Unable to install perl modules opensuse 12.2

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I have been trying to install several perl modules on my brand new Opensuse installation, but to no avail. I have tried to install them both via CPAN, PPM and manually but keep incurring in the same error: ``` Unparsable version '' for prerequisite Test at Makefile.PL line 4. ``` nevertheless, `Makefile.PL` seems to be able to execute without problems, but the subsequent make execution incurrs into problems. This is the message causing the problem i think: ``` make: *** [LevenshteinXS.o] Error 127 JGOLDBERG/Text-LevenshteinXS-0.03.tar.gz /usr/bin/make -- NOT OK ``` i tried to do a `whereis make` and the result seems ok: ``` make: /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/X11/make /usr/share/man/man1/make.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1p/make.1p.gz ``` here's the complete recount of the actions that cpan carries on before telling me that the installation failed: ``` CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.34) Reading '/home/tito/.cpan/Metadata' Database was generated on Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:07:03 GMT Running install for mo…

Accepted Answer

The warning about the version is just that, a warning. The real problem is this:

```
/bin/sh: cc: command not found
```

In other words: this module needs a C compiler and you don't have one. Not one Perl can find anyway. Installing the gcc package from OpenSuSE should solve that.

The "unparsable version" is from this line in the Makefile.PL.

```
'PREREQ_PM'         => { Test },
```

PREREQ_PM indicates prerequisite modules and their minimum version. The author forgot the minimum version. No biggie, Test has come with Perl forever.

Unable to install perl modules opensuse 12.2

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