Joop,
I ran /tools/bin/ make fixdeps" and I got this result: Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Warning: prerequisite Devel::StackTrace 0 not found. Writing Makefile for Class::ReturnValue ---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ---- ---- JESSE/Class-ReturnValue-0.55.tar.gz ---- Devel::StackTrace [requires] Shall I follow them and prepend them to the queue of modules we are processing right now? [yes] yes So, I entered 'yes' and hit enter and got several interesting returns like this: Running make test Delayed until after prerequisites Running make install Delayed until after prerequisites followed by this: Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for Devel::StackTrace make[1]: Entering directory `/home/rt/.cpan/build/Devel-StackTrace-1.1902-UYgoNf' cp lib/Devel/StackTrace.pm blib/lib/Devel/StackTrace.pm Manifying blib/man3/Devel::StackTrace.3 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/rt/.cpan/build/Devel-StackTrace-1.1902-UYgoNf' DROLSKY/Devel-StackTrace-1.1902.tar.gz /tools/bin/make -- OK Running make test make[1]: Entering directory `/home/rt/.cpan/build/Devel-StackTrace-1.1902-UYgoNf' PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /tools/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t t/01-basic........ok 1/35 skipped: various reasons t/02-bad-utf8.....skipped all skipped: These tests require Perl 5.8.8+ t/kwalitee........skipped all skipped: This test is only run for the module author t/pod-coverage....skipped all skipped: This test is only run for the module author t/pod.............skipped all skipped: This test is only run for the module author All tests successful, 4 tests and 1 subtest skipped. which was followed by this: Running make for J/JE/JESSE/Class-ReturnValue-0.55.tar.gz Has already been unwrapped into directory /home/rt/.cpan/build/Class-ReturnValue-0.55-YGoq86 CPAN.pm: Going to build J/JE/JESSE/Class-ReturnValue-0.55.tar.gz Warning: Prerequisite 'Devel::StackTrace => 0' for 'J/JE/JESSE/Class-ReturnValue-0.55.tar.gz' already installed but installation looks suspicious. Skipping another installation attempt, to prevent looping endlessly. and then lastly by this: Running make test make[1]: Entering directory `/home/rt/.cpan/build/Class-ReturnValue-0.55-YGoq86' PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /tools/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'inc', 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t t/basic.... # Failed test 'use Class::ReturnValue;' # in t/basic.t at line 5. # Tried to use 'Class::ReturnValue'. # Error: Can't locate Devel/StackTrace.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /home/rt/.cpan/build/Class-ReturnValue-0.55-YGoq86/inc /home/rt/.cpan/build/Class-ReturnValue-0.55-YGoq86/blib/lib /home/rt/.cpan/build/Class-ReturnValue-0.55-YGoq86/blib/arch /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/5.8.5/sun4-solaris /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/5.8.5/sun4-solaris /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/5.8.5 /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/site_perl/5.8.5/sun4-solaris /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/site_perl/5.8.5/sun4-solaris /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/site_perl/5.8.5 /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/site_perl/5.8.5/sun4-solaris /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/site_perl/5.8.5 /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/site_perl . /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/5.8.5/sun4-solaris /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/5.8.5 /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/site_perl/5.8.5/sun4-solaris /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/site_perl/5.8.5 /soft/perl-5.8.5/run/default/sparc-SunOS-5.8/lib/site_perl .) at /home/rt/.cpan/build/Class-ReturnValue-0.55-YGoq86/blib/lib/Class/ReturnValue.pm line 81. # BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/basic.t