Hi i was trying to install Text::CSV from CPAN.....
It seemed to have downloaded everythign properly but was not able to run the make file...


do u have any idea as to why this happened??
This is what the install screen looked like.... 

=============================
If you install Text::CSV_XS v.0.70, it makes Text::CSV faster.

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Text::CSV
Can't exec "make": No such file or directory at /usr/lib/perl5/5.10/CP
+AN/Distrib
ution.pm line 2003.
  MAKAMAKA/Text-CSV-1.16.tar.gz
  make -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
Failed during this command:
 MAKAMAKA/Text-CSV-1.16.tar.gz                : make NO

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*******************UPDATE**********************
OOOps... sorry for not having mentioned my Operating system.....
I am currently using windows and have installed the latest version of Cygwin...
I was not quiet sure about the parameters when i first got into cygwin so i left them with the default parameters...
How do i install the make utility?
here's the output to  cpan o conf 
cpan[2]> o conf
$CPAN::Config options from '/home/administrator/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm
+':
    commit             [Commit changes to disk]
    defaults           [Reload defaults from disk]
    help               [Short help about 'o conf' usage]
    init               [Interactive setting of all options]

    applypatch         undef
    auto_commit        [1]
    build_cache        [100]
    build_dir          [/home/administrator/.cpan/build]
    build_dir_reuse    [0]
    build_requires_install_policy [ask/yes]
    bzip2              undef
    cache_metadata     [1]
    check_sigs         [0]
    colorize_debug     undef
    colorize_output    undef
    colorize_print     undef
    colorize_warn      undef
    commandnumber_in_prompt [1]
    commands_quote     undef
    connect_to_internet_ok [0]
    cpan_home          [/home/administrator/.cpan]
    curl               undef
    dontload_hash      undef
    dontload_list      undef
    ftp                undef
    ftp_passive        [1]
    ftp_proxy          []
cpan[3]>
    ftpstats_size      undef
    getcwd             [cwd]
    gpg                undef
    gzip               undef
    halt_on_failure    [0]
    histfile           undef
    histsize           undef
    http_proxy         []
    inactivity_timeout [0]
    index_expire       [1]
    inhibit_startup_message [0]
    keep_source_where  [/home/administrator/.cpan/sources]
    load_module_verbosity [v]
    lynx               undef
    make               undef
    make_arg           []
    make_install_arg   []
    make_install_make_command []
    makepl_arg         []
    mbuild_arg         []
    mbuild_install_arg []
    mbuild_install_build_command [./Build]
    mbuildpl_arg       []
    ncftp              undef
    ncftpget           undef
    no_proxy           []
    pager              [/usr/bin/less]
    password           undef
    patch              undef
    patches_dir        undef
    perl5lib_verbosity [v]
    prefer_installer   [MB]
    prefs_dir          [/home/administrator/.cpan/prefs]
    prerequisites_policy [ask]
    proxy_pass         undef
    proxy_user         undef
    randomize_urllist  undef
    scan_cache         [atstart]
    shell              undef
    show_unparsable_versions undef
    show_upload_date   [0]
    show_zero_versions undef
    tar                undef
    tar_verbosity      [v]
    term_is_latin      [1]
    term_ornaments     [1]
    test_report        undef
    trust_test_report_history [0]
    unzip              undef
    urllist
        0 [http://perlmirror.indialinks.com/]
    use_sqlite         [0]
    username           undef
    wait_list          undef
    wget               undef
    yaml_load_code     [0]
    yaml_module        undef

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