I have a light minimalish system (noX) and not a lot installed but for a the last few weeks, when I try to update with emerge -vuD world
It caves about a perl versioning problem, and specifically about: perl-core/Module-Build-0.400.0 Abbreviated output: ,---- | >>> Emerging (1 of 12) perl-core/Module-Build-0.400.0 | * Module-Build-0.40.tar.gz RMD160 SHA1 SHA256 size ;-) ... | [ ok ] | >>> cfg-update-1.8.2-r1: Checksum index is up-to-date ... | >>> Unpacking source... | >>> Unpacking Module-Build-0.40.tar.gz to | /var/tmp/portage/perl-core/Module-Build-0.400.0/work | >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/perl-core/Module-Build-0.400.0/work | >>> Preparing source in | /var/tmp/portage/perl-core/Module-Build-0.400.0/work/Module-Build-0.40 ... | >>> Source prepared. | >>> Configuring source in | /var/tmp/portage/perl-core/Module-Build-0.400.0/work/Module-Build-0.40 ... | * Using Module::Build | * perl Build.PL --installdirs=vendor --libdoc= | --destdir=/var/tmp/portage/perl-core/Module-Build-0.400.0/ima | ge/ --create_packlist=0 | *** BOOTSTRAPPING version *** | Checking prerequisites... | build_requires: | ! Parse::CPAN::Meta (1.40) is installed, but we need version >= | 1.4401 | ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND IN PREREQUISITES. You may wish to install the versions | of the modules indicated above before proceeding with this installation | | Could not create MYMETA files | Creating new 'Build' script for 'Module-Build' version '0.40' | Copied META.yml to MYMETA.yml for bootstrapping | | These additional prerequisites must be installed: | requires: | ! version (we need version 0.87) | >>> Source configured. | >>> Compiling source in | /var/tmp/portage/perl-core/Module-Build-0.400.0/work/Module-Build-0.40 ... | version version 0.87 required--this is only version 0.82 at | /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.12.4/Module/Metadata | .pm line 20. | [...] `---- I can't really see what to do about this... What is installed is: ,---- | # eix -Ic|grep Parse.*Meta | [I] perl-core/Parse-CPAN-Meta (1.440.400@05/03/12): Parse META.yml and other | similar CPAN metadata files | [I] virtual/perl-Parse-CPAN-Meta (1.440.400@04/25/12): Virtual for Parse-CPAN-Meta `----
