pmu has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Respected Monks,

I installed the portable version of 32 bit Strawberry Perl Version 5.16.3 on my 64 Bit Windows 7 Laptop, so that once I have the required modules installed, I can zip it, copy it to a 32 Bit Windows 2003 Server and run my scripts from there.

So I extracted 32 Bit Portable Strawberry Perl Version 5.16.3 to C:\my32bitperl and tried installing Perl::Critic, but it failed. I then tried with 64 Bit Strawberry Perl (5.16.3 again), but got the same error. I used cpanm to install it and went through the log file, but in both cases, the log file shows the following error (apart from other messages)

#   Failed test 'Can call without exception'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/META.t line 12.
#          got: 'The my_desktop method is not implemented on this plat
+form at C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1.000
+000\blib\lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.

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The entire contents of the build.log file are given below. I've tried to use the "readmore" flag to hide the contents.

cpanm (App::cpanminus) 1.7001 on perl 5.016003 built for MSWin32-x64-m
+ulti-thread
Work directory is C:\MY64BI~1\data/.cpanm/work/1383571121.2816
You have make C:\my64bitperl\c\bin\dmake.exe
You have LWP 6.04
Falling back to Archive::Tar 1.90
Searching Pod::Spell on cpanmetadb ...
--> Working on Pod::Spell
Fetching http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/X/XE/XENO/Pod-Spell-1.13.tar.g
+z
-> OK
Unpacking Pod-Spell-1.13.tar.gz
Entering Pod-Spell-1.13
Checking configure dependencies from META.json
Checking if you have ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.30 ... Yes (6.64)
Checking if you have File::ShareDir::Install 0.03 ... Yes (0.05)
Configuring Pod-Spell-1.13
Running Makefile.PL
Warning: prerequisite File::ShareDir::ProjectDistDir 0 not found.
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Pod::Spell
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
-> OK
Checking dependencies from MYMETA.json ...
Checking if you have Pod::Escapes 0 ... Yes (1.04)
Checking if you have File::Spec 0 ... Yes (3.40)
Checking if you have IO::Handle 0 ... Yes (1.33)
Checking if you have locale 0 ... Yes (1.01)
Checking if you have IPC::Open3 0 ... Yes (1.12)
Checking if you have Lingua::EN::Inflect 0 ... Yes (1.895)
Checking if you have Text::Wrap 0 ... Yes (2012.0818)
Checking if you have Test::Deep 0 ... Yes (0.110)
Checking if you have Class::Tiny 0 ... Yes (0.012)
Checking if you have File::Slurp 0 ... Yes (9999.19)
Checking if you have base 0 ... Yes (2.18)
Checking if you have warnings 0 ... Yes (1.13)
Checking if you have Pod::Parser 0 ... Yes (1.60)
Checking if you have File::ShareDir::ProjectDistDir 0 ... No
Checking if you have constant 0 ... Yes (1.25)
Checking if you have Carp 0 ... Yes (1.26)
Checking if you have utf8 0 ... Yes (1.09)
Checking if you have strict 0 ... Yes (1.07)
Checking if you have Test::More 0.88 ... Yes (0.99)
Checking if you have File::Temp 0 ... Yes (0.2304)
==> Found dependencies: File::ShareDir::ProjectDistDir
Searching File::ShareDir::ProjectDistDir on cpanmetadb ...
--> Working on File::ShareDir::ProjectDistDir
Fetching http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/K/KE/KENTNL/File-ShareDir-Proj
+ectDistDir-0.5.2.tar.gz
-> OK
Unpacking File-ShareDir-ProjectDistDir-0.5.2.tar.gz
Entering File-ShareDir-ProjectDistDir-0.5.2
Checking configure dependencies from META.json
Checking if you have Module::Build 0.4007 ... Yes (0.4007)
Checking if you have Module::Build 0.36 ... Yes (0.4007)
Configuring File-ShareDir-ProjectDistDir-0.5.2
Running Build.PL
Checking prerequisites...
  requires:
    !  Path::FindDev is not installed
    !  Path::IsDev is not installed

ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND IN PREREQUISITES.  You may wish to install the v
+ersions
of the modules indicated above before proceeding with this installatio
+n

Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Creating new 'Build' script for 'File-ShareDir-ProjectDistDir' version
+ '0.5.2'
-> OK
Checking dependencies from MYMETA.json ...
Checking if you have FindBin 0 ... Yes (1.51)
Checking if you have File::Spec 0 ... Yes (3.40)
Checking if you have IO::Handle 0 ... Yes (1.33)
Checking if you have Sub::Exporter 0 ... Yes (0.985)
Checking if you have IPC::Open3 0 ... Yes (1.12)
Checking if you have File::ShareDir 0 ... Yes (1.03)
Checking if you have Path::Class::File 0 ... Yes (0.32)
Checking if you have lib 0 ... Yes (0.63)
Checking if you have Module::Build 0.4007 ... Yes (0.4007)
Checking if you have Path::Tiny 0 ... Yes (0.044)
Checking if you have warnings 0 ... Yes (1.13)
Checking if you have Path::IsDev 0 ... No
Checking if you have Path::FindDev 0 ... No
Checking if you have Carp 0 ... Yes (1.26)
Checking if you have Test::More 0.98 ... Yes (0.99)
Checking if you have strict 0 ... Yes (1.07)
Checking if you have Path::Class::Dir 0 ... Yes (0.32)
==> Found dependencies: Path::IsDev, Path::FindDev
Searching Path::IsDev on cpanmetadb ...
--> Working on Path::IsDev
Fetching http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/K/KE/KENTNL/Path-IsDev-1.00000
+0.tar.gz
-> OK
Unpacking Path-IsDev-1.000000.tar.gz
Entering Path-IsDev-1.000000
Checking configure dependencies from META.json
Checking if you have Module::Build 0.4007 ... Yes (0.4007)
Checking if you have Module::Build 0.36 ... Yes (0.4007)
Configuring Path-IsDev-1.000000
Running Build.PL
Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Creating new 'Build' script for 'Path-IsDev' version '1.000000'
-> OK
Checking dependencies from MYMETA.json ...
Checking if you have Scalar::Util 0 ... Yes (1.27)
Checking if you have FindBin 0 ... Yes (1.51)
Checking if you have File::Spec 0 ... Yes (3.40)
Checking if you have IO::Handle 0 ... Yes (1.33)
Checking if you have Role::Tiny 0 ... Yes (1.002005)
Checking if you have Test::Fatal 0 ... Yes (0.010)
Checking if you have Sub::Exporter 0 ... Yes (0.985)
Checking if you have Module::Runtime 0 ... Yes (0.013)
Checking if you have IPC::Open3 0 ... Yes (1.12)
Checking if you have Module::Build 0.4007 ... Yes (0.4007)
Checking if you have Class::Tiny 0.010 ... Yes (0.012)
Checking if you have Path::Tiny 0 ... Yes (0.044)
Checking if you have warnings 0 ... Yes (1.13)
Checking if you have File::HomeDir 0 ... Yes (1.00)
Checking if you have Carp 0 ... Yes (1.26)
Checking if you have Role::Tiny::With 0 ... Yes (undef)
Checking if you have Test::More 0.99 ... Yes (0.99)
Checking if you have strict 0 ... Yes (1.07)
Checking if you have File::Temp 0 ... Yes (0.2304)
Building and testing Path-IsDev-1.000000
Building Path-IsDev
t/00-compile.t ..................... ok
# 
# 
# Generated by Dist::Zilla::Plugin::ReportVersions::Tiny v1.10
# perl: 5.016003 (wanted 5.006) on MSWin32 from C:\my64bitperl\perl\bi
+n\perl.exe
# 
# Carp                                          => 1.26       (want an
+y version)
# Class::Tiny                                   => 0.012      (want 0.
+010)  
# File::HomeDir                                 => 1.00       (want an
+y version)
# File::Spec                                    => 3.40       (want an
+y version)
# File::Temp                                    => 0.2304     (want an
+y version)
# FindBin                                       => 1.51       (want an
+y version)
# IO::Handle                                    => 1.33       (want an
+y version)
# IPC::Open3                                    => 1.12       (want an
+y version)
# Module::Build                                 => 0.4007     (want 0.
+4007) 
# Module::Runtime                               => 0.013      (want an
+y version)
# Path::Tiny                                    => 0.044      (want an
+y version)
# Role::Tiny                                    => 1.002005   (want an
+y version)
# Role::Tiny::With                              => <undef>    (want an
+y version)
# Scalar::Util                                  => 1.27       (want an
+y version)
# Sub::Exporter                                 => 0.985      (want an
+y version)
# Test::Fatal                                   => 0.010      (want an
+y version)
# Test::More                                    => 0.99       (want 0.
+99)   
# strict                                        => 1.07       (want an
+y version)
# warnings                                      => 1.13       (want an
+y version)
# 
# Thanks for using my code.  I hope it works for you.
# If not, please try and include this output in the bug report.
# That will help me reproduce the issue and solve your problem.
# 
t/000-report-versions-tiny.t ....... ok
    
    #   Failed test 'no exceptions: instance->_matches($path_isdev_sou
+rce)'
    #   at t/Path-IsDev-Object/_matches.t line 12.
    #          got: 'The my_desktop method is not implemented on this 
+platform at C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1
+.000000\blib\lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.
    # '
    #     expected: undef
    # Looks like you failed 1 test of 11.

#   Failed test 'corpus/Changelog'
#   at t/Path-IsDev-Object/_matches.t line 80.
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 1.
t/Path-IsDev-Object/_matches.t ..... 
Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
Failed 1/1 subtests 
    # $path_isdev_source = C:/MY64BI~1/data/.cpanm/work/1383571121.281
+6/Path-IsDev-1.000000
    
    #   Failed test 'no exceptions: instance->matches($path_isdev_sour
+ce)'
    #   at t/Path-IsDev-Object/basic.t line 12.
    #          got: 'The my_desktop method is not implemented on this 
+platform at C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1
+.000000\blib\lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.
    # '
    #     expected: undef
    # Looks like you failed 1 test of 11.

#   Failed test 'corpus/Changelog'
#   at t/Path-IsDev-Object/basic.t line 66.
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 1.
t/Path-IsDev-Object/basic.t ........ 
Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
Failed 1/1 subtests 

#   Failed test 'Can call without exception'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/Changelog.t line 12.
#          got: 'The my_desktop method is not implemented on this plat
+form at C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1.000
+000\blib\lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.
# '
#     expected: undef

#   Failed test 'path is a dev dir'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/Changelog.t line 31.
#          got: undef
#     expected: anything else
# Looks like you failed 2 tests of 4.
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/Changelog.t .... 
Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 2/4 subtests 

#   Failed test 'Can call without exception'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/DZil.t line 12.
#          got: 'The my_desktop method is not implemented on this plat
+form at C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1.000
+000\blib\lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.
# '
#     expected: undef

#   Failed test 'path is a dev dir'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/DZil.t line 31.
#          got: undef
#     expected: anything else
# Looks like you failed 2 tests of 4.
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/DZil.t ......... 
Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 2/4 subtests 

#   Failed test 'Can call without exception'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/DevDir.t line 12.
#          got: 'The my_desktop method is not implemented on this plat
+form at C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1.000
+000\blib\lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.
# '
#     expected: undef

#   Failed test 'path is a dev dir'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/DevDir.t line 31.
#          got: undef
#     expected: anything else
# Looks like you failed 2 tests of 4.
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/DevDir.t ....... 
Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 2/4 subtests 

