hi all i am a linux admin and one of my user asked me to install some modules in perl. I am using RHEL 5.4 and the perl version is 5.8.8 When i try to install the module XML/Parser i was getting the following error. 
(i didnt post the whole error part)Expat.c:2687: error: âXML_Parserâ u
+ndeclared (first use in this function)
Expat.c:2687: error: expected â;â before âparserâ
Expat.c:2688: warning: ISO C90 forbids mixed declarations and code
Expat.xs:2194: error: âparserâ undeclared (first use in this function)
Expat.xs:2194: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size
Expat.xs:2205: warning: unused variable âpretâ
Expat.xs:2194: warning: unused variable âcbvâ
Expat.xs:2192: warning: unused variable âtypeâ
make[1]: *** [Expat.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.40/Expat'
make: *** [subdirs] Error 2
  /usr/bin/make  -- 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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Please help me to solve this issue.

In reply to problem in installing modules by kingstons

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