Tom, The make test it self returned error.
So the problem is not with the cpan. Please check you have all the dependencies met. You can paste the make test results here. It will show the exact dependency errors. or else, get the source from the below link http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/G/GA/GAAS/libwww-perl-5.833.tar.gz and manually try. Shammi ----- Original Message ---- > From: tom smith <climbingpartn...@gmail.com> > To: beginners@perl.org > Sent: Mon, November 2, 2009 2:25:35 PM > Subject: tried to install my first module (Mac OSX 10.4.11) > > 1) I did: > > $ sudo cpan > > which asked me a lot of questions. I accepted the defaults. > > > 2) Then as described here: > > http://sial.org/howto/perl/life-with-cpan/macosx/ > > I did: > > cpan> o conf makepl_arg "INSTALLBIN=/usr/local/bin > INSTALLSCRIPT=/usr/local/bin" > > cpan> o conf commit > > > 3) Then I did: > > cpan> install LWP::Simple > > which after awhile ended with this output: > > base/message-charset.t 255 65280 21 30 142.86% 7-21 > 9 subtests skipped. > Failed 1/37 test scripts, 97.30% okay. 15/1127 subtests failed, 98.67% > okay. > make: *** [test] Error 2 > /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK > Running make install > make test had returned bad status, won't install without force > > > > > 4) Somewhere in all the output during step 3), I saw a message that said: > > There's a new CPAN.pm version (v1.9402) available! > [Current version is v1.7601] > You might want to try > install Bundle::CPAN > reload cpan > without quitting the current session. It should be a seamless upgrade > while we are running... > > So after the install failed, and I was back at the cpan> prompt, I tried: > > cpan> install Bundle::CPAN > > which after a very long while ended with: > > Writing > /Library/Perl/5.8.6/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/Module/Build/.packlist > /usr/bin/make install -- OK > > Recursive dependency detected: > Bundle::CPAN > => Test::Harness > => A/AN/ANDYA/Test-Harness-3.17.tar.gz > => File::Spec > => S/SM/SMUELLER/PathTools-3.31.tar.gz > => Scalar::Util > => G/GB/GBARR/Scalar-List-Utils-1.21.tar.gz > => Test::More > => M/MS/MSCHWERN/Test-Simple-0.94.tar.gz > => Test::Harness. > Cannot continue. > > > CPAN: Term::ReadLine::Perl loaded ok > .................... > 20 subroutines in Term::ReadLine redefined > > cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.7601) > ReadLine support enabled > > But I can't tell if the new version installed or not. I tried: > > $ cpan --version > > and I got: > /usr/local/bin/cpan version [unknown] calling Getopt::Std::getopts (version > 1.05 [paranoid]), > > > > > 5) Assuming the new version did install, I did this: > > cpan> reload cpan > > which resulted in this: > ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... > 199 subroutines redefined > ............ > 12 subroutines redefined > > > > > > 6) Then I did this: > > cpan> exit > Lockfile removed. > > $ sudo cpan > Password: > > and accepted the defaults, which resulted in this: > Sorry, we have to rerun the configuration dialog for CPAN.pm due to > some missing parameters... > > Normally CPAN.pm keeps config variables in memory and changes need to > be saved in a separate 'o conf commit' command to make them permanent > between sessions. If you set the 'auto_commit' option to true, changes > to a config variable are always automatically committed to disk. > > > Always commit changes to config variables to disk? [no] > > A Build.PL is run by perl in a separate process. Likewise we run > './Build' and './Build install' in separate processes. If you have any > parameters you want to pass to the calls, please specify them here. > > Typical frequently used settings: > > --install_base /home/xxx # different installation directory > > > Parameters for the 'perl Build.PL' command? [] > > Parameters for the './Build' command? Setting might be: > > --extra_linker_flags -L/usr/foo/lib # non-standard library location > > > Your choice: [] > > Do you want to use a different command for './Build install'? Sudo > users will probably prefer: > > su root -c ./Build > or > sudo ./Build > or > /path1/to/sudo -u admin_account ./Build > > > or some such. Your choice: [/Build] > > Parameters for the './Build install' command? Typical frequently used > setting: > > --uninst 1 # uninstall conflicting files > > > Your choice: [] > > > > Please remember to call 'o conf commit' to make the config permanent! > > > cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9402) > Enter 'h' for help. > > cpan[1]> > > > > > 7) Then I did this again: > > cpan[1]> o conf makepl_arg "INSTALLBIN=/usr/local/bin > INSTALLSCRIPT=/usr/local/bin" > > makepl_arg [INSTALLBIN=/usr/local/bin INSTALLSCRIPT=/usr/local/bin] > Please use 'o conf commit' to make the config permanent! > > > cpan[2]> o conf commit > commit: wrote '/System/Library/Perl/5.8.6/CPAN/Config.pm' > > > > > > 8) Then I tried to install the module again: > > cpan[3]> install LWP::Simple > > and the output ended with: > Test Summary Report > ------------------- > base/message-charset.t (Wstat: 65280 Tests: 6 Failed: 0) > Non-zero exit status: 255 > Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 21 tests but ran 6. > Files=37, Tests=1112, 25 wallclock secs ( 0.32 usr 0.16 sys + 2.94 cusr 0.71 > csys = 4.13 CPU) > Result: FAIL > Failed 1/37 test programs. 0/1112 subtests failed. > make: *** [test] Error 255 > GAAS/libwww-perl-5.833.tar.gz > /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK > //hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, try: > reports GAAS/libwww-perl-5.833.tar.gz > Running make install > make test had returned bad status, won't install without force > Failed during this command: > GAAS/libwww-perl-5.833.tar.gz : make_test NO > > cpan[4]> > > > > > So my question is: what the heck am I doing wrong? I saved all the output, > so if you need to see more, let me know. > > > 9) I just did this: > > $ sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell > > and this was the output: > cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9402) > Enter 'h' for help. > > cpan[1]> > > So it looks like I did successfully upgrade my cpan. I still haven't been > able to install that module though. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