#   Failed test 'Can call without exception'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/META.t line 12.
#          got: 'The my_desktop method is not implemented on this plat
+form at C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1.000
+000\blib\lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.
# '
#     expected: undef

#   Failed test 'path is a dev dir'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/META.t line 31.
#          got: undef
#     expected: anything else
# Looks like you failed 2 tests of 4.
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/META.t ......... 
Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 2/4 subtests 

#   Failed test 'Can call without exception'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/MYMETA.t line 12.
#          got: 'The my_desktop method is not implemented on this plat
+form at C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1.000
+000\blib\lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.
# '
#     expected: undef

#   Failed test 'path is a dev dir'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/MYMETA.t line 31.
#          got: undef
#     expected: anything else
# Looks like you failed 2 tests of 4.
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/MYMETA.t ....... 
Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 2/4 subtests 

#   Failed test 'Can call without exception'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/MakeMaker.t line 12.
#          got: 'The my_desktop method is not implemented on this plat
+form at C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1.000
+000\blib\lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.
# '
#     expected: undef

#   Failed test 'path is a dev dir'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/MakeMaker.t line 31.
#          got: undef
#     expected: anything else
# Looks like you failed 2 tests of 4.
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/MakeMaker.t .... 
Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 2/4 subtests 

#   Failed test 'Can call without exception'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/ModuleBuild.t line 12.
#          got: 'The my_desktop method is not implemented on this plat
+form at C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1.000
+000\blib\lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.
# '
#     expected: undef

#   Failed test 'path is a dev dir'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/ModuleBuild.t line 31.
#          got: undef
#     expected: anything else
# Looks like you failed 2 tests of 4.
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/ModuleBuild.t .. 
Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 2/4 subtests 

#   Failed test 'Can call without exception'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/TestDir.t line 12.
#          got: 'The my_desktop method is not implemented on this plat
+form at C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1.000
+000\blib\lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.
# '
#     expected: undef

#   Failed test 'path is a dev dir'
#   at t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/TestDir.t line 31.
#          got: undef
#     expected: anything else
# Looks like you failed 2 tests of 4.
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/TestDir.t ...... 
Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 2/4 subtests 
The my_desktop method is not implemented on this platform at C:\MY64BI
+~1\data\.cpanm\work\1383571121.2816\Path-IsDev-1.000000\blib\lib/Path
+/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir.pm line 31.
t/basic.t .......................... 
Dubious, test returned 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
No subtests run 

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/Path-IsDev-Object/_matches.t   (Wstat: 256 Tests: 1 Failed: 1)
  Failed test:  1
  Non-zero exit status: 1
t/Path-IsDev-Object/basic.t      (Wstat: 256 Tests: 1 Failed: 1)
  Failed test:  1
  Non-zero exit status: 1
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/Changelog.t  (Wstat: 512 Tests: 4 Failed: 2)
  Failed tests:  3-4
  Non-zero exit status: 2
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/DZil.t       (Wstat: 512 Tests: 4 Failed: 2)
  Failed tests:  3-4
  Non-zero exit status: 2
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/DevDir.t     (Wstat: 512 Tests: 4 Failed: 2)
  Failed tests:  3-4
  Non-zero exit status: 2
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/META.t       (Wstat: 512 Tests: 4 Failed: 2)
  Failed tests:  3-4
  Non-zero exit status: 2
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/MYMETA.t     (Wstat: 512 Tests: 4 Failed: 2)
  Failed tests:  3-4
  Non-zero exit status: 2
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/MakeMaker.t  (Wstat: 512 Tests: 4 Failed: 2)
  Failed tests:  3-4
  Non-zero exit status: 2
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/ModuleBuild.t (Wstat: 512 Tests: 4 Failed: 2)
  Failed tests:  3-4
  Non-zero exit status: 2
t/Path-IsDev/is_dev/TestDir.t    (Wstat: 512 Tests: 4 Failed: 2)
  Failed tests:  3-4
  Non-zero exit status: 2
t/basic.t                        (Wstat: 65280 Tests: 0 Failed: 0)
  Non-zero exit status: 255
  Parse errors: No plan found in TAP output
Files=13, Tests=62, 10 wallclock secs ( 0.06 usr +  0.03 sys =  0.09 C
+PU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 11/13 test programs. 18/62 subtests failed.
-> FAIL Installing Path::IsDev failed. See C:\MY64BI~1\data\.cpanm\wor
+k\1383571121.2816\build.log for details. Retry with --force to force 
+install it.
Searching Path::FindDev on cpanmetadb ...
--> Working on Path::FindDev
Fetching http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/K/KE/KENTNL/Path-FindDev-0.4.1
+.tar.gz
-> OK
Unpacking Path-FindDev-0.4.1.tar.gz
Entering Path-FindDev-0.4.1
Checking configure dependencies from META.json
Checking if you have Module::Build 0.4007 ... Yes (0.4007)
Checking if you have Module::Build 0.36 ... Yes (0.4007)
Configuring Path-FindDev-0.4.1
Running Build.PL
Checking prerequisites...
  requires:
    !  Path::IsDev is not installed
    !  Path::IsDev::Object is not installed

ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND IN PREREQUISITES.  You may wish to install the v
+ersions
of the modules indicated above before proceeding with this installatio
+n

Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Creating new 'Build' script for 'Path-FindDev' version '0.4.1'
-> OK
Checking dependencies from MYMETA.json ...
Checking if you have Scalar::Util 0 ... Yes (1.27)
Checking if you have FindBin 0 ... Yes (1.51)
Checking if you have File::Spec 0 ... Yes (3.40)
Checking if you have IO::Handle 0 ... Yes (1.33)
Checking if you have Sub::Exporter 0 ... Yes (0.985)
Checking if you have IPC::Open3 0 ... Yes (1.12)
Checking if you have Path::IsDev::Object 0 ... No
Checking if you have Module::Build 0.4007 ... Yes (0.4007)
Checking if you have Class::Tiny 0.010 ... Yes (0.012)
Checking if you have Path::Tiny 0.038 ... Yes (0.044)
Checking if you have warnings 0 ... Yes (1.13)
Checking if you have Path::IsDev v0.2.2 ... No
Checking if you have Carp 0 ... Yes (1.26)
Checking if you have Test::More 0.99 ... Yes (0.99)
Checking if you have strict 0 ... Yes (1.07)
==> Found dependencies: Path::IsDev::Object, Path::IsDev
Searching Path::IsDev::Object on cpanmetadb ...
Already tried Path-IsDev-1.000000. Skipping.
Already tried Path::IsDev. Skipping.
-> FAIL Installing the dependencies failed: Module 'Path::IsDev::Objec
+t' is not installed, Module 'Path::IsDev' is not installed
-> FAIL Bailing out the installation for Path-FindDev-0.4.1.
-> FAIL Installing the dependencies failed: Module 'Path::IsDev' is no
+t installed, Module 'Path::FindDev' is not installed
-> FAIL Bailing out the installation for File-ShareDir-ProjectDistDir-
+0.5.2.
-> FAIL Installing the dependencies failed: Module 'File::ShareDir::Pr
+ojectDistDir' is not installed
-> FAIL Bailing out the installation for Pod-Spell-1.13.

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I tried installing a few modules like, MIME::Lite, Excel::Writer::XLSX, and a few other modules and they installed fine. I tried installing Path::FindDev seperately, but got similar errors.

We were using DWIM Perl Version 5.14.2 as of now, but its not updated from a while so thought its better to got the Portable Strawberry Perl way.

I will be extremely thankful if someone could tell me where I am going wrong.

|| Aeterna Est Perspectum Cognitio ||

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Re: Unable to install Perl::Critic in 32/64 Bit Strawberry Perl Portable
by daxim (Curate) on Nov 04, 2013 at 14:24 UTC
[reply]

      Not your fault. Someone needs to update File::HomeDir::Windows for Windows 7.

