[Module::Build] Re: [Module-build-general] Problem building Module::Build - Problem with lib/XSTest.so and lib/XSTest.o

[Ken W. <ke...@ma...>]

Hi Brett,

This is a bug in Red Hat 9.  See the page

  https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=3D3687

where it has been previously reported.  Thanks.

  -Ken

On Wednesday, October 1, 2003, at 02:50  PM, Brett Kettlewell wrote:

> I don't write Perl but I'm installing modules for an application (RT) =20=

> on a Redhat9 server which has dependencies on a myriad of=A0Perl =20
> modules.=A0 I've loaded a ton of modules, but the last two are both =20=

> dependant on Module::Build, and I can't get that to load.=A0 I've =
tried =20
> to install from doing a "% perl MCPAN -e 'install Module::Build'" and =20=

> from actually downloading it, un-tarring it, creating the script, =20
> making, and testing it.=A0 Both ways I get the same errors:
> =A0
> t/xs............ok 6/11Can't exec "gcc'": No such file or directory at =
=20
> /home/drives/s/Brett/Downloads/Module-Build-0.20/blib/lib/Module/=20
> Build/Base.pm line 1917, <File0000> line 14.
> error building lib/XSTest.o from 'lib/XSTest.so' at =20
> /home/drives/s/Brett/Downloads/Module-Build-0.20/blib/lib/Module/=20
> Build/Base.pm line 1797, <File0000> line 14.
> t/xs............NOK 8# Test 8 got: 'error building lib/XSTest.o from =20=

> 'lib/XSTest.so' at =20
> /home/drives/s/Brett/Downloads/Module-Build-0.20/blib/lib/Module/=20
> Build/Base.pm line 1797, <File0000> line 14.
> ' (t/xs.t at line 50)
> # Expected: ''
> # t/xs.t line 50 is: ok $@, '';
>
> Of my 50 or so module dependencies, this is the last one I have to =20
> install, and then I can get on to configuring the application.=A0 Has =20=

> anyone received these errors when doing their make test?=A0 Is there a =
=20
> workaround?
> =A0
>
> Brett M. Kettlewell
> Trauner, Cohen & Thomas
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