line 5. # Compilation failed in require at (eval 3) line 2. # BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 3) line 2. Can't locate object method "new" via package "Class::ReturnValue" at t/basic.t line 8. # Looks like you planned 32 tests but only ran 1. # Looks like you failed 1 test of 1 run. # Looks like your test died just after 1. t/basic....dubious Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00) DIED. FAILED tests 1-32 Failed 32/32 tests, 0.00% okay Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail List of Failed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- t/basic.t 255 65280 32 63 1-32 Failed 1/1 test scripts. 32/32 subtests failed. Files=1, Tests=32, 0 wallclock secs ( 0.10 cusr + 0.02 csys = 0.12 CPU) Failed 1/1 test programs. 32/32 subtests failed. make[1]: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/rt/.cpan/build/Class-ReturnValue-0.55-YGoq86' JESSE/Class-ReturnValue-0.55.tar.gz /tools/bin/make test -- NOT OK Running make install make test had returned bad status, won't install without force Install module Text::Quoted Running install for module 'Text::Quoted' Running make for R/RU/RUZ/Text-Quoted-2.05.tar.gz Fetching with LWP: ftp://cpan.cs.utah.edu/pub/CPAN/authors/id/R/RU/RUZ/Text-Quoted-2.05.tar.gz Checksum for /home/rt/.cpan/sources/authors/id/R/RU/RUZ/Text-Quoted-2.05.tar.gz ok Text-Quoted-2.05/ Text-Quoted-2.05/inc/ Text-Quoted-2.05/inc/Module/ Text-Quoted-2.05/inc/Module/Install.pm Text-Quoted-2.05/inc/Module/Install/ Text-Quoted-2.05/inc/Module/Install/Fetch.pm Text-Quoted-2.05/inc/Module/Install/Makefile.pm Text-Quoted-2.05/inc/Module/Install/Base.pm Text-Quoted-2.05/inc/Module/Install/Metadata.pm Text-Quoted-2.05/inc/Module/Install/Can.pm Text-Quoted-2.05/inc/Module/Install/WriteAll.pm Text-Quoted-2.05/inc/Module/Install/Win32.pm Text-Quoted-2.05/Changes Text-Quoted-2.05/t/ Text-Quoted-2.05/t/7.t Text-Quoted-2.05/t/4.t Text-Quoted-2.05/t/6.t Text-Quoted-2.05/t/5.t Text-Quoted-2.05/t/2.t Text-Quoted-2.05/t/3.t Text-Quoted-2.05/t/1.t Text-Quoted-2.05/MANIFEST Text-Quoted-2.05/Quoted.pm Text-Quoted-2.05/META.yml Text-Quoted-2.05/Makefile.PL Text-Quoted-2.05/README CPAN.pm: Going to build R/RU/RUZ/Text-Quoted-2.05.tar.gz Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Warning: prerequisite Text::Autoformat 0 not found. Writing Makefile for Text::Quoted ---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ---- ---- RUZ/Text-Quoted-2.05.tar.gz ---- Text::Autoformat [requires] Shall I follow them and prepend them to the queue of modules we are processing right now? [yes] I answered again with yes and got this: Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Warning: prerequisite Text::Reform 1.11 not found. Writing Makefile for Text::Autoformat ---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ---- ---- DCONWAY/Text-Autoformat-1.13.tar.gz ---- Text::Reform [requires] Shall I follow them and prepend them to the queue of modules we are processing right now? [yes] It looks like I have reached the end and I don't want to continue to say yes and get the same result. Any ideas? Kenn LBNL On 10/9/2008 10:41 AM, Joop van de Wege wrote: > Kenneth Crocker wrote: >> Any clues as to why the "C" compiler is needed? Thanks. > Not all Perl modules are Pure Perl modules which means that for example > GD has a Perl interface to the gd.so which fixdeps will try to compile > for you. > That is probably not the right thing to say but I hope its close enough > for you to understand the why of th C compiler. > > If you really get stuck I might be able to help out, since we used to be > quite involved with Sun Solaris. > > Joop > > > _______________________________________________ http://lists.bestpractical.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rt-users Community help: http://wiki.bestpractical.com Commercial support: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Discover RT's hidden secrets with RT Essentials from O'Reilly Media. Buy a copy at http://rtbook.bestpractical.com