Test::Harness in Core

[Ovid]

As most of us are aware, there's a problem with dual-life modules in the core.  It might be nice if Test::Harness was not one of those problems.

What would it take for TH to be split into two distributions?  One of those would reside in core and only contain core features.  The other (Test::Harness::Extended?) would be where new features are developed.

Obviously there are all sorts of stumbling blocks with this, but if we could figure out a clean way of making this a seamless separation, we could keep a stable TH in core for years (presumably), while still developing.

I've no particular suggestions and I'm not bothered if this idea gets shot down.  Just a thought :)

 
Cheers,
Ovid
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