CPAN: failed to install XML::Simple (unix)

[jeanluca]

Dear Monks

I just tried to install XML::Simple on a unix machine (Sol8) with a perl version v5.8.2.
Can someone explain to me why it failed, but maybe more important, how to solve it!!

2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingDetect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 16/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 17/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 18/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 19/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 20/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 21/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 22/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 23/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 24/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 25/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........NOK 32#     Failed test (t/1_XMLin.t at line 380)   
+       
#          got: 'Unable to recognise encoding of this document at /usr
+/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingDetect.pm l
+ine 96.
# '
#     expected: ''
t/1_XMLin.........ok 36/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96.
t/1_XMLin.........NOK 38#     Failed test (t/1_XMLin.t at line 426)   
+       
#     Structures begin differing at:
#          $got->{cdata} = '<greeting>Hello, world!</greeting>>'
#     $expected->{cdata} = '<greeting>Hello, world!</greeting>'
t/1_XMLin.........NOK 39#     Failed test (t/1_XMLin.t at line 432)   
+       
#     Structures begin differing at:
#          $got->{x} = '<y>one</y>><y>two</y>>'
#     $expected->{x} = '<y>one</y><y>two</y>'
t/1_XMLin.........ok 54/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96, <STDIN> line 1.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 55/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96, <STDIN> line 1.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 56/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96, <STDIN> line 1.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 57/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96, <STDIN> line 1.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 58/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96, <STDIN> line 1.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 59/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96, <STDIN> line 1.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 66/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96, <STDIN> line 1.
t/1_XMLin.........ok 67/122Unable to recognise encoding of this docume
+nt at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingD
+etect.pm line 96, <STDIN> line 1.
t/1_XMLin.........NOK 122#     Failed test (t/1_XMLin.t at line 1443) 
+       
#     Structures begin differing at:
#          $got->{pubpath}{test1}{title} = 'web_source -> web_target1'
#     $expected->{pubpath}{test1}{title} = 'web_source -&gt; web_targe
+t1'
# Looks like you failed 4 tests of 122.
t/1_XMLin.........dubious                                             
+       
        Test returned status 4 (wstat 1024, 0x400)
DIED. FAILED tests 32, 38-39, 122
        Failed 4/122 tests, 96.72% okay
t/2_XMLout........NOK 47#     Failed test (t/2_XMLout.t at line 302)  
+       
#     Structures begin differing at:
#          $got->{c} = '&amp;C&amp;'
#     $expected->{c} = '&C&'
t/2_XMLout........ok 186/196Unable to recognise encoding of this docum
+ent at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/Encoding
+Detect.pm line 96.
t/2_XMLout........ok 187/196Unable to recognise encoding of this docum
+ent at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/Encoding
+Detect.pm line 96.
t/2_XMLout........ok 188/196Unable to recognise encoding of this docum
+ent at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/Encoding
+Detect.pm line 96.
t/2_XMLout........ok 196/196# Looks like you failed 1 tests of 196.   
+       
t/2_XMLout........dubious                                             
+       
        Test returned status 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
DIED. FAILED test 47
        Failed 1/196 tests, 99.49% okay (less 1 skipped test: 194 okay
+, 98.98%)
t/3_Storable......ok                                                  
+       
t/4_MemShare......ok                                                  
+       
t/5_MemCopy.......ok                                                  
+       
t/6_ObjIntf.......ok                                                  
+       
t/7_SaxStuff......ok                                                  
+       
t/8_Namespaces....ok                                                  
+       
t/9_Strict........ok 11/38Unable to recognise encoding of this documen
+t at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingDe
+tect.pm line 96.
t/9_Strict........ok 13/38Unable to recognise encoding of this documen
+t at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingDe
+tect.pm line 96.
t/9_Strict........ok 30/38Unable to recognise encoding of this documen
+t at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingDe
+tect.pm line 96.
t/9_Strict........ok 32/38Unable to recognise encoding of this documen
+t at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingDe
+tect.pm line 96.
t/9_Strict........ok                                                  
+       
t/A_XMLParser.....skipped
        all skipped: no XML::Parser
Failed Test  Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
t/1_XMLin.t     4  1024   122    4   3.28%  32 38-39 122
t/2_XMLout.t    1   256   196    1   0.51%  47
1 test and 1 subtest skipped.
Failed 2/11 test scripts, 81.82% okay. 5/454 subtests failed, 98.90% o
+kay.
*** Error code 29
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `test_dynamic'
  /usr/ccs/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force

cpan> 

Thanks a lot in advance
Luca

[jhourcle]

What version of XML::SAX are you using? There's a ticket in RT

[grantm]

Short Story:

This is a bug in XML::SAX. Install XML::SAX::Expat and then try the XML::Simple install again

Longer Story:

XML::Simple delegates the parsing of XML to either XML::SAX or XML::Parser. SAX will be used if it is installed, otherwise XML::Parser is the fallback. SAX is cool because it allows you to plug in different parser modules and allows you to assemble pipelines of filter modules (XML::Simple can be used there). Unfortunately the 'PurePerl' parser included in the SAX distribution has bugs (for which I have submitted patches). But even if it wasn't buggy, you'd want to install a faster (C-based) parser module anyway. XML::SAX::Expat is a good choice.

[jeanluca]

Yes that works!!!!!!

Thanks a lot! Luca

[Anonymous Monk]

or use yum yum install perl-XML-Simple