On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 07:25:33AM -0700, rajarshi das wrote: > ./miniperl -w -Ilib -MExporter -e '<?>' || gmake minitest > ./miniperl -Ilib configpm configpm.tmp > Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation > byte 0x54, with no preceding start byte) in printf at > configpm line 63. > Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation > byte 0x68, with no preceding st > art byte) in printf at configpm line 63. > .... > ... > "no" not allowed in expression at configpm.tmp line > 20, near ""%" > configpm.tmp has too many errors. > Compilation failed in require at configpm line 673. > gmake: *** [lib/Config.pm] Error 113 > --------------------------------------------------- > > I have attached the configpm file. > > I tried redoing it with a clean build, but it still > fails. > > Why does configpm generate errors ?
miniperl is a minimal perl executable built to be able to run perl scripts to help build the modules and the full perl. configpm is the first of these; it generates Config.pm. Having it fail is a sign that there is something badly wrong.