Re: Module::Build / version / cpan / tail chasing

sbk wrote:
hi,

i've compiled perl-5.8.8 from scratch (my favorite approach) ...
installed it ... and now i'm installing the modules which my in-house
collection of code requires ... and i've run into a 'loop' between
'version' and 'Module::Build' ... each requires the other ... and
'cpan' doesn't seem to know how to work around this:


(snipped)


at this point, i'm chasing my tail ... any tips on how to break out and
make progress?



Circular dependency?

Maybe you can first install a slightly older version of
Module::Build -- one that doesn't require version.pm:

http://search.cpan.org/src/KWILLIAMS/Module-Build-0.2801/Build.PL

You can get the source from the CPAN website; download the tarball
found here:

http://search.cpan.org/~kwilliams/Module-Build-0.2801/

Manually install this module.

Then install version with the CPAN shell utility.

Then reinstall the (latest) Module::Build.

It does seem quite bothersome...

--
Hope this helps,
Steven

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