upgrade of B::C failure

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After successfully installing Dist::Zilla cpan install of File::HomeDir fails, I attempted to upgrade my installed modules. However, the upgrade of B::C is failing. I am insufficiently familiar with cpan to figure out the problem/solution. If someone can help, that would be great.

Here is the cpan command and its output.

cpan[2]> upgrade B::C
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.21)
Going to read '/root/.cpan/Metadata'
  Database was generated on Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:27:02 GMT

Package namespace         installed    latest  in CPAN file
B::C                        1.04_01      1.27  RURBAN/B-C-1.27.tar.gz
Running install for module 'B::C'
Running make for R/RU/RURBAN/B-C-1.27.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.48)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.03)
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/R/RU/RURBAN/B-C-1.27.tar.g
+z ok
Scanning cache /root/.cpan/build for sizes
...................................-----------------------------------
+------DONE
DEL(1/22): /root/.cpan/build/XML-Twig-3.35-bBcJo6 
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.71)
DEL(2/22): /root/.cpan/build/XML-Twig-3.35-bBcJo6.yml 
DEL(3/22): /root/.cpan/build/XSLoader-0.10-kj7N_z 
DEL(4/22): /root/.cpan/build/XSLoader-0.10-kj7N_z.yml 
DEL(5/22): /root/.cpan/build/base-2.14-iqEiNv 
DEL(6/22): /root/.cpan/build/base-2.14-iqEiNv.yml 
DEL(7/22): /root/.cpan/build/bignum-0.23-0DHGUg 
DEL(8/22): /root/.cpan/build/bignum-0.23-0DHGUg.yml 
DEL(9/22): /root/.cpan/build/constant-1.19-35L5FX 
DEL(10/22): /root/.cpan/build/constant-1.19-35L5FX.yml 
DEL(11/22): /root/.cpan/build/FCGI-0.71-2eY9RY.yml 
DEL(12/22): /root/.cpan/build/FCGI-0.71-2eY9RY 
DEL(13/22): /root/.cpan/build/CGI.pm-3.49-bQFJC9 
DEL(14/22): /root/.cpan/build/CGI.pm-3.49-bQFJC9.yml 
DEL(15/22): /root/.cpan/build/IO-Compress-2.030-ilf4Fk 
DEL(16/22): /root/.cpan/build/IO-Compress-2.030-ilf4Fk.yml 
DEL(17/22): /root/.cpan/build/TimeDate-1.20-zTnvBb 
DEL(18/22): /root/.cpan/build/TimeDate-1.20-zTnvBb.yml 
DEL(19/22): /root/.cpan/build/Filter-1.37-8YFMDz.yml 
DEL(20/22): /root/.cpan/build/Filter-1.37-8YFMDz 
DEL(21/22): /root/.cpan/build/Locale-Codes-3.13-di2Xmv 
DEL(22/22): /root/.cpan/build/Locale-Codes-3.13-di2Xmv.yml 
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.66)
B-C-1.27/
B-C-1.27/Artistic
B-C-1.27/bytecode.pl
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.005002.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.005003.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.005004.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.005005.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.005008.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.006000.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.006001.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.006001RC1.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.006002.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.008000.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.008001.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.008002.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.008003.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.008004.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.008005.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.008006.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.008007.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.008008.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions/Asm5.008009.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/BcVersions.pod
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/bytecode.h
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/ByteLoader.pm
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/ByteLoader.xs
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/hints/
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/hints/sunos.pl
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/Makefile.PL
B-C-1.27/ByteLoader/ppport.h
B-C-1.27/C.xs
B-C-1.27/Changes
B-C-1.27/Copying
B-C-1.27/hints/
B-C-1.27/hints/darwin.pl
B-C-1.27/hints/openbsd.pl
B-C-1.27/lib/
B-C-1.27/lib/B/
B-C-1.27/lib/B/Assembler.pm
B-C-1.27/lib/B/Bblock.pm
B-C-1.27/lib/B/Bytecode.pm
B-C-1.27/lib/B/C.pm
B-C-1.27/lib/B/CC.pm
B-C-1.27/lib/B/Disassembler.pm
B-C-1.27/lib/B/Stackobj.pm
B-C-1.27/lib/B/Stash.pm
B-C-1.27/Makefile.PL
B-C-1.27/MANIFEST
B-C-1.27/META.yml
B-C-1.27/NOTES
B-C-1.27/perlcompile.pod
B-C-1.27/perloptree.pod
B-C-1.27/ramblings/
B-C-1.27/ramblings/cc.notes
B-C-1.27/ramblings/curcop.runtime
B-C-1.27/ramblings/flip-flop
B-C-1.27/ramblings/frozenperl_2010.pod
B-C-1.27/ramblings/magic
B-C-1.27/ramblings/reg.alloc
B-C-1.27/ramblings/runtime.porting
B-C-1.27/ramblings/yapc_bratislava08.pod
B-C-1.27/README
B-C-1.27/README.alpha
B-C-1.27/regen_lib.pl
B-C-1.27/script/
B-C-1.27/script/assemble
B-C-1.27/script/cc_harness
B-C-1.27/script/disassemble
B-C-1.27/script/perlcc.PL
B-C-1.27/script/pl2exe.pl
B-C-1.27/SIGNATURE
B-C-1.27/STATUS
B-C-1.27/status_upd
B-C-1.27/t/
B-C-1.27/t/asmdata.t
B-C-1.27/t/assembler.t
B-C-1.27/t/b.t
B-C-1.27/t/bblock.t
B-C-1.27/t/bytecode.t
B-C-1.27/t/c.t
B-C-1.27/t/cc.t
B-C-1.27/t/cc_o1.t
B-C-1.27/t/cc_o2.t
B-C-1.27/t/c_allow_opts.t
B-C-1.27/t/c_argv.t
B-C-1.27/t/c_o1.t
B-C-1.27/t/c_o2.t
B-C-1.27/t/c_o3.t
B-C-1.27/t/c_o4.t
B-C-1.27/t/modules.pm
B-C-1.27/t/modules.t
B-C-1.27/t/mymodules
B-C-1.27/t/o.t
B-C-1.27/t/qr_loaded_module.pm
B-C-1.27/t/stash.t
B-C-1.27/t/test.pl
B-C-1.27/t/testc.sh
B-C-1.27/t/testcc.sh
B-C-1.27/t/testcore.t
B-C-1.27/t/testm.sh
B-C-1.27/t/testplc.sh
B-C-1.27/t/TESTS
B-C-1.27/t/top100
B-C-1.27/TESTS
B-C-1.27/Todo
B-C-1.27/typemap
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22)

