Can't install Math::Pari

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

I'm on a linux machine trying to install Math::Pari with cpan. When I run it from cpan i get: Running install for module 'Math::PariBuild' Running make for I/IL/ILYAZ/modules/Math-Pari-2.01080605.tar.gz Has already been unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/Math-Pari-2.01080605-mbOZEK '/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site' returned status 512, won't make Running make test Make had some problems, won't test Running make install Make had some problems, won't install

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Re: Can't install Math::Pari by zentara (Cardinal) on Apr 24, 2014 at 08:34 UTC
You know don't you, that you need libPari installed first, along with any libPari development headers. I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Old Perl Programmer Haiku ................... flash japh	[reply]
Re: Can't install Math::Pari by Corion (Patriarch) on Apr 24, 2014 at 06:36 UTC
If you are installing a module into your system Perl, please consider using your OS package manager to do so. The system Perl is managed by your OS and modules should be preferrably installed into that Perl using the system package manager. This keeps the system consistent. Most likely the OS maintainers have made decisions about which module versions work best with the applications provided by the OS.	[reply]
Re: Can't install Math::Pari by Anonymous Monk on Apr 23, 2014 at 20:48 UTC
Now try to install it outside of cpan, so you get more diagnostically relevant info	[reply]