Re: [Module::Build] win32 install problem

[Ben L. <bla...@gm...>]

> >
> > For the record, I get this message while installing:
> > * Archive::Tar (0.23) is installed, but we prefer to have 1.08
> > I'm all for the softening of computer language to make it more user
> > friendly, but required is required and prefer is prefer :)
>
> Not sure why the test in t/runthrough.t didn't detect the missing prereq...
>
>    SKIP: {
>      skip( "not sure if we can create a tarball on this platform", 1 )
>        unless $mb->check_installed_status('Archive::Tar', 0) ||
>              $mb->isa('Module::Build::Platform::Unix');
>      ...
>    }
>
> Unfortunately, I wont be able to look into this more until the weekend.
> I'll be out of town from tomorrow morning until Friday evening.
>
> Randy.
>

After banging my head at this all day, I'm stuck on it.  ppm won't
upgrade Archive::Tar, and I can't make it install itself by any means
(nmake strikes again!).  It seems I'm either stuck upgrading core bits
piecemeal or doing without.  As mid-project is not the time for a
platform upgrade, I'm going to do without for now and install the
newest version of activestate in a few months, which includes a ppm
that can upgrade modules it uses itself and a newer version of
archive::tar to begin with.

I appreciate all the help on this, and I'll still run patches or
whatever if you guys want any more test cases, but I'm moving forward.
 What I'm trying to say is:  don't waste your 2 days of freedom on it
:)

cheers,
ben