Fedora 14 

    $ uname -a
    Linux giles 2.6.35.13-92.fc14.i686 #1 SMP Sat May 21 17:39:42 UTC 
+2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

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Trying to install a modern Perl (anything greater than 5.12.0 has this problem for me) from source fails. Here's what I try: 
    wget http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/J/JE/JESSE/perl-5.14.1
+.tar.gz
    tar -zxvf perl-5.14.1.tar.gz
    cd perl-5.14.1
    sh Configure -d
    make

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And I always (slightly different depending on the version) end up with an error message like this after some time: 
    Running Makefile.PL in ext/attributes
    ../../miniperl -I../../lib Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=perl INSTALLMAN
+1DIR=none   
    INSTALLMAN3DIR=none PERL_CORE=1 LIBPERL_A=libperl.a
    Writing Makefile for attributes
    Writing MYMETA.yml
    make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/perl-5.14.1/ext/attributes'
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/perl-5.14.1/ext/attributes'
    Making all in ext/attributes
    make all PERL_CORE=1 LIBPERL_A=libperl.a
    make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/perl-5.14.1/ext/attributes'
    cp attributes.pm ../../lib/attributes.pm
    make[1]: *** No rule to make target `ExtUtils/xsubpp', needed by `
+attributes.c'.  Stop.
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/perl-5.14.1/ext/attributes'
    Unsuccessful make(ext/attributes): code=512 at make_ext.pl line 46
+3.
    make: *** [ext/attributes/pm_to_blib] Error 25

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Any thoughts as to how I can get past this? I've tried with perlbrew and it fails in the same ways. My system has 5.12.3 installed so I know it must be possible and I can install 5.8.X without a problem (by hand and with perlbrew).

In reply to Can't install a modern Perl from source by mpeters

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