Re: Open3: Problems installing from CPAN

Am 20.05.2010 02:24, schrieb David Golden:
> I have to admit I'm a bit stumped.  

Me too ... ;-)

> I would try upgrading Test::Harness.

I already do have the latest version :-( (upgrade /Harness/ says so ...)

> 
> If that fails, try it manually.  From the CPAN shell prompt, do "look
> Net::LDAP::Server::Test", then run "perl Makefile.PL", "dmake", "dmake
> test".
> 
> You might also try Perl 5.12.0 -- but that might be using an atomic
> bomb to swat a fly.
> 
> The error is in the test harness and doesn't mean the module won't
> work.  So you can just "force install ..." and ignore the test
> failures.

"Forcing" installation always leaves a bad feeling and an insecurity
about full and errorfree functionality. But since almost all test errors
origin from "open3", I forced the installation anyway - and everything
worked till now.

To make the test work anyway there is a third possibility (in my case) -
which make the tests work in most cases: Restarting cpan and start the
installation of the module again - a few more modules, which failed
before, are installed ... until an "open3" error occurs in some module
later on. Restarting ...

I want to stay on Perl 5.10 - until 5.12 is more stable, since I use
perl within a production system.

Anyway - thanks for your help
Jo