~ > cpan
cpan> install Spreadsheet::WriteExcel

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Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Parse::RecDescent
    -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
Running make for J/JM/JMCNAMARA/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.25.tar.gz
  Is already unwrapped into directory /Users/larus/.cpan/build/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.25

  CPAN.pm: Going to build J/JM/JMCNAMARA/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.25.tar.gz

    -- 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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