Well, I tried to install CPAN::Reporter but got two error during the make test for two of the dependent modules:

File::Spec

cpan[2]> install File::Spec
Running install for module File::Spec
Running make for K/KW/KWILLIAMS/PathTools-3.24.tar.gz
  Is already unwrapped into directory /home/kcella/.cpan/build/PathToo
+ls-3.24
  Has already been processed within this session
Running make test
/usr/bin/perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'bli
+b/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/crossplatform....ok                                                 
+       
        7/50 skipped: Can't load File::Spec::VMS
t/cwd..............ok                                                 
+       
t/Functions........ok                                                 
+       
t/rel2abs2rel......ok                                                 
+       
t/Spec.............ok                                                 
+       
        90/491 skipped: various reasons
t/taint............sh: -c: line 0: unexpected EOF while looking for ma
+tching `"'
sh: -c: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file
t/taint............dubious                                            
+       
        Test returned status 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
t/tmpdir...........ok                                                 
+       
t/win32............skipped
        all skipped: this is not win32
Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
t/taint.t      2   512    ??   ??       %  ??
1 test and 97 subtests skipped.
Failed 1/8 test scripts, 87.50% okay. 0/581 subtests failed, 100.00% o
+kay.
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
Failed during this command:
  KWILLIAMS/PathTools-3.24.tar.gz              : make_test NO

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ExtUtils::MakeMaker

t/testlib...............sh: -c: line 0: unexpected EOF while looking f
+or matching `"'
sh: -c: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file
t/testlib...............dubious                                       
+       
        Test returned status 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
t/VERSION_FROM..........ok                                            
+       
t/vmsish................ok                                            
+       
t/writemakefile_args....ok                                            
+       
t/xs....................Creating library file: libcompilet.dll.a
t/xs....................ok                                            
+       
Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
t/testlib.t    2   512    ??   ??       %  ??
6 tests and 36 subtests skipped.
Failed 1/45 test scripts, 97.78% okay. 0/632 subtests failed, 100.00% 
+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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How do I know what a test is for and can I fix the bug myself? From what I understand the module is downloaded locally and built, so I should be able to find the offending code and fix the problem. What is the normal process when make test errors occur?

In reply to Re: cannot install HTML Parser module using CPAN shell by kcella
in thread cannot install HTML Parser module using CPAN shell by kcella

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