[Bioperl-l] bioperl-live install issue on unix

[Sean O'Keeffe]

Hi Sendu,
Tried your suggestion to no avail. Same error.

Sean.

2008/12/9 Sendu Bala <bix at sendu.me.uk>:
> Sean O'Keeffe wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've just downloaded bioperl-live with svn. All fine.
>> Tried doing a local install in a personal module area like so:
>>
>> 'cd /home/okeeffe/bioperl-live; perl Build.PL --install_base
>> /home/okeeffe/bioperl; ./Build install'
>>
>> and got the following error at the install stage:
>> ...
>> Manifying /home/okeeffe/bioperl/lib/perl5/Bio/WebAgent.pm
>> Unlinking /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/Bio/WebAgent.pm
>> (shadowing?)
>> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> WARNING: WARNING: Failed chmod(438,
>> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/Bio/WebAgent.pm): Operation not
>> permitted
>>
>> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> ERROR: Cannot unlink
>> '/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/Bio/WebAgent.pm': Permission
>> denied
>> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>>
>> What is shadowing? Why is it trying to unlink a system-wide perl module?
>> Perl is v5.8.7
>
> You have your CPAN configured to uninstall old modules before installing new
> ones. Try:
>
>> cpan
> cpan> o conf mbuild_install_arg ""
> cpan> o conf commit
>
>