signature test failing

[Flame]

Fellow monks, I beg assistance.

I have long been a Win32-Perl (AS) programmer, and as such, have limited experience with CPAN(?:PLUS)? due to the lack of a C compiler. Well, now I'm working with multiple systems (I built me a LINUX BOX!!! (YAY!!)) and I'm running into one little problem after another.

I've been able to improvise pretty well to get around various problems, but this one has me a little stuck, and I admit, I'm not entirely certain it's a Perl problem, though it is making it difficult to install modules. I have no idea how to make sense of most of what CPAN/make reports during an install, so I will do my best to paste it below (While I have your attention, how DO you copy-paste from a terminal window? I had to use Webmin to get this.)

This is an excerpt from my attempt to upgrade Module::Signature thinking it may be the problem...

> cpan -i Module::Signature
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read /root/.cpan/Metadata
  Database was generated on Sat, 30 Aug 2003 21:45:27 GMT
Running install for module Module::Signature
Running make for A/AU/AUTRIJUS/Module-Signature-0.35.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/A/AU/AUTRIJUS/Module-Signa
+ture-0.35.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /root/.cpan/build for sizes
Module-Signature-0.35/
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/ExtUtils/
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/ExtUtils/AutoInstall.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/Install.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/Install/
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/Install/AutoInstall.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/Install/Fetch.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/Install/Include.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/Install/Makefile.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/Install/Base.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/Install/Scripts.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/Install/Metadata.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/Install/Can.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/Module/Install/Win32.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/SCRIPTS/
Module-Signature-0.35/inc/SCRIPTS/cpansign
Module-Signature-0.35/bin/
Module-Signature-0.35/bin/cpansign
Module-Signature-0.35/lib/
Module-Signature-0.35/lib/Module/
Module-Signature-0.35/lib/Module/Signature.pm
Module-Signature-0.35/PAUSE2003.pub
Module-Signature-0.35/Changes
Module-Signature-0.35/t/
Module-Signature-0.35/t/1-basic.t
Module-Signature-0.35/t/0-signature.t
Module-Signature-0.35/MANIFEST
Module-Signature-0.35/TODO
Module-Signature-0.35/META.yml
Module-Signature-0.35/AUTRIJUS.pub
Module-Signature-0.35/AUTHORS
Module-Signature-0.35/SIGNATURE
Module-Signature-0.35/README
Module-Signature-0.35/Makefile.PL
Removing previously used /root/.cpan/build/Module-Signature-0.35

  CPAN.pm: Going to build A/AU/AUTRIJUS/Module-Signature-0.35.tar.gz

*** Looking for GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard, a cryptographic signature to
+ol)...
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:1: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:2: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:3: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:1: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:2: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:3: invalid option
GnuPG found (/usr/bin/gpg).  Importing PAUSE and author keys to GnuPG.
+.. gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:1: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:2: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:3: invalid option
done.
*** ExtUtils::AutoInstall version 0.52
*** Checking for dependencies...
[Core Features]
- Test::More   ...loaded. (0.47)
- Digest::SHA1 ...loaded. (2.02)
[Sign and verify PAR (Perl Archive) files]
- PAR::Dist    ...loaded. (0.05)
*** ExtUtils::AutoInstall configuration finished.
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Module::Signature

Now, please enter 'make test' to test, and 'make install' to install.
cp lib/Module/Signature.pm blib/lib/Module/Signature.pm
cp inc/SCRIPTS/cpansign blib/script/cpansign
/usr/local/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::MY" -e "MY->fixin(shift)" blib/script
+/cpansign
Manifying blib/man3/Module::Signature.3
  /usr/bin/make  -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/local/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "
+test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/0-signature.t t/1-basic.t
t/0-signature....gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:1: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:2: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:3: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:1: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:2: invalid option
gpg: /root/.gnupg/options:3: invalid option
==> BAD/TAMPERED signature detected! <==
#     Failed test (t/0-signature.t at line 17)
# Looks like you failed 1 tests of 1.
dubious
    Test returned status 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
DIED. FAILED test 1
    Failed 1/1 tests, 0.00% okay
t/1-basic........ok
Failed 1/2 test scripts, 50.00% okay. 1/3 subtests failed, 66.67% okay
+.
Failed Test     Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
t/0-signature.t    1   256     1    1 100.00%  1
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 29
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force

Based upon what it prints, I'm thinking it may have something to do with GnuPG, but I just re-built it and had no better luck.

Thanks for any and all advice, including, if you can specify a specific document, RTFM, as I have been unable to locate anything pertinant on the GnuPG website, nor in the Module::Signature docs.

Final note: It isn't just Module::Signature that is having a hard time installing; anything with a signature test is failing, including (but not limited to) Bundle::CPAN.

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My code doesn't have bugs, it just develops random features.

Flame ~ Lead Programmer: GMS (DOWN) | GMS (DOWN)

[asarih]

It appears to me that the file /root/.gpg/options has something gpg doesn't like.

Does gpg work independently? Examine the content of the options file, and make sure that you can sign and verify files.

[v_thunder]

As asarih said, it looks like your ~root/.gnupg/options file is causing trouble. This is causing the "make test" portion of the build fail, which in turn stops the build process. You could try moving the options file out of the way, or editing it to remove/fix the offending lines.

As for your question about cut/paste, try selecting the text you want to paste, then using the middle mouse button to paste. Whenever you select anything, it automatically gets copied. If you only have two buttons, try pressing them both at once (though that could require some setup).

[Flame]

... Ok, I feel stupid now... confused, but stupid. In my directory view, I could not see any .gnupg folder, I had to attempt to go to it before it appeared... anyway, it seems the comments at the top of the file were causing the problems. (the ones saying that they will be removed when the file is copied to other users).

Thanks.. heh



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My code doesn't have bugs, it just develops random features.

Flame ~ Lead Programmer: GMS (DOWN) | GMS (DOWN)

[bobn]

if you were trying to see the .gnupg directory using ls or ls -l, what you need is ls -a or ls -la

In Linux and *nix, Files whose names begin with a dot are"hidden" - they don't show in listings by default.

--Bob Niederman, http://bob-n.com

All code given here is UNTESTED unless otherwise stated.

[chanio]

please, type this:

whoami

You'll see that you are compiling gnupg as root (so your home now is /root).

You shouldn't do this to get your .gnupg at your user home. Try to never compile as root.

There is a kdesu command (check man kdesu or info kdesu) that can log you as root only for some command. But I don't know how could you install a module that also compiles gnupg...

If I were you, I would read the INSTALL file first:

joe INSTALL

You should read some FAQs or LINUX newsgroups (there should be all the answers, previously posted by others that had solved this before).