I am using FreeBSD, version 5.2 and have installed Perl 5.8. I am unable to update the module. I also have GCC 3.3.3. installed if that makes any difference. Thanks! Gerard Seibert gerard-seibert@rcn.com The following is the output of the CPAN session: cpan> install Storable CPAN: Storable loaded ok Going to read /home/ges/.cpan/Metadata Database was generated on Sun, 25 Jan 2004 03:54:16 GMT Running install for module Storable Running make for A/AM/AMS/Storable-2.09.tar.gz CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok Checksum for /home/ges/.cpan/sources/authors/id/A/AM/AMS/Storable-2.09.tar.gz ok Scanning cache /home/ges/.cpan/build for sizes Storable-2.09/ Storable-2.09/t/ Storable-2.09/t/downgrade.t Storable-2.09/t/code.t Storable-2.09/t/overload.t Storable-2.09/t/make_downgrade.pl Storable-2.09/t/blessed.t Storable-2.09/t/tied.t Storable-2.09/t/retrieve.t Storable-2.09/t/tied_items.t Storable-2.09/t/canonical.t Storable-2.09/t/lock.t Storable-2.09/t/compat06.t Storable-2.09/t/Test/ Storable-2.09/t/Test/More.pm Storable-2.09/t/Test/Builder.pm Storable-2.09/t/Test/Simple.pm Storable-2.09/t/store.t Storable-2.09/t/integer.t Storable-2.09/t/interwork56.t Storable-2.09/t/croak.t Storable-2.09/t/st-dump.pl Storable-2.09/t/forgive.t Storable-2.09/t/make_56_interwork.pl Storable-2.09/t/tied_hook.t Storable-2.09/t/freeze.t Storable-2.09/t/utf8.t Storable-2.09/t/malice.t Storable-2.09/t/utf8hash.t Storable-2.09/t/restrict.t Storable-2.09/t/dclone.t Storable-2.09/t/recurse.t Storable-2.09/MANIFEST Storable-2.09/Storable.pm Storable-2.09/ChangeLog Storable-2.09/Makefile.PL Storable-2.09/README Storable-2.09/hints/ Storable-2.09/hints/linux.pl Storable-2.09/Storable.xs Removing previously used /home/ges/.cpan/build/Storable-2.09 CPAN.pm: Going to build A/AM/AMS/Storable-2.09.tar.gz Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for Storable cp Storable.pm blib/lib/Storable.pm AutoSplitting blib/lib/Storable.pm (blib/lib/auto/Storable) /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/ExtUtils/xsubpp -typemap /usr/local/ lib/perl5/5.8.2/ExtUtils/typemap Storable.xs > Storable.xsc && mv Storable.xsc Storable.c gcc -c -DAPPLLIB_EXP="/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/BSDPAN" -DHAS_FPSETMASK -DHAS_FLOATINGPOINT_H -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -O -pipe -mcpu=pentiumpro -DVERSION=\"2.09\" -DXS_VERSION=\"2.09\" -fPIC "-I/usr/ local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/mach/CORE" Storable.c Running Mkbootstrap for Storable () chmod 644 Storable.bs rm -f blib/arch/auto/Storable/Storable.so LD_RUN_PATH="" gcc -shared -L/usr/local/lib Storable.o -o blib/arch/auto/ Storable/Storable.so chmod 755 blib/arch/auto/Storable/Storable.so cp Storable.bs blib/arch/auto/Storable/Storable.bs chmod 644 blib/arch/auto/Storable/Storable.bs /usr/bin/make -- OK Running make test PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t t/blessed........ok t/canonical......ok t/code...........ok t/compat06.......ok t/croak..........Oi! No! Don't change this test so that Carp is used before Storable at t/croak.t line 23. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/croak.t line 25. t/croak..........dubious Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00) t/dclone.........ok t/downgrade......ok t/forgive........ok t/freeze.........ok t/integer........ok t/interwork56....skipped all skipped: Your IVs are no larger than your longs t/lock...........ok t/malice.........ok t/overload.......ok t/recurse........ok t/restrict.......ok t/retrieve.......ok t/store..........ok t/tied...........ok t/tied_hook......ok t/tied_items.....ok t/utf8...........ok t/utf8hash.......ok Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail Failed List of Failed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- t/croak.t 255 65280 ?? ?? % ?? 1 test skipped. Failed 1/23 test scripts, 95.65% okay. 0/1867 subtests failed, 100.00% okay. *** Error code 255 Stop in /usr/home/ges/.cpan/build/Storable-2.09. /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK Running make install make test had returned bad status, won't install without force cpan>Thread Next