Can't install Text::CSV

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

i absolutely cannot install Text::CSV_XS. when i try to make it from source:

~/Text-CSV_XS-0.23# perl Makefile.PL
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Text::CSV_XS
~/Text-CSV_XS-0.23# make
cp CSV_XS.pm blib/lib/Text/CSV_XS.pm
/usr/bin/perl /usr/share/perl/5.8/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap /usr/share
+/perl/5.8/ExtUtils/typemap  CSV_XS.xs > CSV_XS.xsc && mv CSV_XS.xsc C
+SV_XS.c
cc -c   -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBIAN -fno-s
+trict-aliasing -pipe -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/usr/local/inclu
+de -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2   -DVERSION=\"0.23\
+" -DXS_VERSION=\"0.23\" -fPIC "-I/usr/lib/perl/5.8/CORE"   CSV_XS.c
cc1: error: unrecognized option `-Wdeclaration-after-statement'
make: *** [CSV_XS.o] Error 1
~/Text-CSV_XS-0.23#
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and to be honest, I dont know what any of that means...and when I try to install it with the CPAN module, it spits up the same crap...please help me!

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Re: Can't install Text::CSV_XS... by jZed (Prior) on Aug 02, 2006 at 22:41 UTC
Alternately, if you are using linux and want to skip monkeying with gcc, a pre-packaged version may be available. For example on Debian Sarge you can just do this: `apt-get install libtext-csv-perl` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Can't install Text::CSV_XS... by dirving (Friar) on Aug 03, 2006 at 01:46 UTC
~~Note that this isn't Text::CSV_XS... it's the similar, but not identical Text::CSV. Text::CSV_XS doesn't appear to be in Debian.~~ Nevermind... this is the correct module. For some reason the package just doesn't follow Debian's usual perl module naming convention and has a misleading summary.	[reply]
Re: Can't install Text::CSV_XS... by Fletch (Bishop) on Aug 02, 2006 at 20:03 UTC
You're trying to compile the module with a different C compiler than your perl binary was made with (or at least the one it thinks it's configured to use). Check that you haven't upgraded to a newer C compiler (or upgraded to a newer binary perl and not a suitable similar vintage `cc`), or that someone's changed your `PATH` and you're picking it up from somewhere else. Also wouldn't hurt to give a bit more information like what OS this is on (I'm guessing Linux by the `-DDEBIAN`, but more specifics might be useful). Addendum: And if none of that makes sense, it's time to go prostrate yourself before your local sysadmin or C guru and see if they can't get things straightened out.	[reply]
Re: Can't install Text::CSV_XS... by Joost (Canon) on Aug 02, 2006 at 20:32 UTC
this page says it's a GCC 3.0+ switch, so you're probably using an older version of GCC than the one your perl was build with. If you're on debian try installing gcc-3.0 or higher (and make sure ~~/usr/bin/gcc~~ `/etc/alternatives/cc` is a symlink to the right version) and try again. "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply] [d/l]