Install Math::GSL fail

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

Good day bros. I am trying to install Math::GSL on a FC14 machine with Perl 5.12.x. Here is some of the output:

  CPAN.pm: Going to build J/JE/JESSE/Locale-Maketext-Simple-0.21.tar.g
+z

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Locale::Maketext::Simple
Could not read '/root/.cpan/build/Locale-Maketext-Simple-0.21-wEXiZR/M
+ETA.yml'. Falling back to other methods to determine prerequisites
cp lib/Locale/Maketext/Simple.pm blib/lib/Locale/Maketext/Simple.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Locale::Maketext::Simple.3pm
  JESSE/Locale-Maketext-Simple-0.21.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/0-signature.t .................. ok   
t/1-basic.t ...................... ok   
t/2-load_po_without_i_default.t .. skipped: No soft dependencies, i_de
+fault will not work
t/3-load_po_with_i_default.t ..... skipped: No soft dependencies, i_de
+fault will not work
All tests successful.
Files=4, Tests=10,  0 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr  0.02 sys +  0.15 cusr
+  0.03 csys =  0.25 CPU)
Result: PASS
  JESSE/Locale-Maketext-Simple-0.21.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Installing /usr/share/perl5/Locale/Maketext/Simple.pm
Installing /usr/share/man/man3/Locale::Maketext::Simple.3pm
Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl5/perllocal.pod
  JESSE/Locale-Maketext-Simple-0.21.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
Running make for B/BI/BINGOS/Params-Check-0.28.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/Params-C
+heck-0.28-B0c1Nf

  CPAN.pm: Going to build B/BI/BINGOS/Params-Check-0.28.tar.gz

cp lib/Params/Check.pm blib/lib/Params/Check.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Params::Check.3pm
  BINGOS/Params-Check-0.28.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/01_Params-Check.t .. ok    
All tests successful.
Files=1, Tests=89,  0 wallclock secs ( 0.06 usr  0.01 sys +  0.11 cusr
+  0.01 csys =  0.19 CPU)
Result: PASS
  BINGOS/Params-Check-0.28.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Installing /usr/share/perl5/Params/Check.pm
Installing /usr/share/man/man3/Params::Check.3pm
Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl5/perllocal.pod
  BINGOS/Params-Check-0.28.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
Running install for module 'Module::Load::Conditional'
Running make for B/BI/BINGOS/Module-Load-Conditional-0.44.tar.gz
  LWP not available
Fetching with Net::FTP:
ftp://mirrors1.kernel.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/B/BI/BINGOS/Module-Load-
+Conditional-0.44.tar.gz
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/B/BI/BINGOS/Module-Load-Co
+nditional-0.44.tar.gz ok

  CPAN.pm: Going to build B/BI/BINGOS/Module-Load-Conditional-0.44.tar
+.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Warning: prerequisite Module::CoreList 2.22 not found.
Warning: prerequisite Module::Load 0.11 not found.
Writing Makefile for Module::Load::Conditional
Could not read '/root/.cpan/build/Module-Load-Conditional-0.44-gBClCz/
+META.yml'. Falling back to other methods to determine prerequisites
----  Unsatisfied dependencies detected during  ----
---- BINGOS/Module-Load-Conditional-0.44.tar.gz ----
    Module::Load [requires]
    Module::CoreList [requires]
Running make test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module 'Module::Load'
Running make for B/BI/BINGOS/Module-Load-0.18.tar.gz
  LWP not available
Fetching with Net::FTP:
ftp://mirrors1.kernel.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/B/BI/BINGOS/Module-Load-
+0.18.tar.gz
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/B/BI/BINGOS/Module-Load-0.
+18.tar.gz ok

  CPAN.pm: Going to build B/BI/BINGOS/Module-Load-0.18.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Module::Load
Could not read '/root/.cpan/build/Module-Load-0.18-sti1Y1/META.yml'. F
+alling back to other methods to determine prerequisites
cp lib/Module/Load.pm blib/lib/Module/Load.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Module::Load.3pm
  BINGOS/Module-Load-0.18.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/01_Module-Load.t .. ok    
All tests successful.
Files=1, Tests=14,  0 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr  0.00 sys +  0.05 cusr
+  0.01 csys =  0.11 CPU)
Result: PASS
  BINGOS/Module-Load-0.18.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Installing /usr/share/perl5/Module/Load.pm
Installing /usr/share/man/man3/Module::Load.3pm
Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl5/perllocal.pod
  BINGOS/Module-Load-0.18.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
Running install for module 'Module::CoreList'
Running make for B/BI/BINGOS/Module-CoreList-2.45.tar.gz
  LWP not available
Fetching with Net::FTP:
ftp://mirrors1.kernel.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/B/BI/BINGOS/Module-CoreL
+ist-2.45.tar.gz
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/B/BI/BINGOS/Module-CoreLis
+t-2.45.tar.gz ok

