[freeside] Cannot "test" or "make" modules.... Yet are "installed"? ..... Perl module : IO(IO.o) Devel::Peek(Peek.o) IPC::SysV(SysV.o)

[ivan]

Problems getting a basic Perl installation working are outside the scope
of the Freeside mailing list.  Most Linux and BSD distributions come 
with a working perl these days.

-- 
_ivan


On Sat, Jun 19, 2004 at 02:34:57PM +1000, The Salisburys wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> Weird behaviour with perl modules!
> 
> Have you  seen & know anything at all on these common? problems ............ 
> 
> Any feedback whatsoever appreciated.
> 
> Are these modules really a problem? .....
> 
> TIA
> 
> Roger
> 
> 
> Heres the Information :
> 
> Modules appear UPDATED
> BUT ...................NOT reported correctly ????? perhaps by perl.
> 
> My system seems alright BUT I wonder what doubtful modules will do in time!
> 
> 
> Only a GLOBAL  recompile will determine these problems.
> 
> "cpan> recompile"
> 
> Which means scrolling back 300 lines or more to find "NOT OK" strings or  "Error 1" strings.
> 
> make: *** [IO.o] Error 1
> make: *** [SysV.o] Error 1
> make: *** [Peek.o] Error 1
> 
> 
> 
> Perl module :  IO   Devel::Peek   IPC::SysV     are the problem ones
> 
> BELOW:
> Three modules from CPAN  displayed  problem on many i386/i586 etc machines.
> 
> testing , making , and Installing  and  also "forcing" modules from CPAN commands below.
> 
> cpan> test IO
> Running test for module IO
> Running make for G/GB/GBARR/IO-1.20.tar.gz
>   Is already unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/IO-1.20
>   Has already been processed within this session
> Running make test
>   Can't test without successful make
> 
> cpan> make IO
> Running make for module IO
> Running make for G/GB/GBARR/IO-1.20.tar.gz
>   Is already unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/IO-1.20
>   Has already been processed within this session
> 
> cpan> install IO
> IO is up to date.
> 
> 
> cpan> force install IO
> ...
> ...
> ...
> IO.xs:252: `sv_undef' undeclared (first use in this function)
> make: *** [IO.o] Error 1
>   /usr/bin/make  -- NOT OK
> Running make test
>   Can't test without successful make
> Running make install
>   make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
> 
> 
> cpan>
> cpan>
> cpan>
> 
> cpan> test Devel::Peek
> Running test for module Devel::Peek
> Running make for I/IL/ILYAZ/modules/Devel-Peek-0.96.tar.gz
>   Is already unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/Devel-Peek-0.96
>   Has already been processed within this session
> Running make test
>   Can't test without successful make
> 
> 
> cpan> make Devel::Peek
> Running make for module Devel::Peek
> Running make for I/IL/ILYAZ/modules/Devel-Peek-0.96.tar.gz
>   Is already unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/Devel-Peek-0.96
>   Has already been processed within this session
> 
> cpan> install Devel::Peek
> Devel::Peek is up to date.
> 
> cpan> force install Devel::Peek
> ...
> ...
> ...
> Peek.xs:1152: `sv_undef' undeclared (first use in this function)
> make: *** [Peek.o] Error 1
>   /usr/bin/make  -- NOT OK
> Running make test
>   Can't test without successful make
> Running make install
>   make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
> 
> cpan>
> cpan>
> cpan>
> 
> cpan> test  IPC::SysV
> Running test for module IPC::SysV
> Running make for G/GB/GBARR/IPC-SysV-1.03.tar.gz
>   Is already unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/IPC-SysV-1.03
>   Has already been processed within this session
> Running make test
>   Can't test without successful make
> 
> 
> cpan> make  IPC::SysV
> Running make for module IPC::SysV
> Running make for G/GB/GBARR/IPC-SysV-1.03.tar.gz
>   Is already unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/IPC-SysV-1.03
>   Has already been processed within this session
> 
> cpan> install  IPC::SysV
> IPC::SysV is up to date.
> 
> 
> cpan> force install  IPC::SysV
> ...
> ...
> ...
> SysV.xs:192: for each function it appears in.)
> make: *** [SysV.o] Error 1
>   /usr/bin/make  -- NOT OK
> Running make test
>   Can't test without successful make
> Running make install
>   make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
> 
> 
> cpan> force install Devel::Peek
> ...
> ...
> ...
> Peek.xs:1152: `sv_undef' undeclared (first use in this function)
> make: *** [Peek.o] Error 1
>   /usr/bin/make  -- NOT OK
> Running make test
>   Can't test without successful make
> Running make install
>   make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
> 
> cpan>
> 

-- 
_ivan