this is an odd rut i seem to be in, but I'm trying to build several perl modules, and 'make' keeps complaining about config.pm...I'm guessing its a perl problem because it keeps complaining about config.pm.

any help would be appreciated (building Proc::Daemon in this example, on Debian): 
# perl Makefile.PL
Writing Makefile for Proc::Daemon
# make
make: Warning: File `/usr/lib/perl/5.8/Config.pm' has modification tim
+e 1.7e+08 s in the future
Makefile out-of-date with respect to /usr/lib/perl/5.8/Config.pm /usr/
+lib/perl/5.8/CORE/config.h
Cleaning current config before rebuilding Makefile...
make -f Makefile.old clean > /dev/null 2>&1 || /bin/sh -c true
/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Proc::Daemon
==> Your Makefile has been rebuilt. <==
==> Please rerun the make command.  <==
false
make: *** [Makefile] Error 1

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Notice at the end it says the makefile's been rebuilt and to run make again, but if I do, it displays all the same info, saying that the makefile's been rebuilt and to run make again, and i keep going like I'M stuck in an infinite loop, heh.

please help, or if its not a perl problem, at least point me in the right direction as to where to ask for the correct help?

In reply to config.pm and 'make' problems.. by Anonymous Monk

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