  CPAN.pm: Going to build B/BI/BINGOS/Module-CoreList-2.45.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Module::CoreList
Could not read '/root/.cpan/build/Module-CoreList-2.45-e3iAsf/META.yml
+'. Falling back to other methods to determine prerequisites
cp lib/Module/CoreList.pm blib/lib/Module/CoreList.pm
cp corelist blib/script/corelist
/usr/bin/perl -MExtUtils::MY -e 'MY->fixin(shift)' -- blib/script/core
+list
Manifying blib/man1/corelist.1
Manifying blib/man3/Module::CoreList.3pm
  BINGOS/Module-CoreList-2.45.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/corelist.t ...... ok     
t/deprecated.t .... ok   
t/find_modules.t .. ok   
t/pod.t ........... skipped: Test::Pod 1.00 required for testing POD
All tests successful.
Files=4, Tests=38,  1 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr  0.02 sys +  0.78 cusr
+  0.07 csys =  0.92 CPU)
Result: PASS
  BINGOS/Module-CoreList-2.45.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Installing /usr/share/perl5/Module/CoreList.pm
Installing /usr/share/man/man1/corelist.1
Installing /usr/share/man/man3/Module::CoreList.3pm
Installing /usr/bin/corelist
Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl5/perllocal.pod
  BINGOS/Module-CoreList-2.45.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
Running make for B/BI/BINGOS/Module-Load-Conditional-0.44.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/Module-L
+oad-Conditional-0.44-gBClCz

  CPAN.pm: Going to build B/BI/BINGOS/Module-Load-Conditional-0.44.tar
+.gz

cp lib/Module/Load/Conditional.pm blib/lib/Module/Load/Conditional.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Module::Load::Conditional.3pm
  BINGOS/Module-Load-Conditional-0.44.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/01_Module_Load_Conditional.t .. ok    
t/02_Parse_Version.t ............ ok    
All tests successful.
Files=2, Tests=104,  0 wallclock secs ( 0.07 usr  0.01 sys +  0.31 cus
+r  0.04 csys =  0.43 CPU)
Result: PASS
  BINGOS/Module-Load-Conditional-0.44.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Installing /usr/share/perl5/Module/Load/Conditional.pm
Installing /usr/share/man/man3/Module::Load::Conditional.3pm
Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl5/perllocal.pod
  BINGOS/Module-Load-Conditional-0.44.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
Running make for B/BI/BINGOS/IPC-Cmd-0.70.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/IPC-Cmd-
+0.70-BBt5vS

  CPAN.pm: Going to build B/BI/BINGOS/IPC-Cmd-0.70.tar.gz

cp lib/IPC/Cmd.pm blib/lib/IPC/Cmd.pm
Manifying blib/man3/IPC::Cmd.3pm
  BINGOS/IPC-Cmd-0.70.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/01_IPC-Cmd.t ...... 1/? # IPC::Run: 0   IPC::Open3: 1.05
t/01_IPC-Cmd.t ...... ok     
t/02_Interactive.t .. skipped: No interactive tests from harness
All tests successful.
Files=2, Tests=467,  3 wallclock secs ( 0.17 usr  0.02 sys +  1.07 cus
+r  0.92 csys =  2.18 CPU)
Result: PASS
  BINGOS/IPC-Cmd-0.70.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Installing /usr/share/perl5/IPC/Cmd.pm
Installing /usr/share/man/man3/IPC::Cmd.3pm
Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl5/perllocal.pod
  BINGOS/IPC-Cmd-0.70.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
Running make for D/DA/DAGOLDEN/ExtUtils-CBuilder-0.280202.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/ExtUtils
+-CBuilder-0.280202-1Wo6wM

