Bug #67024 for CPAN: On HP-UX 11.31 IA64, 'install cpan' fails in 41distribution check

Aye, This is a duplicate of https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=66777. Facts: - HP-UX 11.31 on IA64 architecture, September 2010 Full OE update (i.e. latest available, March 2011 not available yet) - Perl version: # perl -V Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 8) configuration: Platform: osname=hpux, osvers=11.23, archname=IA64.ARCHREV_0-thread-multi uname='hp-ux buzz b.11.23 u ia64 3101164512 unlimited-user license ' config_args='-Dmksymlinks -ders -Dcc=cc -Dusethreads -Duseithreads -Ud_sigsetjmp -Uinstallusrbinperl -Ulocincpth= -Uloclibpth= -Dsh=/usr/bin/sh -Dd_attribut=undef -Dd_attribute_warn_unused_result=undef -Dd_u32align=define -Aprepend:libswanted=cl -Dvendorprefix=/opt/perl_32 -Accflags=+DSitanium2 -Doptimize=-fast +Ofltacc=strict -Accflags=+Z -Accflags=-DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -Duselargefiles -Accflags=-DNO_HASH_SEED -Dprefix=/opt/perl_32 -Dinc_version_list=5.8.7/$archname 5.8.7 5.8.6/$archname 5.8.6 5.8.4/$archname 5.8.4 5.8.3/$archname 5.8.3 5.8.2/$archname 5.8.2 5.8.1/$archname 5.8.1 5.8.0/$archname 5.8.0 -Dsed=/usr/bin/sed -Duseshrplib -Dconfig_heavy=Config_dynamic.pl' hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define usemultiplicity=define useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef Compiler: cc='cc', ccflags =' -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199506L -D_REENTRANT -Ae -D_HPUX_SOURCE -Wl,+vnocompatwarnings +DSitanium2 +Z -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DNO_HASH_SEED -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 ', optimize='-fast +Ofltacc=strict', cppflags='-Aa -D__STDC_EXT__ -D_HPUX_SOURCE -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199506L -D_REENTRANT -Ae -D_HPUX_SOURCE -Wl,+vnocompatwarnings +DSitanium2 +Z -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DNO_HASH_SEED' ccversion='', gccversion='', gccosandvers='' intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=4321 d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=16 ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', lseeksize=8 alignbytes=8, prototype=define Linker and Libraries: ld='/usr/bin/ld', ldflags =' -L/usr/lib/hpux32' libpth=/usr/lib/hpux32 /lib /usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib /usr/local/lib libs=-lcl -lnsl -lnm -lndbm -ldl -ldld -lm -lsec -lpthread -lc perllibs=-lcl -lnsl -lnm -ldl -ldld -lm -lsec -lpthread -lc libc=/usr/lib/hpux32/libc.so, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.so gnulibc_version='' Dynamic Linking: dlsrc=dl_hpux.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E -Wl,-B,deferred ' cccdlflags='+Z', lddlflags='-b +vnocompatwarnings -L/usr/lib/hpux32' Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT PERL_MALLOC_WRAP USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO USE_REENTRANT_API USE_SITECUSTOMIZE Built under hpux Compiled at Nov 28 2008 11:52:02 @INC: /opt/perl_32/lib/5.8.8/IA64.ARCHREV_0-thread-multi /opt/perl_32/lib/5.8.8 /opt/perl_32/lib/site_perl/5.8.8/IA64.ARCHREV_0-thread-multi /opt/perl_32/lib/site_perl/5.8.8 /opt/perl_32/lib/site_perl /opt/perl_32/lib/vendor_perl/5.8.8/IA64.ARCHREV_0-thread-multi /opt/perl_32/lib/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /opt/perl_32/lib/vendor_perl . - Fails in 41distribution: Manifying blib/man3/CPAN::Nox.3 Manifying blib/man3/CPAN::FirstTime.3 ANDK/CPAN-1.9600.tar.gz make -- OK Running make test PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /opt/perl_32/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t t/00signature.t ........ skipped: External program 'gpg' not found t/01loadme.t ........... ok t/02nox.t .............. ok t/03pkgs.t ............. ok t/04clean_load.t ....... ok t/10version.t .......... ok t/11mirroredby.t ....... ok t/12cpan.t ............. ok t/13tarzip.t ........... 1/4 x CPAN-Test-Dummy-Perl5-Build-1.03/t/00_load.t, 403 bytes, 1 tape blocks x CPAN-Test-Dummy-Perl5-Build-1.03/MANIFEST, 89 bytes, 1 tape blocks x CPAN-Test-Dummy-Perl5-Build-1.03/META.yml, 514 bytes, 2 tape blocks x CPAN-Test-Dummy-Perl5-Build-1.03/lib/CPAN/Test/Dummy/Perl5/Build.pm, 671 bytes, 2 tape blocks x CPAN-Test-Dummy-Perl5-Build-1.03/Changes, 191 bytes, 1 tape blocks x CPAN-Test-Dummy-Perl5-Build-1.03/README, 260 bytes, 1 tape blocks x CPAN-Test-Dummy-Perl5-Build-1.03/Build.PL, 801 bytes, 2 tape blocks t/13tarzip.t ........... ok t/14forkbomb.t ......... skipped: test only run when called with --doit t/30shell.t ............ skipped: no Expect, maybe try env CPAN_RUN_SHELL_TEST_WITHOUT_EXPECT=1 t/31sessions.t ......... ok t/41distribution.t ..... 1/19 # Failed test (t/41distribution.t at line 151) # got: '' # expected: 'HASH' # Failed test (t/41distribution.t at line 161) # Failed test (t/41distribution.t at line 151) # got: '' # expected: 'HASH' # Failed test (t/41distribution.t at line 161) # Looks like you failed 4 tests of 19. t/41distribution.t ..... Dubious, test returned 4 (wstat 1024, 0x400) Failed 4/19 subtests t/42distroprefs.t ...... ok t/43distroprefspref.t .. ok t/44cpanmeta.t ......... skipped: CPAN::Meta not available t/50pod.t .............. ok t/51pod.t .............. ok t/52podcover.t ......... ok t/60credentials.t ...... ok t/70_critic.t .......... skipped: Test::Perl::Critic only run when AUTHOR_TEST set Test Summary Report ------------------- t/41distribution.t (Wstat: 1024 Tests: 19 Failed: 4) Failed tests: 14, 16-17, 19 Non-zero exit status: 4 Files=21, Tests=410, 75 wallclock secs ( 0.26 usr 0.12 sys + 56.57 cusr 8.95 csys = 65.90 CPU) Result: FAIL Failed 1/21 test programs. 4/410 subtests failed. *** Error exit code 255 Stop. ANDK/CPAN-1.9600.tar.gz make test -- NOT OK //hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, try: reports ANDK/CPAN-1.9600.tar.gz Running make install make test had returned bad status, won't install without force Failed during this command: ANDK/CPAN-1.9600.tar.gz : make_test NO However, if you manually install Parse::CPAN::Meta, the installation is successful. (duplicate of https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=66777). br, -MNi -- Mikko Niskanen, Support Engineer Tel. +358 40 572 9902 CBOSS Oy, P.O. Box 300, FI-00381 HELSINKI http://www.cbossgroup.com<http://www.cbossgroup.com/>