I hope there is a kind soul who could tell me what to do. I have installed the libidn port (devel/libidn) because it's required by Net::LibIDN perl module, but the module still fails to install, thusly:
cpan> install Net::LibIDN R unning install for module Net::LibIDN Running make for T/TH/THOR/Net-LibIDN-0.07.tar.gz Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/T/TH/THOR/Net-LibIDN-0.07.tar.gz ok Net-LibIDN-0.07/ Net-LibIDN-0.07/debian/ Net-LibIDN-0.07/debian/control Net-LibIDN-0.07/debian/copyright Net-LibIDN-0.07/debian/changelog Net-LibIDN-0.07/debian/rules Net-LibIDN-0.07/debian/compat Net-LibIDN-0.07/META.yml Net-LibIDN-0.07/_LibIDN.pm Net-LibIDN-0.07/Changes Net-LibIDN-0.07/Artistic Net-LibIDN-0.07/LibIDN.xs Net-LibIDN-0.07/MANIFEST Net-LibIDN-0.07/_test.pl Net-LibIDN-0.07/Makefile.PL Net-LibIDN-0.07/README Removing previously used /root/.cpan/build/Net-LibIDN-0.07 CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TH/THOR/Net-LibIDN-0.07.tar.gz /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lidn This module requires GNU Libidn, which could not be found. Running make test Make had some problems, maybe interrupted? Won't test Running make install Make had some problems, maybe interrupted? Won't install cpan> What am I gonna do? ;-)) -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html -- +======================================================================+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +======================================================================+ Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. -- Voltaire _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"