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Legacy Forums => Experienced User Forum => Topic started by: LucL on October 03, 2002, 01:30:12 PM

Title: CPAN cant make files
Post by: LucL on October 03, 2002, 01:30:12 PM

I just want to say first of all how helpful you have all been in helping me gain a greater understand of Linux et al.  These forums are pure gold.

I get the following error when I try to install new perl modules using CPAN:
>Checking if your kit is complete...
>Looks good
>Writing Makefile for CPAN::WAIT
>Can't exec "/usr/bin": Permission denied at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/CPAN.pm line 4484.
>  /usr/bin  -- NOT OK
 . . . and then errors that it cant test and install because it cant access make.

The location of the make file is: /usr/bin/make

When the CPAN did not work I was able to do the install from command line.

The make file works but not through CPAN.

I tried a few different paths for make using o conf and it still did not exec make.

Title: Re: CPAN cant make files
Post by: Nathan Fowler on October 03, 2002, 09:43:53 PM

Are you compiling as root?

Title: Re: CPAN cant make files
Post by: LucL on October 04, 2002, 01:27:50 PM

Yes.

Title: Re: CPAN cant make files
Post by: BrianB on December 06, 2002, 08:34:34 AM

I have the same problem. What did LucL mean? What other choice do you have?