RE: cpan broken ???

[Pavel Fedin <p.fedin@samsung.com>]

 Hello!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Csaba Raduly
> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2018 6:00 PM
> To: cygwin list <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> Subject: Re: cpan broken ???
> 
> On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 3:45 PM, Jostein Berntsen wrote:
> > On 05.02.18,16:59, Pavel Fedin wrote:
> >>  I am trying to install a Perl module via CPAN and it fails:
> >> --- cut ---
> ...
> >> Warning: prerequisite Test::Warn 0 not found.
> >> Could not load PERL_YAML_BACKEND 'YAML'
> >>  at /usr/share/perl5/5.26/CPAN/Meta.pm line 622.
> >> Warning: No success on command[/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL]
> >>   YANICK/Parallel-ForkManager-1.19.tar.gz
> >>   /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL -- NOT OK
> >>
> >> --- cut ---
> >>  I've just updated; the system is x86-64. How to fix this?
> >>
> >
> > You can try "sudo cpan install YAML" first on the command line. Also
> > check that you have 'make' installed.
[p.fedin] 

sudo?? On Cygwin???

> >
> 
> It says
> /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL -- NOT OK
> 
> I believe 'make' was not run at all. Maybe something (either the
> package or CPAN itself) needs YAML.
[p.fedin] 

--- cut ---
$ cpan install YAML
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.62)
Reading '/home/p.fedin/.cpan/Metadata'
  Database was generated on Mon, 05 Feb 2018 12:17:02 GMT
Running install for module 'YAML'
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v6.01)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.074)
Checksum for /home/p.fedin/.cpan/sources/authors/id/T/TI/TINITA/YAML-1.24.tar.gz ok
'YAML' not installed, will not store persistent state
CPAN: CPAN::Meta::Requirements loaded ok (v2.140)
CPAN: Parse::CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.150010)
CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.150010)
The content of '/home/p.fedin/.cpan/build/YAML-1.24-3/META.json' is not a HASH reference. Cannot use it.
Configuring T/TI/TINITA/YAML-1.24.tar.gz with Makefile.PL
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Warning: prerequisite Test::YAML 1.05 not found.
Could not load PERL_YAML_BACKEND 'YAML'
 at /usr/share/perl5/5.26/CPAN/Meta.pm line 622.
Warning: No success on command[/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL]
  TINITA/YAML-1.24.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL -- NOT OK
--- cut ---
 Neither anything called "yaml" is listed in setup.exe


Kind regards,
Pavel Fedin
Senior Engineer
Samsung Electronics Research center Russia



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