It certainly should. As I mentioned in my post above, BUILD_REQUIRES isn't specifically for the testing phase. It's for the build phase, which is actually earlier than the test phase. It's the place to list build dependencies, but happens to also be a good place for listing test dependencies. The reason I say it's a good place is this: It's my opinion (and only my opinion) that PREREQ_PM should be reserved for your module's actual dependencies. CONFIGURE_REQUIRES should be reserved for Makefile.PL's dependencies. BUILD_REQUIRES should be used for anything that is essential to the 'make' process or the make test process, but that is not essential for the target module itself once it's installed.
These aren't the only hooks either. There are additional hooks for installing executables, and other paraphernalia. But when it comes to dependencies that are themselves actually modules, these are the three points of interest.
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