Re^6: Mac Perl Package Question

Thanks. Very informative. For the particular module the only thing I could find that was "different" after the install was the addition of an empty directory

"/Library/Perl/darwin/auto/File/Copy/Recursive"

I have not been able to do a test with a t directory present. Someone on this forum suggested that I might be missing something in my install because I have Perl 5.6 that came with Mac OS 10.2.x. For the couple of module installs I have done I just skipped the step and everthing seems to work fine.

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Re^7: Mac Perl Package Question by jhourcle (Prior) on Apr 15, 2005 at 22:22 UTC
make test verifies that everything is running as it should. If that's not the case, that's a sign that something is broken, and will not produce the expected results when you try using it. It could be a sign that the distribution was corrupted, or that it doesn't properly handle your platform, or that you're missing dependancies, or in the case of compiled modules, that a library is missing. Normally, you would want to take a look at the README, or other install notes, as it might be a known issue. (especially if there's a 'README.macos' file, or similar). If you haven't already, I'd also suggest downloading the Developer Tools from Apple's website, specifically the BSD Tools and gcc, which you'll need for any compiled Perl modules. (BSD Tools should have the perl.h file, if I recall correctly).	[reply]

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Re^7: Mac Perl Package Question
by jhourcle (Prior) on Apr 15, 2005 at 22:22 UTC

make test verifies that everything is running as it should. If that's not the case, that's a sign that something is broken, and will not produce the expected results when you try using it. It could be a sign that the distribution was corrupted, or that it doesn't properly handle your platform, or that you're missing dependancies, or in the case of compiled modules, that a library is missing.

Normally, you would want to take a look at the README, or other install notes, as it might be a known issue. (especially if there's a 'README.macos' file, or similar).

If you haven't already, I'd also suggest downloading the Developer Tools from Apple's website, specifically the BSD Tools and gcc, which you'll need for any compiled Perl modules. (BSD Tools should have the perl.h file, if I recall correctly).

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