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I am attempting to install a Perl Expect module via the CPAN . CPAN goes through the process but nothing happens, sample perl scripts can not find the Expect Module. CPAN was configured via the Default process " Are you ready for manual configuration? [yes]" answered "no". CPAN install seemed to find all of the modules needed(gzip, tar, unzip,make,lynx,wget,ncftp,gpg,less etc). Evironment: Windos XP PRO, No proxys needed.

From the Cpan prompt:

cpan> install Expect
Running install for module Expect
Running make for R/RG/RGIERSIG/Expect-1.15.tar.gz
Checksum for /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/joe/.cpan/sources/authors/id/R/R
G/RGIERSIG/Expect-1.15.tar.gz ok
gzip: and.gz: No such file or directory
gzip: Settings/joe/.cpan/sources/authors/id/R/RG/RGIERSIG/Expect-1.15.tar.gz: No
such file or directory
Package seems to come without Makefile.PL.
(The test -f "/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/joe/.cpan/build/RGIERSIG002/M
akefile.PL" returned false.)
Writing one on our own (setting NAME to Expect)

CPAN.pm: Going to build R/RG/RGIERSIG/Expect-1.15.tar.gz

Writing Makefile for Expect
/usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
No tests defined for Expect extension.
/usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Writing /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8/cygwin/auto/Expect/.packlist
Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl5/5.8/cygwin/perllocal.pod
/usr/bin/make install -- OK

cpan>


Any Suggestions?

Joe

Sounds like the CPAN module (or external tools like gzip) doesn't enjoy folder names with intervening spaces, and is therefore confused!

Try to set your CPAN build directory to a path with no intervening spaces, and try again. You ought to be able to use the "o conf" command in CPAN to do this:

e.g.

o conf build_dir /path/to/build/dir/with/no/spaces

Probably you may also need to change the values for options "keep_source_where", "cpan_home" as well.

If you change any of these, you will need an "o conf commit" before you terminate the CPAN shell to save the change. Read the CPAN manpage if in doubt.