  CPAN.pm: Going to build R/RU/RURBAN/B-C-1.27.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for ByteLoader
Writing Makefile for B::C
/usr/bin/perl bytecode.pl
cp lib/B/C.pm blib/lib/B/C.pm
cp perloptree.pod blib/lib/B/perloptree.pod
cp perlcompile.pod blib/lib/B/perlcompile.pod
cp lib/B/Bblock.pm blib/lib/B/Bblock.pm
cp lib/B/Disassembler.pm blib/lib/B/Disassembler.pm
cp lib/B/Stash.pm blib/lib/B/Stash.pm
cp lib/B/CC.pm blib/lib/B/CC.pm
cp lib/B/Assembler.pm blib/lib/B/Assembler.pm
cp lib/B/Bytecode.pm blib/lib/B/Bytecode.pm
cp lib/B/Asmdata.pm blib/lib/B/Asmdata.pm
cp lib/B/C/Flags.pm blib/lib/B/C/Flags.pm
cp lib/B/Stackobj.pm blib/lib/B/Stackobj.pm
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/B-C-1.27-_HLJ9g/ByteLoa
+der'
cp BcVersions.pod ../blib/lib/BcVersions.pod
cp ByteLoader.pm ../blib/lib/ByteLoader.pm
cc -c   -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBIAN -fno-s
+trict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE
+_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2   -DVERSION=\"0.07\" -DXS_VERSION=\"0.07\" -fPIC 
+"-I/usr/lib/perl/5.8/CORE"   byterun.c
byterun.c: In function ‘byterun’:
byterun.c:1274: warning: comparison is always false due to limited ran
+ge of data type
/usr/bin/perl /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/ExtUtils/xsubpp -noprototype
+s -typemap /usr/share/perl/5.8/ExtUtils/typemap  ByteLoader.xs > Byte
+Loader.xsc && mv ByteLoader.xsc ByteLoader.c
cc -c   -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBIAN -fno-s
+trict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE
+_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2   -DVERSION=\"0.07\" -DXS_VERSION=\"0.07\" -fPIC 
+"-I/usr/lib/perl/5.8/CORE"   ByteLoader.c
Running Mkbootstrap for ByteLoader ()
chmod 644 ByteLoader.bs
rm -f ../blib/arch/auto/ByteLoader/ByteLoader.so
cc  -shared -L/usr/local/lib byterun.o ByteLoader.o  -o ../blib/arch/a
+uto/ByteLoader/ByteLoader.so     \
             \
      
