[redirectinb back to list] Dave Tibbals wrote: >> Dave Tibbals wrote: >>> I am attempting to install the module Digest::MD5 and it fails with >>> the makefile for the module. The error reported is "*** missing >>> separator. Stop". >> >> Something's wrong with the Makefile. This can happen if tabs >> get expanded to spaces or if DOS-style line endings are used. >> >> Are you creating it with "perl Makefile.PL"? Are you editing it in >> some way afterwards? >> > > Actually I am doing this install in the MCPAN shell. It does the > download from the mirror site and expands, builds, install > automatically.
What line is make complaining about the missing separator? What does the Makefile look like around that line? >From CPAN shell, you can do the following to run the steps separately: look Digest::MD5 $ perl Makefile.PL $ make -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