  CPAN.pm: Going to build D/DA/DAGOLDEN/ExtUtils-CBuilder-0.280202.tar
+.gz

cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilde
+r/Platform/Windows.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/aix.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Pl
+atform/aix.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/cygwin.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder
+/Platform/cygwin.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows/GCC.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBu
+ilder/Platform/Windows/GCC.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/VMS.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Pl
+atform/VMS.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Unix.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/P
+latform/Unix.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows/BCC.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBu
+ilder/Platform/Windows/BCC.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows/MSVC.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CB
+uilder/Platform/Windows/MSVC.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/darwin.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder
+/Platform/darwin.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/dec_osf.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilde
+r/Platform/dec_osf.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/os2.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Pl
+atform/os2.pm
cp lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Base.pm blib/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Base.pm
Manifying blib/man3/ExtUtils::CBuilder::Platform::Windows.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/ExtUtils::CBuilder.3pm
  DAGOLDEN/ExtUtils-CBuilder-0.280202.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/00-have-compiler.t .. ok   
t/01-basic.t .......... skipped: no compiler available for testing
t/02-link.t ........... skipped: no compiler available for testing
t/03-cplusplus.t ...... skipped: no compiler available for testing
t/04-base.t ........... ok     
All tests successful.
Files=5, Tests=57,  2 wallclock secs ( 0.08 usr  0.02 sys +  1.68 cusr
+  0.17 csys =  1.95 CPU)
Result: PASS
  DAGOLDEN/ExtUtils-CBuilder-0.280202.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Base.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/aix.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/VMS.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows.p
+m
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/os2.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/dec_osf.p
+m
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Unix.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/cygwin.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/darwin.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows/M
+SVC.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows/B
+CC.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows/G
+CC.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::CBuilder::Platform::Win
+dows.3pm
Installing /usr/local/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::CBuilder.3pm
Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl5/perllocal.pod
  DAGOLDEN/ExtUtils-CBuilder-0.280202.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
Running install for module 'CPAN::Meta::YAML'
Running make for D/DA/DAGOLDEN/CPAN-Meta-YAML-0.003.tar.gz
  LWP not available
Fetching with Net::FTP:
ftp://mirrors1.kernel.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/D/DA/DAGOLDEN/CPAN-Meta-
+YAML-0.003.tar.gz
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/D/DA/DAGOLDEN/CPAN-Meta-YA
+ML-0.003.tar.gz ok

  CPAN.pm: Going to build D/DA/DAGOLDEN/CPAN-Meta-YAML-0.003.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for CPAN::Meta::YAML
Could not read '/root/.cpan/build/CPAN-Meta-YAML-0.003-DYZOXH/META.yml
+'. Falling back to other methods to determine prerequisites
cp lib/CPAN/Meta/YAML.pm blib/lib/CPAN/Meta/YAML.pm
Manifying blib/man3/CPAN::Meta::YAML.3pm
  DAGOLDEN/CPAN-Meta-YAML-0.003.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/01_compile.t ..... ok   
t/02_basic.t ....... ok         
t/03_regression.t .. ok         
t/04_scalar.t ...... skipped: Requires YAML.pm
t/05_export.t ...... ok   
t/11_meta_yml.t .... ok       
t/12_plagger.t ..... ok     
t/13_perl_smith.t .. ok     
t/14_yaml_org.t .... ok     
t/15_multibyte.t ... ok   
t/16_nullrefs.t .... ok     
t/17_toolbar.t ..... ok     
t/18_tap.t ......... ok       
t/19_errors.t ...... ok     
t/20_subclass.t .... ok   
t/21_bom.t ......... ok   
t/22_comments.t .... ok     
All tests successful.
Files=17, Tests=3427,  3 wallclock secs ( 0.80 usr  0.07 sys +  1.88 c
+usr  0.23 csys =  2.98 CPU)
Result: PASS
  DAGOLDEN/CPAN-Meta-YAML-0.003.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Installing /usr/local/share/perl5/CPAN/Meta/YAML.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::YAML.3pm
Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl5/perllocal.pod
  DAGOLDEN/CPAN-Meta-YAML-0.003.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
Running make for D/DA/DAGOLDEN/Module-Build-0.3624.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/Module-B
+uild-0.3624-uoTWIn

