Re: device::serial



news.dallas.sbcglobal.net wrote:

Am trying to install using -MCPAN -e and it finishes with cannot find
/usr/.../EXTERN.h and aborts the make install. i an a newbie and cannot
find
any references to this or what makes it. any suggestions. THANKS

It seems as if there are no Perl sources installed on your system, only the
executeable. Install the sources of Perl and run the command again.

Rgds,
Ekki

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