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***Corrected title*** (not WWW:Proxy, its HTTP::Proxy) Hello, I use activeStatePerl, I have been trying to install WWW::Proxy since two days but it gets hang at Make Test. Below is the log of installation. Can anyone help completing this installation? I used cpan to install. Thanks in advance 

t/15accessors.......ok
t/15deprecated......ok
t/16stash...........ok
t/17fstack..........ok
t/18engine..........ok
t/20dummy...........skipped
        all skipped: This test fails on MSWin32. HTTP::Proxy is usable on Win32
with maxchild => 0
t/20keepalive.......skipped
        all skipped: This test fails on MSWin32. HTTP::Proxy is usable on Win32
with maxchild => 0
t/22http............
It stucks at the last step colored in red

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Re: Problem installing WWW::Proxy
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 31, 2010 at 18:31 UTC

    You should read the docs of modules before you try to install them. Under "bugs" it says:

    This module does not work under Windows, but I can't see why, and do not have a development platform under that system. Patches and explanations very welcome.
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        Coming to PPM, their repository doesnt have HTTP-Proxy, so cant install

        Perhaps because of this?

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Re: Problem installing WWW::Proxy
by dasgar (Priest) on Aug 31, 2010 at 18:18 UTC

    Have you tried using the PPM that came with ActiveState Perl? I generally try to install new modules via PPM on my system. These are not necessarily the latest and greatest versions, but these are the ppd's of the module that have been tested with ActiveState Perl and will usually have no problems installing.

    Also, if you are having issues with ActiveState Perl, you might also try asking for help in ActiveState's Community Forum. That's a good place to look for help with ActiveState specific issues.

    As for providing more assistance, I have to admit that I can't find WWW::Proxy on CPAN. Are you sure that you have the correct module name in your post?

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Re: Problem installing WWW::Proxy
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 31, 2010 at 17:59 UTC
    There's no such thing as WWW::Proxy. But your output does talk about HTTP::Proxy, so I assume that is the proper module name.
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