| Subject: | how to get cpan to install correctly... |
Hi,
I don't know if this is actually a bug or not. If not, please direct me to the appropriate forum.
I created a module and submitted it to cpan. I tested it myself at the time (back in March of
2003). I installed it successfully (if I remember correctly) using `perl -e shell -MCPAN`. I
had used the Module::Build paradigm and everything seemed good. I never revisited it until
recently and I discovered that 5 out of 6 testers couldn't install it. So I tried reinstalling it
myself and couldn't. This module was the only one I'd ever used Module::Build for and I've
forgotten how I did it. Where do I start debugging this problem? Here's what I get:
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cpan> install IO::Pipe::Producer
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read /Users/rob/.cpan/Metadata
Database was generated on Tue, 09 May 2006 09:24:19 GMT
Running install for module IO::Pipe::Producer
Running make for R/RO/ROBLEACH/IO-Pipe-Producer-1.5.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok
Checksum for /Users/rob/.cpan/sources/authors/id/R/RO/ROBLEACH/IO-Pipe-Producer
-1.5.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /Users/rob/.cpan/build for sizes
IO-Pipe-Producer-1.5/
IO-Pipe-Producer-1.5/test.pl
IO-Pipe-Producer-1.5/lib/
IO-Pipe-Producer-1.5/lib/IO/
IO-Pipe-Producer-1.5/lib/IO/Pipe/
IO-Pipe-Producer-1.5/lib/IO/Pipe/Producer.pm
IO-Pipe-Producer-1.5/README
IO-Pipe-Producer-1.5/Build.PL
Package seems to come without Makefile.PL.
(The test -f "/Users/rob/.cpan/build/IO-Pipe-Producer-1.5/Makefile.PL" returned false.)
Writing one on our own (setting NAME to IOPipeProducer)
CPAN.pm: Going to build R/RO/ROBLEACH/IO-Pipe-Producer-1.5.tar.gz
Writing Makefile for IOPipeProducer
cp lib/IO/Pipe/Producer.pm blib/lib/IO/Pipe/Producer.pm
Manifying blib/man3/IO::Pipe::Producer.3pm
/usr/bin/perl "-Iblib/arch" "-Iblib/lib" Build.PL Build
Too early to specify a build action 'Build'. Do 'Build Build' instead.
make: *** [Build] Error 255
/usr/bin/make -- NOT OK
Running make test
Can't test without successful make
Running make install
make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
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Why does it try to create a Makefile instead of running Build.PL? Is there something I need to
add to my module to tell cpan that it needs to use Module::Build mechanisms to install my
module or has Module::Build changed, making my set-up obsolete? I have Module::Build
installed. If I try and install it manually doing Build, Build test, and Build install, it works just
fine.
One of the five failed tests built it correctly and got to my test script, though it failed one of
my tests, but the output in the report doesn't tell me which one. It should print out "not ok
#" to tell me which number test failed. Is it possible to get that output?
However, I think that's less important than fixing the installation problem. One thing at a
time, you know? Any ideas on what's wrong with the installation process?
I'm running perl 5.8.1-RC3, mac os x 10.3.9, and just reinstalled the Module::Build module
successfully.
Thanks,
Rob