  CPAN.pm: Going to build D/DA/DAGOLDEN/Module-Build-0.3624.tar.gz

/usr/bin/perl Build --makefile_env_macros 1
Building Module-Build
  DAGOLDEN/Module-Build-0.3624.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
/usr/bin/perl Build --makefile_env_macros 1 test
t/00-compile.t ................. ok     
t/PL_files.t ................... ok   
t/actions/installdeps.t ........ ok   
t/actions/manifest_skip.t ...... ok   
t/add_property.t ............... ok     
t/basic.t ...................... ok     
t/bundle_inc.t ................. skipped: $ENV{MB_TEST_EXPERIMENTAL} i
+s not set
t/compat.t ..................... ok     
t/compat/exit.t ................ ok   
t/debug.t ...................... ok   
t/destinations.t ............... ok       
t/ext.t ........................ ok       
t/extend.t ..................... ok     
t/files.t ...................... ok   
t/help.t ....................... ok     
t/install.t .................... ok     
t/install_extra_target.t ....... ok   
t/manifypods.t ................. ok     
t/metadata.t ................... ok     
t/metadata2.t .................. ok     
t/mymeta.t ..................... ok     
t/new_from_context.t ........... ok   
t/notes.t ...................... ok     
t/par.t ........................ skipped: No compiler found
t/parents.t .................... ok     
t/perl_mb_opt.t ................ ok   
t/pod_parser.t ................. ok   
t/ppm.t ........................ skipped: No compiler found
t/properties/dist_suffix.t ..... ok   
t/properties/license.t ......... ok   
t/properties/module_name.t ..... ok   
t/properties/needs_compiler.t .. ok     
t/properties/release_status.t .. ok    
t/properties/share_dir.t ....... ok     
t/resume.t ..................... ok   
t/runthrough.t ................. ok     
t/sample.t ..................... ok   
t/script_dist.t ................ ok   
t/signature.t .................. skipped: $ENV{TEST_SIGNATURE} is not 
+set
t/test_file_exts.t ............. ok   
t/test_type.t .................. ok   
t/test_types.t ................. ok     
t/tilde.t ...................... ok     
t/use_tap_harness.t ............ ok   
t/versions.t ................... ok   
t/write_default_maniskip.t ..... ok   
t/xs.t ......................... skipped: No compiler found
All tests successful.
Files=47, Tests=1088, 111 wallclock secs ( 0.68 usr  0.17 sys + 91.41 
+cusr 17.12 csys = 109.38 CPU)
Result: PASS
  DAGOLDEN/Module-Build-0.3624.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
/usr/bin/perl Build --makefile_env_macros 1 install
Building Module-Build
Installing /usr/share/man/man1/config_data.1
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Installing /usr/share/man/man3/Module::Build.3pm
Installing /usr/share/man/man3/Module::Build::Platform::Default.3pm
Installing /usr/share/man/man3/Module::Build::Version.3pm
Installing /usr/share/man/man3/Module::Build::Bundling.3pm
Installing /usr/bin/config_data
  DAGOLDEN/Module-Build-0.3624.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
# running Build.PL 
ExtUtils::PkgConfig is currently needed to find GSL for the compilatio
+n of this module.
It may be bundled with Math::GSL in the future.
No 'Makefile' created  LETO/Math-GSL-0.22.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Could not read '/root/.cpan/build/Math-GSL-0.22-ZItw13/META.yml'. Fall
+ing back to other methods to determine prerequisites
Failed during this command:
LETO/Math-GSL-0.22.tar.gz                    : writemakefile NO -- No 
+'Makefile' created
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There was more output than this, but it was more than the terminal history could hold, and it went by too fast to see if there were other errors. Since it talked about ExtUtils::PkgConfig being needed, I installed that and tried to install Math::GSL again, but then it said

Running install for module 'Math::GSL'
Running make for L/LE/LETO/Math-GSL-0.22.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/Math-GSL
+-0.22-ZItw13
  No 'Makefile' created
, won't make
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
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I have the GSL library installed. Anyone know how to fix?

