| Subject: | Makefile.PL bug, perl 5.8 is not greater than 5.14 |
Below is an extract from my attempt to install this, due to it being required by a 3rd party library:
CPAN.pm: Building A/AB/ABERGMAN/types-0.05.tar.gz
# running Build.PL --installdirs site
Checking prerequisites...
requires:
! B::Generate is not installed
! optimize is not installed
! perl (5.14.2) is installed, but we need version >= 5.8
ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND IN PREREQUISITES. You may wish to install the versions
of the modules indicated above before proceeding with this installation
Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Creating new 'Build' script for 'types' version '0.05'
Unknown 'build_class', defaulting to 'Module::Build'
ABERGMAN/types-0.05.tar.gz requires perl '5.8'; you have only 5.014002; giving up
ABERGMAN/types-0.05.tar.gz
[prereq] -- NOT OK
Aside from the fact I don't have the other two prerequisites installed, perl 5.14 is most definitely more recent than 5.8!