Hi Edward, > Can't exec "/usr/share/lib/make": Permission denied at On my Sun boxes (Solaris 8 & 9), "/usr/share/lib/make" is a directory -- *not* the "make" command. On Solaris, the "make" command is "/usr/ccs/bin/make" however it is very likely that "/usr/ccs/bin" is not in your PATH. Add it to your PATH (and put it before any paths that may have another "make" in it) and try the install again. -- Michael # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian # University of Texas at Arlington # 817-272-5326 office # 817-688-1926 cell # [log in to unmask] # http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Iglesias, Edward G. (Library) > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:23 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Perl on Sun > > Hello All, > > I'm having trouble installing some pretty basic Perl modules on a Sun > Box. This is the kind of error message I get from CPAN > > CPAN.pm: Going to build M/MS/MSHELOR/Digest-SHA-PurePerl-5.34.tar.gz > > Checking if your kit is complete... > Looks good > 'NO_META' is not a known MakeMaker parameter name. > Writing Makefile for Digest::SHA::PurePerl > Can't exec "/usr/share/lib/make": Permission denied at > /usr/perl5/5.6.1/lib/CPAN.pm line 4434. > /usr/share/lib/make -- NOT OK > Running make test > Can't test without successful make > Running make install > make had returned bad status, install seems impossible > Running install for module Test::More > Running make for M/MS/MSCHWERN/Test-Simple-0.62.tar.gz > Is already unwrapped into directory > /root/.cpan/build/Test-Simple-0.62 > Has already been processed within this session > Running make test > Can't test without successful make > Running make install > make had returned bad status, install seems impossible > Running make for A/AU/AUTRIJUS/Module-Signature-0.53.tar.gz > Is already unwrapped into directory > /root/.cpan/build/Module-Signature-0.53 > > CPAN.pm: Going to build A/AU/AUTRIJUS/Module-Signature-0.53.tar.gz > > Can't exec "/usr/share/lib/make": Permission denied at > /usr/perl5/5.6.1/lib/CPAN.pm line 4434. > /usr/share/lib/make -- NOT OK > Running make test > Can't test without successful make > Running make install > make had returned bad status, install seems impossible > > > Any ideas? I relize this is a permission problem I'm just > not familiar > enough with Sun to know what to do next. > > > > Edward Iglesias > Systems Librarian > Central Connecticut State University > 860.832.2082 >