hmm... maybe it has to do with your installing Gtk/tk/etc. did you install Event.pm? I fail 2 tests on Event 2.01 -- I've googled and found other ppl with the same issue but no solutions so far.
for the record, I'm running 10.3.7 - e Running make test PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t t/attach_to.......v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/attach_to.......ok t/bored...........v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/bored...........ok t/callback........v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/callback........ok t/data............v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/data............ok t/delete..........v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/delete..........ok t/eval............v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/eval............ok t/fifo............v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/fifo............ok t/generic.........v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/generic.........ok t/group...........v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/group...........ok t/hook............v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/hook............ok t/hup.............v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/hup.............ok t/idle............v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/idle............ok t/idle2...........v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/idle2...........ok t/io..............v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/io..............NOK 6# Test 6 got: '0' (t/io.t at line 87) # Expected: '1' # t/io.t line 87 is: ok $noticed_bogus_fd, 1; t/io..............NOK 7# Failed test 7 in t/io.t at line 88 # t/io.t line 88 is: ok !defined $bogus->fd; t/io..............FAILED tests 6-7 Failed 2/8 tests, 75.00% okay t/leak............v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/leak............ok t/leak2...........v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/leak2...........ok t/loop............v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/loop............ok t/now.............v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/now.............ok t/reenter.........v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/reenter.........ok t/signal..........v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/signal..........ok t/timeout_cb......v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/timeout_cb......ok t/timer...........v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/timer...........ok t/unconfigured....v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/unconfigured....ok t/var.............v-strings are deprecated at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. v-string in use/require non-portable at /private/var/root/.cpan/build/Event-1.02/blib/lib/Event.pm line 11. t/var.............ok Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail Failed List of Failed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- t/io.t 8 2 25.00% 6-7 Failed 1/24 test scripts, 95.83% okay. 2/126 subtests failed, 98.41% okay. make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 2 /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK