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C:\Users\somia\build\strawberry-perl\Readonly-2.05-0>.\Build --verbose
+ test
Skip blib\lib\Readonly.pm (unchanged)

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 I can reproduce that.
For me, removing the --verbose switch allows both the test and install steps to work as expected: 
D:\s\Readonly-2.05>.\Build
cp lib/Readonly.pm blib\lib\Readonly.pm

D:\s\Readonly-2.05>.\Build --verbose test
Skip blib\lib\Readonly.pm (unchanged)

D:\s\Readonly-2.05>.\Build test
t/bugs/001_assign.t .......... ok
t/bugs/007_implicit_undef.t .. ok
t/general/array.t ............ ok
t/general/clone.t ............ ok
t/general/deepa.t ............ ok
t/general/deeph.t ............ ok
t/general/deeps.t ............ ok
t/general/docs.t ............. ok
t/general/export.t ........... ok
t/general/hash.t ............. ok
t/general/readonly.t ......... ok
t/general/reassign.t ......... ok
t/general/scalar.t ........... ok
t/general/tie.t .............. ok
All tests successful.
Files=14, Tests=188,  2 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr +  0.00 sys =  0.03 
+CPU)
Result: PASS

D:\s\Readonly-2.05>.\Build --verbose install
Skip blib\lib\Readonly.pm (unchanged)

D:\s\Readonly-2.05>.\Build install
Installing C:\sp\_64\sp-5.40.0.1-PDL\perl\site\lib\Readonly.pm

D:\s\Readonly-2.05>.\Build install

D:\s\Readonly-2.05>

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Note that .\Build install will exit silently if Readonly.pm is already installed.

I am always mistrustful of (and refuse to debug) any module whose name begins with "Module::".

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^2: On Windows, With StrawberryPerl, Module::Build::Tiny fails to install a module
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 17, 2025 at 10:18 UTC

    That's because 

    Build --verbose anything

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    is treated as 
    Build --verbose

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    Demo: 

    Readonly-2.05>perl Build.PL
Creating new 'Build' script for 'Readonly' version '2.05'

Readonly-2.05>Build --verbose install
cp lib/Readonly.pm blib\lib\Readonly.pm
mkdir blib\arch

Readonly-2.05>Build --verbose install
Skip blib\lib\Readonly.pm (unchanged)

Readonly-2.05>Build clean

Readonly-2.05>perl Build.PL
Creating new 'Build' script for 'Readonly' version '2.05'

Readonly-2.05>Build --verbose
cp lib/Readonly.pm blib\lib\Readonly.pm
mkdir blib\arch

Readonly-2.05>Build --verbose
Skip blib\lib\Readonly.pm (unchanged)

Readonly-2.05>Build clean

Readonly-2.05>perl Build.PL
Creating new 'Build' script for 'Readonly' version '2.05'

Readonly-2.05>Build
cp lib/Readonly.pm blib\lib\Readonly.pm

Readonly-2.05>Build
Skip blib\lib\Readonly.pm (unchanged)

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    One should use Build install --verbose 

    Readonly-2.05>Build install --verbose
Skipping C:\progs\SP5038~1\perl\site\lib\Readonly.pm (unchanged)
Writing C:\progs\SP5038~1\perl\site\lib\auto\Readonly\.packlist

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    It's skipping the install because it's already installed from an earlier attempt, but you can see it's installing this time.

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