[NTLUG:Discuss] CPAN install problem

[kbrannen@gte.net]

Victor Brilon wrote:
> You can simply do this:
> 
> rm -rf /root/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.0
> 
> And then try again

Or better yet, "cd /root/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.0" and do:

perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install     # as root

to watch it build and see the actual errors.  It's usually pretty obvious 
what's wrong (missing pre-requisite that's not flagged properly is the most 
common error I've run into).  You should be able to figure what to do to make 
it work.  If you're stumped, post the make output with error messages and 
someone will almost certainly be able to help.

HTH,
Kevin