Hello agin

I want to install some perl modules using the perl -MCPAN -e 'install Bundle::Catalyst' command, since it's not available using apt (debian package).

However, i get the following errors on all modules i try to install:

CPAN.pm: Going to build S/SR/SRI/Catalyst-Plugin-Prototype-1.31.tar.gz
Checking whether your kit is complete...
Looks good
Creating new 'Build' script for 'Catalyst-Plugin-Prototype' version '1
+.31'

    -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  make had returned bad status, install seems impossible

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and the module isn't installed.
However, when i go to the .cpan/build//Catalyst-Plugin-Prototype-1.31 folder, and do a 
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install

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All goes fine!
I don't want to install all modules by hand though (there are a lot of prerestiques), and i like to have my perl work normally.
Anyone got a possible solution for me?
ps. yes, i run the command as root, or with sudo.

**UPDATE**
Solved!
After all your tips (i installed it now using apt, thanks to Arunbear), i reinstalled Module::Build by hand, but the cpan command did not work.

Then i came here, and did a cpan> o conf, and found out that my make argument was empty!
so i did a vi /etc/perl/CPAN/Config.pm, changed the line 'make' => q[], to 'make' => q[/usr/bin/make], and it's working again!
Thanks again for all the help

"We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.

In reply to Install using perl -MCPAN -e 'install module' doesn't work by jbrugger

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