Question

I pasted the output below (originally posted to http://pastebin.com/Sh7a8tHK)

cpan[1]> install Switch
Reading '/.cpan/Metadata'
Database was generated on Tue, 11 Dec 2012 05:55:05 GMT
Running install for module 'Switch'
Running make for R/RG/RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz
Checksum for /.cpan/sources/authors/id/R/RG/RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /.cpan/build for sizes
............................................................................DONE

CPAN.pm: Building R/RG/RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Switch
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
cp Switch.pm blib/lib/Switch.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Switch.3
RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz
/usr/ccs/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /opt/perl/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/given.t ... Useless use of numeric gt (>) in void context at t/given.t line 19.
t/given.t ... Failed 2/293 subtests
t/nested.t .. ok
t/switch.t .. ok

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/given.t (Wstat: 0 Tests: 293 Failed: 2)
Failed tests:  2-3
Files=3, Tests=590,  1 wallclock secs ( 0.07 usr  0.01 sys +  0.47 cusr  0.00 csys =  0.55 CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/3 test programs. 2/590 subtests failed.
*** Error code 255
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `test_dynamic'
RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz
/usr/ccs/bin/make test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, try:
reports RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz
Running make install
make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
Failed during this command:
RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz                   : make_test NO

cpan[2]>

There seems to be a problem with the module as evidenced by “Useless use of numeric gt…..”, however I installed this module fine on a different machine using CPAN. This is the only module CPAN is complaining about when installing.

I am using the latest version of perl 5.16:

This is perl 5, version 16, subversion 2 (v5.16.2) built for i86pc-solaris

How can I install this module?

NOTE: Please do not tell me Switch is deprecated. I understand that.

Answer 1

Try doing this :

use feature qw/switch/;

See

perldoc -q switch