CPAN make issues. No modules will install

Brnzwngs · 07-26-2006, 08:24 PM

Hey guys,

I'm having trouble with Perl's CPAN. Whenever I try to run cpan install whatever module I want, it gives me make errors. Here is an example when I try to install WWW::Myspace:

Code:

        Test returned status 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
FAILED--2 test scripts could be run, alas--no output ever seen
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 2
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force

Do you know what I can do to make it run properly? I have all the developer tools in the world practically. I have the make path defined and everything. Save me please haha.

Thanks in advance!

gilead · 07-26-2006, 08:42 PM

There's a heap of dependencies listed for that module, did all of them install OK? Although the cpan install WWW::Myspace command should have downloaded the dependencies for you (I think), if it didn't you might be able to find out by doing the steps manually. For example:

Code:

perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
# You could run the following instead and check output.log:
make test | tee output.log
sudo make install

When I try and run the steps manually I get plenty of wstat errors, but not the same one that you do.

Brnzwngs · 07-26-2006, 08:55 PM

I did attempt to install the dependencies, but all it does it continue going and it does flash that it had make errors. Especially on make tests they all fail.

gilead · 07-26-2006, 09:10 PM

It sounds like it had problems downloading the dependencies. You can check if a module is installed with something like this (substitute the name of each dependency for WWW::Myspace):

Code:

perl -MWWW::Myspace -e 1

If the dependencies didn't get installed you should be able to install them manually. Have you installed perl stuff manually before? You can search at http://cpan.perl.org/ for the dependencies, download them and (usually) install with perl Makefile.PL && make && make test && make install