Re: prerequisite I::Do::Not::Exist 0 not found.

[Michael G Schwern]

running wrote:
> Hello,
> I am trying to install MakeMaker,
> 
> What I got after I try "make test":
> 
> t/prereq.t .............. 1/13
> #   Failed test in t/prereq.t at line 60.
> #          got: 'Warning: prerequisite strict 99999 not found. We have 1.03.
> # '
> #     expected: 'Warning: prerequisite strict 99999 not found. We have 1.030.
> # '
> 
> #   Failed test in t/prereq.t at line 82.
> #          got: 'Warning: prerequisite I::Do::Not::Exist 0 not found.
> # Warning: prerequisite strict 99999 not found. We have 1.03.
> # '
> #     expected: 'Warning: prerequisite I::Do::Not::Exist 0 not found.
> # Warning: prerequisite strict 99999 not found. We have 1.030.
> # '
> # Looks like you failed 2 tests of 13.
> t/prereq.t .............. Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
> Failed 2/13 subtests
> 
> I try to install both the latest version from git and 6.53_02, on mac
> os x 10.5.7, with the same results.
> 
> I don't have a clue what that message means. Something doesn't exist,
> apparently.

It means there's a minor bug, possibly in your Perl.  Its testing that
MakeMaker can identify your prerequisites both whether they exist
(I::Do::Not::Exist is not supposed to exist) and that you have a high enough
version.

It seems the formatting of the message on your perl is a bit off.  Could you
please run:

  perl -wle 'use strict 99999'

and let me see the output?  Also please attach the output of "perl -V".  Is
this a perl you compiled yourself?


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