[5.6.0-RC1] Problem building Archive::Tar

Archive::Tar fails to build on RedHat Linux 6.1. This is reasonably
serious since it is one of the packages in Bundle::CPAN.

       CPAN.pm: Going to build SRZ/Archive-Tar-0.21.tar.gz

     Checking if your kit is complete...
     Looks good
     Writing Makefile for Archive::Tar
     mkdir blib
     mkdir blib/lib
     mkdir blib/lib/Archive
     mkdir blib/arch
     mkdir blib/arch/auto
     mkdir blib/arch/auto/Archive
     mkdir blib/arch/auto/Archive/Tar
     mkdir blib/lib/auto
     mkdir blib/lib/auto/Archive
     mkdir blib/lib/auto/Archive/Tar
     mkdir blib/man3
     cp Tar.pm blib/lib/Archive/Tar.pm
     mkdir blib/script
     cp ptar blib/script/ptar
     /opt/perl-5.6.0-RC1/bin/perl -I/opt/perl-5.6.0-RC1/lib/5.6.0/i386-linux -I/opt/perl-5.6.0-RC1/lib/5.6.0 -MExtUtils::MakeMaker -e "MY->fixin(shift)" blib/script/ptar
     Manifying blib/man3/Archive::Tar.3
       /usr/bin/make  -- OK
     Running make test
     PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /opt/perl-5.6.0-RC1/bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib -I/opt/perl-5.6.0-RC1/lib/5.6.0/i386-linux -I/opt/perl-5.6.0-RC1/lib/5.6.0 test.pl
     1..5
     ok 1
     ok 2
     ok 3
     ok 4
[6]  Can't call method "gzseek" on an undefined value at blib/lib/Archive/Tar.pm line 785.
     make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 9

Sorry, I've no time to debug this now.

-- Johan

• [5.6.0-RC1] Problem building Archive::Tar by JVromans
• Re: [5.6.0-RC1] Problem building Archive::Tar by simon
• RE: [5.6.0-RC1] Problem building Archive::Tar by Moore, Paul
• Re: [5.6.0-RC1] Problem building Archive::Tar by Benjamin Franz
• Re: [5.6.0-RC1] Problem building Archive::Tar by Stephen Zander
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