Re: [Pdl-devel] CPAN clean install 2.008-rc1 fails, missing Module::Compile

2015-04-16 Thread Ed
Respectfully, seeking to bend over backwards to try to work when stated prerequisites (not introduced by me) aren't present due to using a clearly underfunctional tool (seriously, do try cpanm - you won't ever want to go back) seems like a pointless task. -Original Message- From: Derek

Re: [Pdl-devel] CPAN clean install 2.008-rc1 fails, missing Module::Compile

2015-04-16 Thread Derek Lamb
CPAN is one of the install paths we support, so I was giving it a try. Usually I don't have any issues. https://github.com/ingydotnet/module-compile-pm/issues/5 > On Apr 16, 2015, at 3:40 PM, Ed wrote: > > I highly recommend not using the CPAN module directly (or at all) to install > module

Re: [Pdl-devel] CPAN clean install 2.008-rc1 fails, missing Module::Compile

2015-04-16 Thread Ed
I highly recommend not using the CPAN module directly (or at all) to install modules, but instead use the "cpanm" command (https://metacpan.org/pod/App::cpanminus), which will fetch all prereqs, and if any are unsuccessful, it stops there. What is the Module::Compile error? I see the CPAN lates

Re: [Pdl-devel] CPAN clean install 2.008-rc1 fails, missing Module::Compile

2015-04-16 Thread Derek Lamb
As a follow-up, the problem was that Module::Compile did not pass its own tests, so didn't install. The PDL build saw this, but proceeded anyway. I've posted the issue to Module::Compile's Github issue tracker. > On Apr 15, 2015, at 3:05 PM, Derek Lamb wrote: > > I attempted a clean install