew list
+
+      - name: Install requested Perl Version
+        run: |
+          echo "perlbrew - Install Perl Version '${{ matrix.perl-version }}'"
+          perl -Mlocal::lib
+          eval $(perl -I ~/perl5/lib/perl5/ -Mlocal::lib)
+          cpanm -v --installdeps --with-feature=test_perl-versions . 
+          perl-build --definitions ;
+          perl-build ${{ matrix.perl-version }} ~/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-${{ matrix.perl-version }} && perlbrew switch ${{ matrix.perl-version }} 
+          perl -v 
+          
+      - name: Run the Test Suite
+        run: |
+          echo "Build and Test the Module"
+          perl Makefile.PL
+          make build
+          make test TEST_VERBOSE=1

cpanfile

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on 'test' => sub {
   requires 'Capture::Tiny';
 };
 
-feature 'test_perl-5.10', 'testing in perl 5.10' => sub {
+feature 'test_perl-versions', 'testing in different Perl Versions' => sub {
   requires 'local::lib';
   requires 'Perl::Build';
 };