      I doubt that :)

[reply]
        Greetings,
        While I haven't used a winboxen for a couple, or more years, I notice at:
        http://search.cpan.org/~thaljef/Perl-Critic-1.121/lib/Perl/Critic.pm 
        Win32 and ActivePerl users can find PPM distributions of Perl::Critic 
+at http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/ and Alexandr Ciornii's download
+able executable at http://chorny.net/perl/perlcritic.html.

        [download]
        Just wondering, if you didn't already use one of those versions. Maybe one of them will install as intended.

        HTH

        --Chris

        #!/usr/bin/perl -Tw
use perl::always;
my $perl_version = "5.12.5";
print $perl_version;
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[d/l]
Re: Unable to install Perl::Critic in 32/64 Bit Strawberry Perl Portable
by pmu (Beadle) on Nov 05, 2013 at 09:04 UTC

    Respected Monks,

    Thank you for your feedback. I tried the linkthe Perl::Critic link given in the url is not working. I will try installing it by --force. Hope it does not cause any mess ups.

    || Aeterna Est Perspectum Cognitio ||
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Re: Unable to install Perl::Critic in 32/64 Bit Strawberry Perl Portable ( KENTNL/File-ShareDir-ProjectDistDir-0.4.4.tar.gz )
by Anonymous Monk on Nov 08, 2013 at 19:49 UTC
    Try cpanp -i KENTNL/File-ShareDir-ProjectDistDir-0.4.4.tar.gz or cpan -i KENTNL/File-ShareDir-ProjectDistDir-0.4.4.tar.gz or cpanm -i KENTNL/File-ShareDir-ProjectDistDir-0.4.4.tar.gz As  KENTNL/File-ShareDir-ProjectDistDir-0.4.4.tar.gz doesn't depend on Path::IsDev/Path::FindDev
[reply]
[d/l]
[select]

      What can I say - "You are a STAR!"

      It worked :-) - I ran the cpan -i KENTNL/File-ShareDir-ProjectDistDir-0.4.4.tar.gz as you suggested and the rest of the stuff installed. I now have Perl::Critic installed - Deep Joy! (I am probably opening a can of worms here - but I heard a lot about it...)

      Thank-you so much! The Perl community is awesome!

      Anyway I have no idea how that fixed it as I don't understand how it could now skip the other dependencies?

[reply]
[d/l]

        Anyway I have no idea how that fixed it as I don't understand how it could now skip the other dependencies?

        As I said, the earlier version didn't depend on those modules, and Perl::Critic doesn't require the latest version

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Re: Unable to install Perl::Critic in 32/64 Bit Strawberry Perl Portable
by pmu (Beadle) on Nov 05, 2013 at 15:36 UTC

    Respected Monks,

    Thank you. I tried the --force method and it worked. My only concern is if this means that now I have a broken/buggy Perl::Critic. Kindly let me know. Apologies if this sounds like a stupid question.

    || Aeterna Est Perspectum Cognitio ||
[reply]
[d/l]
      I have exactly the same problem with Windows 8 and Strawberry Perl 5.18.1 - It seems the File::HomeDir is very shoddy - Strange because I believe that both Strawberry and the module are products from the mind of A Kennedy - presumably they should work together - but alas Neigh. I will try four --force option and see - but yeah, would rather that it installed nicely!
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        didn't work for me - Installed that and then failed on next module Path::FindDev - Any ideas anyone? Here is the output: 
        CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.203)
CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok (v6.05)
CPAN: Time::HiRes loaded ok (v1.9725)
CPAN: URI::URL loaded ok (v5.04)
CPAN: YAML::XS loaded ok (v0.41)
Database was generated on Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:10:23 GMT

Running install for module 'Path::FindDev'
Running make for K/KE/KENTNL/Path-FindDev-0.4.1.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.85)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.061)
Checksum for \\srv003\cpan-13.10.0\authors\id\K\KE\KENTNL\Path-FindDev
+-0.4.1.tar.gz ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.92)
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.2301)
CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.132140)
CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.96)

