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To get a better idea about what exactly is failing, you can go directly to the build directory and run prove on the test script in question (assuming you're using the CPAN shell):

CPAN> look IO-Socket-SSL
$ prove -vb t/nonblock
$ exit
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It may just be that it's trying to do something for which you don't have the required privileges, or something similar. If you know you won't be doing any work with SSL sites, you can safely force the install with (again, under the CPAN shell):

  force install IO::Socket::SSL
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CPANPLUS has a similar mechanism to force the installation despite a test failure. Still, once you know exactly what test is failing and why, you may be able to do something about in order to get a clean bill of health. Otherwise if you get odd results later on, you can never be sure that it wasn't those tests that failed, which were warning you about something real.

• another intruder with the mooring in the heart of the Perl

In reply to Re: issue installing IO-Socket-SSL by grinder
in thread issue installing IO-Socket-SSL by perlknight

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