chmod 755 ../blib/arch/auto/ByteLoader/ByteLoader.so
cp ByteLoader.bs ../blib/arch/auto/ByteLoader/ByteLoader.bs
chmod 644 ../blib/arch/auto/ByteLoader/ByteLoader.bs
Manifying ../blib/man3/BcVersions.3pm
Manifying ../blib/man3/ByteLoader.3pm
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/B-C-1.27-_HLJ9g/ByteLoad
+er'
/usr/bin/perl /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap /u
+sr/share/perl/5.8/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap typemap  C.xs > C.xsc && 
+mv C.xsc C.c
cc -c   -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBIAN -fno-s
+trict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE
+_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2   -DVERSION=\"1.27\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.27\" -fPIC 
+"-I/usr/lib/perl/5.8/CORE"   C.c
Running Mkbootstrap for B::C ()
chmod 644 C.bs
rm -f blib/arch/auto/B/C/C.so
cc  -shared -L/usr/local/lib C.o  -o blib/arch/auto/B/C/C.so     \
             \
      
chmod 755 blib/arch/auto/B/C/C.so
cp C.bs blib/arch/auto/B/C/C.bs
chmod 644 blib/arch/auto/B/C/C.bs
cp script/cc_harness blib/script/cc_harness
/usr/bin/perl -MExtUtils::MY -e 'MY->fixin(shift)' -- blib/script/cc_h
+arness
cp script/disassemble blib/script/disassemble
/usr/bin/perl -MExtUtils::MY -e 'MY->fixin(shift)' -- blib/script/disa
+ssemble
/usr/bin/perl "-Iblib/arch" "-Iblib/lib" script/perlcc.PL script/perlc
+c
Extracting perlcc (with variable substitutions)
cp script/perlcc blib/script/perlcc
/usr/bin/perl -MExtUtils::MY -e 'MY->fixin(shift)' -- blib/script/perl
+cc
cp script/assemble blib/script/assemble
/usr/bin/perl -MExtUtils::MY -e 'MY->fixin(shift)' -- blib/script/asse
+mble
Manifying blib/man1/disassemble.1p
Manifying blib/man1/perlcc.1p
Manifying blib/man1/assemble.1p
Manifying blib/man3/B::C.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/B::perlcompile.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/B::perloptree.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/B::Disassembler.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/B::Bblock.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/B::Stash.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/B::Assembler.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/B::CC.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/B::Bytecode.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/B::Asmdata.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/B::Stackobj.3pm
  RURBAN/B-C-1.27.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/B-C-1.27-_HLJ9g/ByteLoa
+der'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/B-C-1.27-_HLJ9g/ByteLoad
+er'
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/asmdata.t ....... ok     
t/assembler.t ..... ok       
t/b.t ............. ok     
t/bblock.t ........ ok   
t/bytecode.t ...... ok     
t/c.t ............. Failed 1/45 subtests 
    (1 TODO test unexpectedly succeeded)
t/c_allow_opts.t .. ok   
t/c_argv.t ........ 1/3 pccjQqmx.c: In function ‘perl_init_aaaa’:
pccjQqmx.c:214: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
pccjQqmx.c:294: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
t/c_argv.t ........ ok   
t/c_o1.t .......... Failed 1/45 subtests 
    (1 TODO test unexpectedly succeeded)
t/c_o2.t .......... Failed 1/45 subtests 
    (2 TODO tests unexpectedly succeeded)
t/c_o3.t .......... skipped: Only if -d .svn
t/c_o4.t .......... skipped: Only if -d .svn
t/cc.t ............ Failed 2/103 subtests 
    (less 61 skipped subtests: 40 okay)
    (2 TODO tests unexpectedly succeeded)
t/cc_o1.t ......... skipped: Only if -d .svn
t/cc_o2.t ......... skipped: Only if -d .svn
t/modules.t ....... Subroutine B::IO::SUBPROCESS redefined at /root/.c
+pan/build/B-C-1.27-_HLJ9g/blib/lib/B/C.pm line 2675.
# scanning installed modules
# B::C::VERSION = 1.27 
# perlversion = 5.008008
# path = /usr/bin/perl
# platform = linux 32bit
# threaded perl
t/modules.t ....... 257/400 
#   Failed test '65: use Moose  generates non-zero binary'
#   at t/modules.t line 152.

