Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:19:43 -0500 (CDT) From: drxyzzy@mediaone.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: misc/13575: can't install perl module as non root Message-ID: <199909041819.NAA01746@gamera.hws>
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>Number: 13575 >Category: misc >Synopsis: perl Makefile.PL LIB=~/lib;make install fails >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Sep 4 11:20:01 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: hws >Release: FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE i386 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD-3.2-RELEASE and the stock Perl 5.005_03. Module Storable.pm (version Storable-0.6@4.tar.gz) >Description: It should be possible to install a standard Perl module without root privileges. This is documented in the Perl Cookbook and works as advertised in OpenBSD-2.5 (recent snap) which also bundles Perl 5.005_03, but it fails with FreeBSD. >How-To-Repeat: Login as non superuser. mkdir ~/lib tar -xvzf Storable-0.6@4.tar.gz cd Storable-0.6@4 # LIB value should allow non-root install to local dir perl Makefile.PL LIB=~/lib make make test make install "make test" succeeds. "make install" fails with the following error: mkdir /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.00503: Permission denied at /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 57 *** Error code 2 >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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