4.61.7 'make' failures

[Quentin Campbell]

I have 4 'make' failures caused by RPM build errors when doing an 'install.sh' on a RH/AS4 system. 

The four RPMs are:

Test-Simple-0.70-1
Math-BigRat-0.19-1
bignum-0.21-1
Math-BigInt-1.86-1

It appears that the last three failures are a consequence of the inability to install the Test-Simple-0.70-1 RPM. Whether I do it via MailScanner or CPAN I get the same errors:

Failed Test  Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
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t/sort_bug.t    0    11     2    4 200.00%  1-2
3 tests and 10 subtests skipped.
Failed 1/66 test scripts, 98.48% okay. 2/492 subtests failed, 99.59% okay.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force

I can force the install but want to understand the significance of the 'test_dynamic' Error 255 failure before deciding whether to do that. A Google search shows this error in other applications but does not provide any hints about why this problem occurs or how to fix it.

Has anyone else experienced this problem?

Quentin
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