| Subject: | Makefile.PL not compatible with old perls |
Fails with my perl 5.10:
[ 17s] + /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site
[ 18s] WARNING: AUTHOR takes a string/number not a ARRAY reference.
[ 18s] Please inform the author.
[ 18s] Warning: prerequisite Test::Output 0.01 not found.
[ 18s] Checking if your kit is complete...
[ 18s] Warning: the following files are missing in your kit:
[ 18s] Debian_CPANTS.txt
[ 18s] Please inform the author.
[ 18s] only nested arrays of non-refs are supported at
/usr/local/ap510/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm line 664
[ 18s] error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.47750 (%build)
The following patch fixes the problem:
Index: AnyData-0.11/Makefile.PL
===================================================================
--- AnyData-0.11.orig/Makefile.PL
+++ AnyData-0.11/Makefile.PL
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ExtUtils::MakeMaker::WriteMakefile(
( 'LICENSE' => 'perl', )
: () ),
(
- $ExtUtils::MakeMaker::VERSION >= 5.43
+ $ExtUtils::MakeMaker::VERSION >= 6.57_02
? (
'AUTHOR' => [
'Jeff Zucker (jeff@vpservices.com)',
6.57_02 is the version that got multiple AUTHOR support according to
changelog of ExtUtils::MakeMaker