SPUG: perl modules on mac os x

[JD Brennan]

You can also download the Dev Tools from apple.com
if you can't find your OS X DVD (I never can.)

Takes a long time to download, though...

JD

On 9/29/06, Trey Harris <trey+spug at lopsa.org> wrote:
> It looks to me like you didn't install the developer tools, and so you
> don't have a developer toolchain.
>
> Insert your OS X DVD and go into "Xcode Tools" and double-click on the
> Xcode bundle.  Prior to that, you will also want the BSD toolchain since
> many CPAN modules with XS code will make use of things there.  Just search
> the DVD for packages containing "BSD" in their names and install them, and
> then install Xcode.
>
> Trey
>
> In a message dated Fri, 29 Sep 2006, luis medrano writes:
>
> > I'm sorry about that, there is anything I can do?
> >
> >
> > List,
> >
> > I'm trying to install some modules on mac os x (10.4.7), but everytime I try
> > do so it looks shows the same error "Can't test without successful make".
> > any one knows a work around or how to make this work?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Luis
> >
> > P.S. this part of the output message whrt
> >
> >
> >
> > Removing previously used /var/root/.cpan/build/XML-RSS-1.10
> >
> > CPAN.pm: Going to build A/AB/ABH/XML-RSS-1.10.tar.gz
> >
> > Checking if your kit is complete...
> > Looks good
> > Warning: prerequisite Test::Manifest 0.9 not found.
> > Warning: prerequisite XML::Parser 2.23 not found.
> > Writing Makefile for XML::RSS
> >   -- NOT OK
> > Running make test
> > Can't test without successful make
> > Running make install
> > make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
> >
> >
> > install LWP::Simple
> > Running install for module LWP::Simple
> > Running make for G/GA/GAAS/libwww-perl-5.805.tar.gz
> > Is already unwrapped into directory /var/root/.cpan/build/libwww-
> > perl-5.805
> > Has already been processed within this session
> > Running make test
> > Can't test without successful make
> > Running make install
> > make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
> >
> >
> >
> > Checking if your kit is complete...
> > Looks good
> > Writing Makefile for LWP
> >   -- NOT OK
> > Running make test
> > Can't test without successful make
> > Running make install
> > make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
> >
>
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