I can't install Parse::RecDescent

the_hawk_1 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi fellow monks!

I'm unfortunately runing under WinXP, and I'm trying to install the Parse::RecDescent module into my ActivePerl 5.8, but I alway get this lovely error:

C:\Perl\Parse-RecDescent-1.96.0>perl makefile.pl
Warning: prerequisite version 0 not found.

Can someone enlight me?
- The_Hawk_1, a stupid monk-to-be...

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Re: I can't install Parse::RecDescent by JavaFan (Canon) on Oct 15, 2008 at 16:47 UTC
You're running an old version of Perl, one that doesn't come with 'version'. But you can install that from CPAN. Parse::RecDescent needs version - as the error says, it's a prerequisite. So install that first. And be prepared to install more, AFAIK, Parse::RecDescent has more prerequisites.	[reply]
Re: I can't install Parse::RecDescent by tmaly (Monk) on Oct 15, 2008 at 19:38 UTC
I ran into the same problem and ended up just removing the line in the module that requires the version and it works perfectly	[reply]
Re^2: I can't install Parse::RecDescent by jroberson (Initiate) on Dec 01, 2008 at 14:24 UTC
tmaly, can you tell me what line you removed from the module to resolve the issue. I am having the same problem.	[reply]
Re^3: I can't install Parse::RecDescent by syphilis (Archbishop) on Dec 02, 2008 at 06:06 UTC
tmaly, can you tell me what line you removed from the module I think tmaly is referring to the line (in RecDescent.pm): `use version; $VERSION = qv('1.96.0');` [download] A better solution is to simply install the version module (as mentioned elsewhere in this same thread). Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l]
Re: I can't install Parse::RecDescent by Anonymous Monk on Oct 15, 2008 at 23:51 UTC
`ppm install version` [download]	[reply] [d/l]