Answering myself here - found out it was the perl
binary.  For some reason the binary compiled for 64-bit
execution would not make this module properly, but
the 32-bit does.  Go figure.  

Someone else is looking into why this might be the case.
For now, I'm happy to use the 32-bit version.

deb


Meanwhile, Deb says:
| 
| Hello,
| 
| I installed perl module Text::Reflow on perl v5.6.1 for Solaris.
| 
| It built fine, but "make test" fails in that it hangs on the 
| first test.  
| 
| cpan> test Text::Reflow
| Running test for module Text::Reflow
| Running make for M/MW/MWARD/Text-Reflow-1.04.tar.gz
|   Is already unwrapped into directory /usr/local/cpan/build/Text-Reflow-1.04
|   Has already been processed within this session
| Running make test
| Use of uninitialized value in scalar assignment at 
|/usr/local/pkg/perl-5.6.1/lib/5.6.1/CPAN.pm line 4658.
| Use of uninitialized value in hash dereference at 
|/usr/local/pkg/perl-5.6.1/lib/5.6.1/CPAN.pm line 801.
| PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/local/pkg/perl-5.6.1/bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib 
|-I/usr/local/pkg/perl-5.6.1/lib/5.6.1/sun4-solaris 
|-I/usr/local/pkg/perl-5.6.1/lib/5.6.1 test.pl
| 1..20
| ok 1
| ^C  /usr/ccs/bin/make test -- NOT OK
| 
| 
| I don't know how to troubleshoot this, and find out wherein lies
| the problem.  Any and all help would be appreciated, or even
| pointers to the appropriate email list(s).
| 
| Thanks,
| 
| deb
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