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OK here is a bug report. Module::Builder requires Archive::Tar > 0.22 On Win2K this craps out and without it I can't install your Module unless I edit the Makefile.PL (easy enough). I cna't use PPM to get 0.22 because the latest PPM is 0.072. So to install your module I need to write a new Makefile, rearrange the directory structure, fix the MANIFEST and then it will work. Hmmm. A second bug report is that if a user has never run CPAN it defaults into interactive mode which results in an automated script calling CPAN effectively hanging as it waits for user input that never comes if you call it using backtics. If you use piped opens it is not portable.....

Here is the install:

C:\Thesaurus-0.21>perl Makefile.PL
This module required Module::Build to install itself.
  Install Module::Build [y] y
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read \cpan\Metadata
  Database was generated on Mon, 10 Feb 2003 20:36:47 GMT
CPAN is up to date.
Running install for module Module::Build
Running make for K/KW/KWILLIAMS/Module-Build-0.15.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok
Checksum for \cpan\sources\authors\id\K\KW\KWILLIAMS\Module-Build-0.15
+.tar.gz ok

Scanning cache \cpan\build\. for sizes
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok
Module-Build-0.15/
Module-Build-0.15/Build.PL
Module-Build-0.15/Changes
Module-Build-0.15/INSTALL
Module-Build-0.15/lib/
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Base.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Compat.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/Amiga.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/darwin.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/Default.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/EBCDIC.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/MacOS.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/MPEiX.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/RiscOS.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/Unix.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/VMS.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/VOS.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build/Platform/Windows.pm
Module-Build-0.15/lib/Module/Build.pm
Module-Build-0.15/Makefile.PL
Module-Build-0.15/MANIFEST
Module-Build-0.15/META.yml
Module-Build-0.15/README
Module-Build-0.15/t/
Module-Build-0.15/t/basic.t
Module-Build-0.15/t/common.pl
Module-Build-0.15/t/lib/
Module-Build-0.15/t/lib/ModuleBuildOne.pm
Module-Build-0.15/t/MANIFEST
Module-Build-0.15/t/runthrough.t
Module-Build-0.15/t/Sample/
Module-Build-0.15/t/Sample/Build.PL
Module-Build-0.15/t/Sample/lib/
Module-Build-0.15/t/Sample/lib/Sample.pm
Module-Build-0.15/t/Sample/MANIFEST
Module-Build-0.15/t/Sample/META.yml
Module-Build-0.15/t/Sample/test.pl
Module-Build-0.15/t/xs.t
Module-Build-0.15/t/XSTest/
Module-Build-0.15/t/XSTest/Build.PL
Module-Build-0.15/t/XSTest/Changes
Module-Build-0.15/t/XSTest/lib/
Module-Build-0.15/t/XSTest/lib/XSTest.pm
Module-Build-0.15/t/XSTest/lib/XSTest.xs
Module-Build-0.15/t/XSTest/MANIFEST
Module-Build-0.15/t/XSTest/test.pl
Removing previously used \cpan\build\Module-Build-0.15

  CPAN.pm: Going to build K/KW/KWILLIAMS/Module-Build-0.15.tar.gz

C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe Build.PL
Checking whether your kit is complete...
Looks good
WARNING: Archive::Tar: Version 0.072 is installed, but we need version
+ >= 0.22
ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND IN PREREQUISITES.  You may wish to install the v
+ersions of
 the modules indicated above before proceeding with this installation.
Creating new 'Build' script for 'Module-Build' version '0.15'
Warning: PREREQ_PM mentions ExtUtils::Install more than once, last men
+tion wins
at C:/Perl/lib/CPAN.pm line 4642, <GEN4> line 1.
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during [K/KW/KWILLIAMS/Module-B
+uild-0.15.
tar.gz] -----
    Archive::Tar
Shall I follow them and prepend them to the queue
of modules we are processing right now? [yes] yes
Running make test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module Archive::Tar
Running make for S/SR/SRZ/Archive-Tar-0.22.tar.gz
Checksum for \cpan\sources\authors\id\S\SR\SRZ\Archive-Tar-0.22.tar.gz
+ ok
Archive-Tar-0.22/
Archive-Tar-0.22/ChangeLog
Archive-Tar-0.22/Makefile.PL
Archive-Tar-0.22/COPYRIGHT
Archive-Tar-0.22/test.pl
Archive-Tar-0.22/Tar.pm
Archive-Tar-0.22/TODO
Archive-Tar-0.22/README
Archive-Tar-0.22/ptar
Archive-Tar-0.22/MANIFEST
Removing previously used \cpan\build\Archive-Tar-0.22

  CPAN.pm: Going to build S/SR/SRZ/Archive-Tar-0.22.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Archive::Tar

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

cp Tar.pm blib\lib\Archive\Tar.pm
        C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -MExtUtils::C
+ommand -e
cp ptar blib\script\ptar
        C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib  -e "system q
+q[pl2bat.b
at ].shift" blib\script\ptar
  C:\WINNT\nmake.EXE  -- OK
Running make test

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

        C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -MExtUtils::C
+ommand -e
cp ptar blib\script\ptar
        C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib  -e "system q
+q[pl2bat.b
at ].shift" blib\script\ptar
        C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe -Iblib\arch -Iblib\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:
+\Perl\lib
test.pl
1..10
ok 1
ok 2
ok 3
Can't call method "gzwrite" on an undefined value at blib\lib/Archive/
+Tar.pm lin
e 492.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe' : return code '
+0xff'
Stop.
  C:\WINNT\nmake.EXE test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
Running make for K/KW/KWILLIAMS/Module-Build-0.15.tar.gz
  Is already unwrapped into directory \cpan\build\Module-Build-0.15

  CPAN.pm: Going to build K/KW/KWILLIAMS/Module-Build-0.15.tar.gz


Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

        ./Build
'.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe' : return code '
+0x1'
Stop.
  C:\WINNT\nmake.EXE  -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  make had returned bad status, install seems impossible

C:\Thesaurus-0.21>This module required Module::Build to install itself
+.
  Install Module::Build [y] y
'y' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Thesaurus-0.21>
[download]

cheers

tachyon

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In reply to Re: Re: Re: Module::Build article on perl.com, MakeMaker is doomed by tachyon
in thread Module::Build article on perl.com, MakeMaker is doomed by autarch

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