On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Peter Scott <pe...@psdt.com> wrote: > On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:25:18 -0700, Tom Smith wrote: > > base/message-charset.t .... 1/21 Can't locate > > auto/HTML/Parser/utf8_mode.alin @INC (@INC contains: ../blib/lib > > ../blib/arch ../. > > /System/Library/Perl/5.8.6/darwin-thread-multi-2level > > /System/Library/Perl/5.8.6 > > /Library/Perl/5.8.6/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.8.6 > > /Library/Perl > > /Network/Library/Perl/5.8.6/darwin-thread-multi-2level > > /Network/Library/Perl/5.8.6 /Network/Library/Perl > > /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.8.6/darwin-thread-multi-2level > > /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.8.6 /Library/Perl/5.8.1 .) at > > /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.8.6/darwin-thread-multi-2level/HTML/ > Parser.pm > > line 82 > > base/message-charset.t .... Dubious, test returned 255 (wstat 65280, > > 0xff00) Failed 15/21 subtests > > You have an odd problem. The test in question is calling > HTTP::Message::content_charset, which is then requiring HTML::Parser, > which is a prerequisite for LWP. It then makes a new parser, passing the > utf8_mode option. But your HTML::Parser module doesn't know what to do > with that option. > > I believe that your HTML::Parser needs upgrading. But you're getting the > system one, which is often dangerous to touch. I think you should make an > enitrely new Perl from scratch, installed to a different location, then > you never have to worry about these conflicts. >
Ok, sounds good. I'll see if I can figure out how to install perl. What version would you recommend? I read that perl 5.10 back ports some perl 6 stuff, and I tend to shy away from hybrid releases.
