Re-Test a CPAN module

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

Hello Monks,
I would like to Test (and install) a CPAN module.
In my case:
JavaScript

The installation fails, but it is not this one the point.

I would like to re-test the installation after some changes, but I can't.

If I re-try the test, with:

test JavaScript
I have:

Running test for module 'JavaScript'
Running make for C/CL/CLAESJAC/JavaScript-1.16.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory /home/saintex/.cpan/build/
+JavaScript-1.16-UlIU_w
  No 'Makefile' created
, won't make
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
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And there is no way to re-test (neither with "clean JavaScipt").

So I have to delete the module manually, and re-install.
Is there any way to re-test, without delete the module from build directory?

Thank you for your answers!

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Re: Re-Test a CPAN module by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 11, 2011 at 18:16 UTC
Do the build manually then: `cpan> look JavaScript > perl Makefile.PL > make test > make install # well, only if "make test" was to your satisfaction` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Re-Test a CPAN module by saintex (Scribe) on Mar 12, 2011 at 10:16 UTC
thank you for your answer. I will try in this way on Monday. Please, let me understand how CPAN extactly works. If I try: `get Module` [download] My module is downloaded in some directory. where? In my case is: /home/myUser/.cpan/build Is there any way to download the module in a different directory? Then: `test module` [download] It do the tests. Where are located the test? I think in the directory .cpan/build/module/t finally: `install module.` [download] The module is installed in Perl directory, which maybe different from CPAN downloaded module. Also here: is there any way to install in a different directory? Is it correct? Finally: if I want to do some changes to Makefile.PL, in order to pass the tests suite, is there some way to do it in a "clean" mode? Please, if you have that possibility, can you go into these aspects thoroughly? Thank you very much for your answer.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Re-Test a CPAN module by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 12, 2011 at 10:24 UTC
If you don't want to use CPAN, you can just download the packages from CPAN. Then unpack the packages, do your modifications and tests, and `make install`.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Re-Test a CPAN module by saintex (Scribe) on Mar 12, 2011 at 13:24 UTC
Re^4: Re-Test a CPAN module by saintex (Scribe) on Mar 14, 2011 at 09:06 UTC
Re^5: Re-Test a CPAN module by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 14, 2011 at 09:11 UTC
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Re: Re-Test a CPAN module by Khen1950fx (Canon) on Mar 12, 2011 at 01:11 UTC
If you can't get JavaScript to work, try JavaScript::SpiderMonkey. For me, it only failed 3/23 tests.	[reply]
Re^2: Re-Test a CPAN module by saintex (Scribe) on Mar 12, 2011 at 10:09 UTC
Thank you for suggestion, I have already tried Javascipt::SpiderMonkey and it works fine. But I need the other module (it is a dependency required from another module too).	[reply]
Re: Re-Test a CPAN module by Anonymous Monk on Mar 11, 2011 at 18:23 UTC
Try using `force` test ...	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Re-Test a CPAN module by saintex (Scribe) on Mar 14, 2011 at 08:53 UTC
in this way, it doesn't work, because I have: `Running test for module 'JavaScript' Running make for C/CL/CLAESJAC/JavaScript-1.16.tar.gz Has already been unwrapped into directory /home/saintex/.cpan/build/ +JavaScript-1.16-UlIU_w No 'Makefile' created , won't make Running make test Make had some problems, won't test` [download]	[reply] [d/l]