Re: [Module::Build] Data::FormValidator + Module::Build : local prefix install fails under linux

[Randy W. S. <Ra...@Th...>]

On 11/17/2003 8:12 PM, Terrence Brannon wrote:
> princepawn@perlmonk ~/.cpan/build/Data-FormValidator-3.14 : perl 
> Makefile.PL PR\
> EFIX=$PREFIX
> /usr/bin/perl Build.PL config=prefix=/home/princepawn/install
> Deleting _build
> Creating custom builder _build/lib/Data/FormValidator/Builder.pm in 
> _build/lib/\
> Data/FormValidator
> Checking whether your kit is complete...
> Looks good
> Deleting Build
> Removed previous script 'Build'
> Creating new 'Build' script for 'Data-FormValidator' version '3.14'
> princepawn@perlmonk ~/.cpan/build/Data-FormValidator-3.14 : echo $PREFIX
> /home/princepawn/install
> princepawn@perlmonk ~/.cpan/build/Data-FormValidator-3.14 : make install
> /usr/bin/perl Build install
> Warning: You do not have permissions to install into 
> /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.\
> 0 at /usr/share/perl/5.8.0/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 114.
> mkdir /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.0/Data: Permission denied at 
> /usr/share/perl/5.\
> 8.0/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 176
> make: *** [install] Error 255
> princepawn@perlmonk ~/.cpan/build/Data-FormValidator-3.14 : uname -a
> Linux perlmonk.org 2.4.18 #12 Fri Sep 13 17:49:41 EDT 2002 i686 GNU/Linux
> princepawn@perlmonk ~/.cpan/build/Data-FormValidator-3.14 :
> 

Is this a M::B issue or a security issue? I'm not that familiar with 
M::B's install code, so I honestly don't know what should happen here. I 
install software as root when on *nix so there is no problem. What does 
MakeMaker do? Can you install as root? Hopefully Ken will be back soon... ;)

Randy.