SPUG: new CPAN shell and LWP::Simple

[apv]

I just upgraded my LWP (on OS X 10.2) via CPAN without incident.

Why don't you bypass it though to see if it's your problem?

Get this and unzip it:

    
http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/G/GA/GAAS/libwww-perl- 
5.805.tar.gz

cd into the new dir and then try

perl Makefile.PL && make && make test && sudo make install

Note the "sudo." You should not be running as root so you'll need
to do that to install stuff.

I recommend NOT installing the GET, HEAD, POST aliases on OS X.
The case insensitivity of the system causes a clash with another
core package (which one slips my mind right now).

-Ashley
(sorry for the *triple reply, Ramon, I didn't reply-all the first time,
and the spug-list rejected my mail b/c of the address the second; sigh)

On Friday, December 30, 2005, at 08:01  AM, Ramon Hildreth wrote:

> Hi,
> I am relatively new to perl - I am attempting to install
> LWP::Simple.  This is the first time I installed something from CPAN,
> so first I had to answer some questions. I am not sure if I answered
> them correctly.
>
> when I run 'install LWP::Simple at the CPAN shell, I get a lot of
> activity, everything seems well until  the end I get this message.
> This package comes with some sample programs that I can try
> to install in /usr/bin.
>
> ----
>
> Checking if your kit is complete...
> Looks good
> Writing Makefile for LWP
>    y  -- NOT OK
> Running make test
>    Can't test without successful make
> Running make install
>    make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
>
> I am running MAC OS X
>
> I am wondering if I broke this by answering some questions
> incorrectly during the CPAN set-up. Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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