[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] SDL_perl installation

[From: Andy]

On Sat, 2006-01-14 at 20:57 +0100, Igor Blanco González wrote:
> When i run "make" it complains about missing SDL_perl so I run cpan and
> try 'install SDL_perl' but it doesn't work. It seems like some kind of
> perl module is missing.
> 
> I have tried installing some more perl modules but it does not seem to
> work I still get this error when installing in CPAN:
> 
> /scratchbox/tools/bin/perl.bin "-Iblib/arch" "-Iblib/lib" Build.PL Build
> Base class package "Module::Build" is empty.
>     (Perhaps you need to 'use' the module which defines that package
> first.)
>  at make/lib/SDL/Build.pm line 9

I think this means that you need to install the perl module
Module::Build.  SDL_perl uses the newer Module::Build for building,
rather than the traditional MakeMaker.  Module::Build is not included in
perlmodlib by default.

-- 
Andy <maemo at thwartedefforts.org>