On Thu, 2005-10-20 at 09:35 -0700, Jay Curtis wrote: > > I am having a problem with understanding what is going wrong with > installing perl modules and then trying to install rpm packages that > rely on that module. When I download a perl module from CPAN and > install it using the standard “perl Makefile.pl; make; make test; make > install”, the module makes and installs with no errors. When I then > try to install an rpm package, i.e. perl.MLDBM-2.01.1.2.fc4.rf.noarch > from dries repository, the rpm command fails with: > Error: Failed Dependencies: RPM dependencies are other RPMs. Therefore, they cannot be resolved with CPAN source installs. It is possible to override this with --nodeps but that is usually NOT a good idea. The problem is avoided by installing perl modules from rpms. -- Our DNSRBL - Eliminate Spam: http://www.TQMcube.com/spam_trap.htm RBLDNSD HowTo: http://www.TQMcube.com/rbldnsd.htm Multi-RBL Check: http://www.TQMcube.com/rblcheck.htm Tired of spam? Do YOUR part: http://www.BoulderPledge.org
