Bug #68236 for CPAN: CPAN 1.9600 won't install on RHEL6, Failed tests: 14, 16-17, 19

# cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.0 (Santiago) # uname -a Linux max 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Apr 21 16:08:55 EDT 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux # rpm -q perl perl-5.10.1-115.el6.x86_64 # perl -V Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 10 subversion 1) configuration: Platform: osname=linux, osvers=2.6.18-194.8.1.el5, archname=x86_64-linux-thread-multi uname='linux x86-004.build.bos.redhat.com 2.6.18-194.8.1.el5 #1 smp wed jun 23 10:52:51 edt 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 gnulinux ' config_args='-des -Doptimize=-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic -DDEBUGGING=-g -Dversion=5.10.1 -Dmyhostname=localhost -Dperladmin=root@localhost -Dcc=gcc -Dcf_by=Red Hat, Inc. -Dprefix=/usr -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dsiteprefix=/usr/local -Dsitelib=/usr/local/share/perl5 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib64/perl5 -Dprivlib=/usr/share/perl5 -Darchlib=/usr/lib64/perl5 -Dvendorlib=/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl -Dvendorarch=/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl -Dinc_version_list=5.10.0 -Darchname=x86_64-linux-thread-multi -Dlibpth=/usr/local/lib64 /lib64 /usr/lib64 -Duseshrplib -Dusethreads -Duseithreads -Duselargefiles -Dd_dosuid -Dd_semctl_semun -Di_db -Ui_ndbm -Di_gdbm -Di_shadow -Di_syslog -Dman3ext=3pm -Duseperlio -Dinstallusrbinperl=n -Ubincompat5005 -Uversiononly -Dpager=/usr/bin/less -isr -Dd_gethostent_r_proto -Ud_endhostent_r_proto -Ud_sethostent_r_proto -Ud_endprotoent_r_proto -Ud_setprotoent_r_proto -Ud_endservent_r_proto -Ud_setservent_r_proto -Dscriptdir=/usr/bin' hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define useithreads=define, usemultiplicity=define useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=undef use64bitint=define, use64bitall=define, uselongdouble=undef usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef Compiler: cc='gcc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64', optimize='-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic', cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector -I/usr/local/include' ccversion='', gccversion='4.4.4 20100713 (Red Hat 4.4.4-12)', gccosandvers='' intsize=4, longsize=8, ptrsize=8, doublesize=8, byteorder=12345678 d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=16 ivtype='long', ivsize=8, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', lseeksize=8 alignbytes=8, prototype=define Linker and Libraries: ld='gcc', ldflags =' -fstack-protector' libpth=/usr/local/lib64 /lib64 /usr/lib64 libs=-lresolv -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc perllibs=-lresolv -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc libc=, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.so gnulibc_version='2.12' Dynamic Linking: dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib64/perl5/CORE' cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic' Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT PERL_MALLOC_WRAP USE_64_BIT_ALL USE_64_BIT_INT USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO USE_REENTRANT_API Built under linux Compiled at Jul 19 2010 11:01:22 @INC: /usr/local/lib64/perl5 /usr/local/share/perl5 /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 . # perl -MCPAN -e 'install CPAN' ... Running make test PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t t/00signature.t ........ skipped: No Module::Signature found [INC = /root/.cpan/build/CPAN-1.9600-oEg63U/blib/lib /root/.cpan/build/CPAN-1.9600-oEg63U/blib/arch /usr/local/lib64/perl5 /usr/local/share/perl5 /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 .] 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 ........... 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 ......... skipped: Module::Build not installed 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 .............. skipped: Test::Pod 1.00 required for testing POD t/51pod.t .............. ok t/52podcover.t ......... skipped: Test::Pod::Coverage 0.18 required for testing pod coverage t/60credentials.t ...... ok t/70_critic.t .......... skipped: Test::Perl::Critic required to criticise code 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=298, 6 wallclock secs ( 0.09 usr 0.04 sys + 5.26 cusr 0.43 csys = 5.82 CPU) Result: FAIL Failed 1/21 test programs. 4/298 subtests failed. make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255 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 -- /* * * Otto J. 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