#   Failed test '65: use Moose  gives expected 'ok' output'
#   at t/modules.t line 158.
#                   ''
#     doesn't match '(?ms-xi:ok$)'
# Failed: /usr/bin/perl -Mblib blib/script/perlcc  -r -e 'use Moose; p
+rint "ok"'
t/modules.t ....... 385/400 # 93 / 100 modules tested with B-C-1.27 - 
+perl-5.008008
# pass  89 /  93 (95.7%)
# fail   4 /  93 (4.3%)
# todo  14 /   4 (350.0%)
# skip   7 / 100 (7.0% not installed)
# Looks like you failed 2 tests of 400.
t/modules.t ....... Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 2/400 subtests 
    (less 28 skipped subtests: 370 okay)
    (49 TODO tests unexpectedly succeeded)
t/o.t ............. ok   
t/stash.t ......... ok   
t/testcore.t ...... skipped: t/CORE missing. Read t/testcore.t how to 
+setup.

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/bytecode.t    (Wstat: 0 Tests: 45 Failed: 0)
  TODO passed:   27, 44
t/c.t           (Wstat: 0 Tests: 45 Failed: 1)
  Failed test:  41
  TODO passed:   15
t/c_o1.t        (Wstat: 0 Tests: 45 Failed: 1)
  Failed test:  41
  TODO passed:   15
t/c_o2.t        (Wstat: 0 Tests: 45 Failed: 1)
  Failed test:  41
  TODO passed:   11, 15
t/cc.t          (Wstat: 0 Tests: 103 Failed: 2)
  Failed tests:  41, 43
  TODO passed:   11, 103
t/modules.t     (Wstat: 512 Tests: 400 Failed: 2)
  Failed tests:  257, 259
  TODO passed:   41-44, 73-74, 77-80, 153-156, 181-182, 189-192
                261-264, 301-304, 329-332, 337-344, 366
                377-384
  Non-zero exit status: 2
Files=19, Tests=951, 2921 wallclock secs ( 0.26 usr  0.02 sys + 301.45
+ cusr 21.19 csys = 322.92 CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 5/19 test programs. 7/951 subtests failed.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255
  RURBAN/B-C-1.27.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, t
+ry:
  reports RURBAN/B-C-1.27.tar.gz
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
Stopping: 'install' failed for 'B::C'.
Failed during this command:
 RURBAN/B-C-1.27.tar.gz                       : make_test NO

                                                                      
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Re: upgrade of B::C failure by almut (Canon) on Aug 05, 2010 at 15:29 UTC
From looking at the file STATUS, I get the impression that - depending on Perl version - not all test are expected to work...	[reply]
Re^2: upgrade of B::C failure by dnessett (Initiate) on Aug 05, 2010 at 23:14 UTC
I should have mentioned that I am running perl 5.8.8. According to the STATUS file you link to (if I am reading it correctly), there should be 3 tests skipped, but no failures.	[reply]
Re^2: upgrade of B::C failure by dnessett (Initiate) on Aug 05, 2010 at 23:09 UTC
It won't install if the tests fail (unless I force it). Also, as part of a global upgrade, that terminates it since I have halt_on_failure set. I would feel uncomfortable forcing an installation while there are test errors.	[reply]
Re^3: upgrade of B::C failure by Anonymous Monk on Aug 06, 2010 at 01:53 UTC
I would feel uncomfortable forcing an installation while there are test errors. Why? What is a few test failures when THIS CODE IS HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.?	[reply]
Re^4: upgrade of B::C failure by dnessett (Initiate) on Aug 06, 2010 at 15:28 UTC
Re^4: upgrade of B::C failure by dnessett (Initiate) on Aug 06, 2010 at 21:03 UTC