TIA...Steve

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Re: Install Math::GSL fail by Khen1950fx (Canon) on Mar 04, 2011 at 15:45 UTC
You need to set PKG_CONFIG_PATH in order for it to find gsl.pc. Be prepared for test failures. `export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Install Math::GSL fail by cormanaz (Deacon) on Mar 04, 2011 at 17:07 UTC
OK so per Anonymous, I deleted the existing Makefile. Per marto I started a new session. Per Khen1950fx I set the env variable, but it's at /usr/local/pkgconfig. On trying to install again, I get cpan[1]> install Math::GSL Going to read '/root/.cpan/Metadata' Database was generated on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:27:20 GMT Running install for module 'Math::GSL' Running make for L/LE/LETO/Math-GSL-0.22.tar.gz Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/L/LE/LETO/Math-GSL-0.22.ta +r.gz ok Scanning cache /root/.cpan/build for sizes ...................................................................... +......DONE CPAN.pm: Going to build L/LE/LETO/Math-GSL-0.22.tar.gz Checking for GSL..Package gsl was not found in the pkg-config search p +ath. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gsl.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'gsl' found at Build.PL line 108 * can not find package gsl * check that it is properly installed and available in PKG_CONFIG_PA +TH at Build.PL line 108 Warning: No success on command[/usr/bin/perl Build.PL ] 'YAML' not installed, will not store persistent state LETO/Math-GSL-0.22.tar.gz /usr/bin/perl Build.PL -- NOT OK Running Build test Make had some problems, won't test Running Build install Make had some problems, won't install Could not read '/root/.cpan/build/Math-GSL-0.22-pXritF/META.yml'. Fall +ing back to other methods to determine prerequisites Failed during this command: LETO/Math-GSL-0.22.tar.gz : writemakefile NO '/usr +/bin/perl Build.PL ' returned status 256 [download] GSL does not appear in /usr/local/pkgconfig, but it is installed `[root@stats corman]# yum info GSL Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit Adding en_US to language list Installed Packages Name : gsl Arch : i686 Version : 1.14 Release : 1.fc14 Size : 2.3 M Repo : installed From repo : fedora Summary : The GNU Scientific Library for numerical analysis URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/ License : GPLv3 and GFDL and BSD Description : The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a collection of rout +ines for : numerical analysis, written in C.` [download] But locate gsl.pc returns nothing :-/ locate GSL only returns stuff in /home/corman/.cpan/build. And it strikes me that this could be part of the problem. When I first tried to install this I forgot to SU to root. Do these files need to be in /root/.cpan/build if I'm running CPAN as root? But that still doesn't address the gsl.pc issue... UPDATE: I installed YAML. Now CPAN says: `cpan[3]> install Math::GSL Running install for module 'Math::GSL' Running Build for L/LE/LETO/Math-GSL-0.22.tar.gz Has already been unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/Math-GSL +-0.22-yrnKBo '/usr/bin/perl Build.PL ' returned status 256, won't make Running Build test Make had some problems, won't test Running Build install Make had some problems, won't install` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Install Math::GSL fail by Eliya (Vicar) on Mar 04, 2011 at 18:28 UTC
GSL does not appear in /usr/local/pkgconfig, but it is installed Maybe you need to install the respective `*-dev` package for the GSL library (?) Not entirely sure about Fedora, but most distros split their library packages into two parts: one for the runtime libs (always needed), and one for the "development stuff" (with the package name usually ending in "-dev" or "-devel"), like header files, static libs, the package config (".pc") file, etc., which are only needed if you build software that links against the library in question.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Install Math::GSL fail by cormanaz (Deacon) on Mar 04, 2011 at 22:47 UTC
Re^5: Install Math::GSL fail by syphilis (Archbishop) on Mar 05, 2011 at 06:28 UTC
Re^5: Install Math::GSL fail by aixtal (Sexton) on Jan 24, 2013 at 09:27 UTC
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Re^3: Install Math::GSL fail by Anonymous Monk on Mar 04, 2011 at 17:21 UTC
Why do you insist on using the cpan shell?	[reply]
Re^4: Install Math::GSL fail by cormanaz (Deacon) on Mar 04, 2011 at 22:50 UTC
Re^5: Install Math::GSL fail by Anonymous Monk on Mar 05, 2011 at 12:57 UTC
Re: Install Math::GSL fail by marto (Cardinal) on Mar 04, 2011 at 14:58 UTC
Exit your current cpan session, then try again.	[reply]
Re: Install Math::GSL fail by Anonymous Monk on Mar 04, 2011 at 14:52 UTC
look, or download tarball by hand `cpan>look Math::GSL /root/.cpan/build/Math-GSL-0.22-ZItw13/> ls -l . . . /root/.cpan/build/Math-GSL-0.22-ZItw13/> rm Makefile /root/.cpan/build/Math-GSL-0.22-ZItw13/> perl Makefile.PL` [download]	[reply] [d/l]