[Gimp-user] yet another install problem

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OK.  I am having serious trouble when trying to install gimp-1.2.5.tar.gz This is what I get at the end of the 'make' procedure. creating script-fu make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/david/gimp-1.2.5/plug-ins/script-fu' make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/david/gimp-1.2.5/plug-ins/script-fu' Making all in perl make[3]: Entering directory `/home/david/gimp-1.2.5/plug-ins/perl' make[3]: *** No rule to make target `all'.  Stop. make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/david/gimp-1.2.5/plug-ins/perl' make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/david/gimp-1.2.5/plug-ins' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/david/gimp-1.2.5' make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2 What does 'all recursive error' mean?  Apart form something being wrong. In addition I cannot get a requirement to install.  The requirement is perl-pdl.  I've downloaded it. this is the file perl-PDL-2.4.0-2mdk.i586.rpm.  But when installing it complains about a series of perl files. error: failed dependencies:         perl(ExtUtils::MakeMaker)   is needed by perl-PDL-2.4.0-2mdk         perl(File::Basename)   is needed by perl-PDL-2.4.0-2mdk         perl(Getopt::Std)   is needed by perl-PDL-2.4.0-2mdk         perl(strict)   is needed by perl-PDL-2.4.0-2mdk         perl(vars)   is needed by perl-PDL-2.4.0-2mdk I've tried using cpan to download the files. But perl-pdl still will not install..a recursive failed dependencies loop...I fear. I must admit I'm getting a little sick of running into problems just trying to update my version of gimp.  So if anyone has any idea what is happening please let us know. cheers