Cpan fail

[ext2366]

I tried to install a perl module today. Ok my machine is old, but that's why I'm using cpan rather than using a package that comes the OS. First I discovered readline wasn't working in cpan. That's an easy fix right, you just do install Bundle::CPAN. Nope, it fails.

Recursive dependency detected

Comments

[cultureofdoubt]

No -f flag?
Not that that makes things right, it just makes things work.

[ext2366]

force install Test::Harness didn't work.

However, going into the directories and doing make clean, perl Makefile.PL, make, make install managed to unwedge it.