  CPAN.pm: Building K/KE/KENTNL/Path-FindDev-0.4.1.tar.gz

Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Creating new 'Build' script for 'Path-FindDev' version '0.4.1'
Building Path-FindDev
  KENTNL/Path-FindDev-0.4.1.tar.gz
  D:\qs\_td\devel\perl-13.10.0-xbin\perl-13.10.0\perl\bin\perl.exe ./B
+uild -- OK
Running Build test
t/00-compile.t ................ ok
t/000-report-versions-tiny.t .. #
#
# Generated by Dist::Zilla::Plugin::ReportVersions::Tiny v1.10
# perl: 5.018001 (wanted v5.10.0) on MSWin32 from D:\qs\_td\devel\perl
+-13.10.0-xbin\perl-13.10.0\perl\bin\perl.exe
#
# Carp                                          => 1.29       (want an
+y version)
# Class::Tiny                                   => 0.012      (want 0.
+010)
# File::Spec                                    => 3.40       (want an
+y version)
# FindBin                                       => 1.51       (want an
+y version)
# IO::Handle                                    => 1.34       (want an
+y version)
# IPC::Open3                                    => 1.13       (want an
+y version)
# Module::Build                                 => 0.4007     (want 0.
+4007)
# Path::IsDev                                   => 1.000000   (want v0
+.2.2)
# Path::IsDev::Object                           => 1.000000   (want an
+y version)
# Path::Tiny                                    => 0.044      (want 0.
+038)
# Scalar::Util                                  => 1.3        (want an
+y version)
# Sub::Exporter                                 => 0.986      (want an
+y version)
# Test::More                                    => 0.99       (want 0.
+99)
# strict                                        => 1.07       (want an
+y version)
# warnings                                      => 1.18       (want an
+y version)
#
# Thanks for using my code.  I hope it works for you.
# If not, please try and include this output in the bug report.
# That will help me reproduce the issue and solve your problem.
#
t/000-report-versions-tiny.t .. ok
t/basic.t ..................... The my_desktop method is not implement
+ed on this platform at D:/qs/_td/devel/perl-13.10.
0-xbin/perl-13.10.0/perl/site/lib/Path/IsDev/NegativeHeuristic/HomeDir
+.pm line 31.
t/basic.t ..................... Dubious, test returned 255 (wstat 6528
+0, 0xff00)
No subtests run

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/basic.t                   (Wstat: 65280 Tests: 0 Failed: 0)
  Non-zero exit status: 255
  Parse errors: No plan found in TAP output
Files=3, Tests=3,  1 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr +  0.05 sys =  0.09 CPU
+)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/3 test programs. 0/3 subtests failed.
  KENTNL/Path-FindDev-0.4.1.tar.gz
  D:\qs\_td\devel\perl-13.10.0-xbin\perl-13.10.0\perl\bin\perl.exe ./B
+uild test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, t
+ry:
  reports KENTNL/Path-FindDev-0.4.1.tar.gz
Running Build install
Building Path-FindDev
Installing D:\qs\_td\devel\perl-13.10.0-xbin\perl-13.10.0\perl\site\li
+b\Path\FindDev.pm
Installing D:\qs\_td\devel\perl-13.10.0-xbin\perl-13.10.0\perl\site\li
+b\Path\FindDev\Object.pm
  KENTNL/Path-FindDev-0.4.1.tar.gz
  D:\qs\_td\devel\perl-13.10.0-xbin\perl-13.10.0\perl\bin\perl.exe ./B
+uild install --uninst 1 -- OK
Stopping: 'install' failed for 'Path::FindDev'.

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        I guess I will just dump Perl::Critic - I was just curious to start using it - but it really needs to install too many modules...
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        It seems the File::HomeDir is very shoddy

        Sure it doesn't

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