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

[Terrence B. <met...@ur...>]

Randy W. Sims wrote:

> 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? 


M::B 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? 

when you type perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=$PREFIX, you can install wherever 
$PREFIX is set to, as long as you have write permissions. I have done so 
with MakeMaker-style makefiles plenty of times on this Linux machine. 
But no dice with M::B.


> Can you install as root?

no, this is at www.perlmonk.org --- the perlmonks user site.

> Hopefully Ken will be back soon... ;)
>
> Randy.
>