I hope this is considered within the scope of Perl knowledge since it pertains mainly to Module installation.

I am trying to install XML-DOM on a box running Perl 5.8.3. During the CPAN install I am receiving a number errors regarding other moldules it is dependent on. I am not a Linux or Perl guru by any means and I am about ready to repeatedly punch the bathroom paper towel dispenser. Below is what I am getting from the CPAN wrapper. Please help me before I kill again!!! - Matthew

cpan> install XML::Parser
Running install for module XML::Parser
Running make for M/MS/MSERGEANT/XML-Parser-2.34.tar.gz
  Is already unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.3
+4
  Has already been processed within this session
Running make test
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.34/Expat'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.34/Expat'
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/astress.........ok
t/cdata...........ok
t/decl............ok
t/defaulted.......ok
t/encoding........"my" variable $p masks earlier declaration in same s
+cope at t/encoding.t line 94.
t/encoding........ok
t/external_ent....ok 1/5
501 Protocol scheme 'file' is not supported file:/root/.cpan/build/XML
+-Parser-2.34/a.ent
Handler couldn't resolve external entity at line 7, column 5, byte 117
error in processing external entity reference at line 7, column 5, byt
+e 117 at /root/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.34/blib/lib/XML/Parser.pm lin
+e 187
t/external_ent....dubious
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
Scalar found where operator expected at (eval 152) line 1, near "'int'
+  $__val"
        (Missing operator before   $__val?)
DIED. FAILED tests 2-5
        Failed 4/5 tests, 20.00% okay
t/file............ok
t/finish..........ok
t/namespaces......ok
t/parament........ok 1/12
501 Protocol scheme 'file' is not supported file:/root/.cpan/build/XML
+-Parser-2.34/t/foo.dtd
Handler couldn't resolve external entity at line 8, column 0, byte 173
error in processing external entity reference at line 8, column 0, byt
+e 173:
  <!ENTITY more SYSTEM "t/ext2.ent">
]
>
^
<foo>Happy, happy
<bar>&joy;, &joy;</bar>
 at /root/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.34/blib/lib/XML/Parser.pm line 187
t/parament........dubious
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 2-12
        Failed 11/12 tests, 8.33% okay
t/partial.........ok
t/skip............ok
t/stream..........ok
t/styles..........ok
Failed Test      Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
t/external_ent.t  255 65280     5    8 160.00%  2-5
t/parament.t      255 65280    12   22 183.33%  2-12
Failed 2/14 test scripts, 85.71% okay. 15/130 subtests failed, 88.46% 
+okay.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force

 

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