On Mon Oct 08 02:53:27 2007, ADAMK wrote:
Show quoted text> On RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 1, with perl 5.8.5,
> ExtUtils::Command fails to install due to a failed test for rm_rf.
>
> perl 5.8.5 comes with File::Path 1.06.
>
> I managed to resolve the problem by installing the latest File::Path
> (version 2.01).
>
> So you probably need to add a dependency on the newer File::Path version
> (either universally, or just in the targetted case of 1.06 in 5.8.5).
That would unfortunately introduce a circular dependency between
File::Path and ExtUtils::Install, as File::Path needs ExtUtils::Install
to install itself. Possible solutions include bundling File::Path with
ExtUtils::Install or just working around the problem.
Can you give some detail of the failure?
I wouldn't be surprised if the failure was due to a Redhat patch.
Probably some attempt at closing a security hole. Looking at
5.8.5-36.RHEL4 I see two patches which effect File::Path and they're
both messing with rmtree().
Can you reproduce the bug by using the original 5.8.5's File::Path (ie.
not Redhat's)? If you can't, can you provide a diff between the failing
File::Path and this one?
http://search.cpan.org/src/NWCLARK/perl-5.8.5/lib/File/Path.pm
