On 3/15/07, Beginner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have hit an error while trying to install Sys::Gamin. I can can run
make but the `make test` is failing.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/gamin.t line 2.
t/gamin....dubious
Test returned status 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
FAILED--1 test script could be run, alas--no output ever seen
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 2
Does anyone know what I am missing?
Yes: the output of the test script. :-)
Frequently, when the test program fails during a BEGIN with no
standard output, that's because a 'use' directive or something similar
was unable to load the requested code. Alas, we don't know why it
failed, because the test harness wasn't kind enough to tell us.
But you don't have to use the test harness. The trick is to run the
test programs manually. You can probably see in the output of 'make
test' the command line that 'make test' used to invoke the test
program; by using that or a similar invocation you should be able to
see the diagnostic message. (That invocation includes command-line
options to load the module from the build directory, among other
options.)
Armed with that diagnostic message, you'll have a fighting chance at
fixing the problem. Good luck with it!
--Tom Phoenix
Stonehenge Perl Training
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