| Subject: | Can't install, can't clean? |
I somehow got my CPAN working directories in a snit. See this sequence, below. Even a
'force clean' won't clean things up, I'll have to go manually delete the build directory.
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% perl -MCPAN -e shell
CPAN: Term::ANSIColor loaded ok (v2.02)
cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9800)
Enter 'h' for help.
cpan[1]> install Module::Signature
CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.202)
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.73)
Reading 152 yaml files from /Users/ken/.cpan/build/
CPAN: Time::HiRes loaded ok (v1.9719)
.........................................................................DONE
Restored the state of none (in 2.5107 secs)
Database was generated on Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:55:34 GMT
Running install for module 'Module::Signature'
Running make for F/FL/FLORA/Module-Signature-0.68.tar.gz
Has already been unwrapped into directory /Users/ken/.cpan/build/Module-Signature-
0.68-FUd9B8
No 'Makefile' created
, won't make
Running make test
Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
Make had some problems, won't install
CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.112150)
Could not read metadata file. Falling back to other methods to determine prerequisites
cpan[2]> clean Module::Signature
Running clean for module 'Module::Signature'
Running make clean
No Makefile, don't know how to 'make clean'
cpan[3]>
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FWIW, I caused this just by answering [3] in M::Signature's install process below.
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Could not auto-detect a signature utility on your system.
What do you want me to do?
1) Let you install GnuPG manually while I'm waiting for your answer;
it is available at http://www.gnupg.org/download/ or may be available
from your platforms packaging system (for Open Source platforms).
2) Automatically install Crypt::OpenPGP and the 20 modules it requires
from CPAN, which will give the same functionality as GnuPG.
3) Forget this cryptographic signature stuff for now.
Your choice: [3]
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Thanks.