feat: extend Excel Writer XLSX CPAN acceptance

Makefile

@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ endif
 test-cpan-release-acceptance: build
 	@mkdir -p build/reports
 	@log="build/reports/cpan-release-acceptance.log"; \
-	modules='PPR,Catalyst,Mojolicious,Image::ExifTool,DateTime,Template,DBIx::Class'; \
+	modules='PPR,Catalyst,Mojolicious,Image::ExifTool,DateTime,Template,DBIx::Class,Excel::Writer::XLSX'; \
 	echo "CPAN release acceptance log: $$log"; \
 	echo "Selected modules: $$modules" > "$$log"; \
 	echo "Commit: $$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> "$$log"; \

dev/tools/cpan_random_tester.pl

@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@
 # cap is extended when necessary so every exception gets its full soft timeout
 # plus the configured idle grace period.
 my %MODULE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = (
-    'DBIx::Class'     => 3600,
-    'Image::ExifTool' => 3600,
+    'DBIx::Class'        => 3600,
+    'Excel::Writer::XLSX' => 7200,
+    'Image::ExifTool'    => 3600,
 );
 
 # CPAN package index
@@ -2207,7 +2208,7 @@ sub print_usage {
   - Targets are randomly chosen from modules that haven't passed yet
     (or from --modules if specified).
   - Dependencies discovered during a run are recorded too (PASS/FAIL).
-  - A few heavy targets (e.g. DBIx::Class) have a higher per-module timeout in the script.
+  - A few heavy targets (e.g. DBIx::Class and Excel::Writer::XLSX) have a higher per-module timeout in the script.
     Their effective hard cap is also extended to include the configured idle
     grace period, so a smaller global --max-runtime does not cancel the exception.
   - Long targets are not killed merely for crossing --timeout if their output

dev/tools/tests/cpan_random_tester_parser.t

@@ -263,7 +263,15 @@ is(pass_percentage(8833, 8277), '51.6',
     'pass percentage excludes skipped and standard-Perl-failed modules');
 is(pass_percentage(0, 0), '0.0', 'empty pass/fail denominator is stable');
 
-my %slow = ('Image::ExifTool' => 3600);
+my %slow = (
+    'Excel::Writer::XLSX' => 7200,
+    'Image::ExifTool' => 3600,
+);
+is_deeply(
+    [effective_timeout_limits('Excel::Writer::XLSX', 120, 600, 300, \%slow)],
+    [7200, 7800],
+    'Excel::Writer::XLSX keeps its extended soft limit and idle grace',
+);
 is_deeply(
     [effective_timeout_limits('Image::ExifTool', 120, 600, 300, \%slow)],
     [3600, 4200],

dev/tools/tests/cpan_release_acceptance_contract.t

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ open my $tf, '<', $tester or die "Cannot read $tester: $!";
 my $tester_text = do { local $/; <$tf> };
 close $tf;
 
-my @modules = qw(PPR Catalyst Mojolicious Image::ExifTool DateTime Template DBIx::Class);
+my @modules = qw(PPR Catalyst Mojolicious Image::ExifTool DateTime Template DBIx::Class Excel::Writer::XLSX);
 like($make_text, qr/^test-cpan-release-acceptance: build$/m,
     'release acceptance target builds before testing');
 like($make_text, qr/--modules "\$\$modules".*--jobs 8 --strict-exit/s,

docs/about/changelog.md

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ priorities and future plans.
 
 ## Work in progress
 
+- Extend CPAN release acceptance coverage to Excel::Writer::XLSX with a timeout suitable for its large test suite.
+
 - Restore `local` compatibility for tied hash and array elements, sparse
   arrays, magic stashes, implicit `$_` foreach aliases (including early
   return), and localized regex captures on both execution backends.