Problems installing Perl modules required for iTunes Update Plugin (OS X 10.5)

[pwever]

Today I tried to install the iTunes Update Plugin after updating to OS X 10.5 (Leopard). Unfortunately I am not able to install the required Perl module (Mac::AppleScript::Glue) via CPAN.

Since the same error ("Writing Makefile for xxx::xxx -- NOT OK") appears multiple times, I am not sure whether this is a problem with the specific modules or the Perl installation as a whole.
Any ideas or pointers are welcome!
Thanks // pascal


[cpan output]
cpan$ install Mac::AppleScript::Glue
Running install for module Mac::AppleScript::Glue
Running make for J/JL/JLABOVITZ/Mac-AppleScript-Glue-0.03.tar.gz
Is already unwrapped into directory /Users/admin/.cpan/build/Mac-AppleScript-Glue-0.03
Has already been processed within this session
Running make test
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during [J/JL/JLABOVITZ/Mac-AppleScript-Glue-0.03.tar.gz] -----
Mac::AppleScript
Test::Pod
Shall I follow them and prepend them to the queue
of modules we are processing right now? [yes] yes
Running make install
make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module Mac::AppleScript
Running make for D/DS/DSUGAL/Mac-AppleScript-0.04.tar.gz
Checksum for /Users/admin/.cpan/sources/authors/id/D/DS/DSUGAL/Mac-AppleScript-0.04.tar.gz ok
Mac-AppleScript-0.04/
Mac-AppleScript-0.04/AppleScript.pm
Mac-AppleScript-0.04/AppleScript.xs
Mac-AppleScript-0.04/Changes
Mac-AppleScript-0.04/Makefile.PL
Mac-AppleScript-0.04/MANIFEST
Mac-AppleScript-0.04/test.pl
Removing previously used /Users/admin/.cpan/build/Mac-AppleScript-0.04

CPAN.pm: Going to build D/DS/DSUGAL/Mac-AppleScript-0.04.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Mac::AppleScript
-- NOT OK
Running make test
Can't test without successful make
Running make install
make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
Running install for module Test::Pod
Running make for P/PE/PETDANCE/Test-Pod-1.26.tar.gz
Checksum for /Users/admin/.cpan/sources/authors/id/P/PE/PETDANCE/Test-Pod-1.26.tar.gz ok
Test-Pod-1.26/
Test-Pod-1.26/t/
Test-Pod-1.26/t/spaced-directives.pod
Test-Pod-1.26/t/unknown-directive.t
Test-Pod-1.26/t/spaced-directives.t
Test-Pod-1.26/t/pod/
Test-Pod-1.26/t/pod/good-pod-script
Test-Pod-1.26/t/pod/no_pod.pod
Test-Pod-1.26/t/pod/good.pod
Test-Pod-1.26/t/empty-file.pod
Test-Pod-1.26/t/cut-outside-block.pod
Test-Pod-1.26/t/good.t
Test-Pod-1.26/t/item-ordering.pod
Test-Pod-1.26/t/all_pod_files.t
Test-Pod-1.26/t/selftest.t
Test-Pod-1.26/t/unknown-directive.pod
Test-Pod-1.26/t/item-ordering.t
Test-Pod-1.26/t/00-load.t
Test-Pod-1.26/t/load.t
Test-Pod-1.26/t/missing-file.t
Test-Pod-1.26/t/pod.t
Test-Pod-1.26/t/cut-outside-block.t
Test-Pod-1.26/Changes
Test-Pod-1.26/MANIFEST
Test-Pod-1.26/Pod.pm
Test-Pod-1.26/Makefile.PL
Test-Pod-1.26/META.yml
Removing previously used /Users/admin/.cpan/build/Test-Pod-1.26

CPAN.pm: Going to build P/PE/PETDANCE/Test-Pod-1.26.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Test::Pod
-- NOT OK
Running make test
Can't test without successful make
Running make install
make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
Running make for J/JL/JLABOVITZ/Mac-AppleScript-Glue-0.03.tar.gz
Is already unwrapped into directory /Users/admin/.cpan/build/Mac-AppleScript-Glue-0.03
Has already been processed within this session
Running make test
Can't test without successful make
Running make install
make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
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[gsalton]

Anyone have any insight?

[WhaleOil]

I had exactly the same problems when I first installed iTunesUpdate about a year ago on OS X 10.4.

I finally was able to solve them by enabling and logging in as the root user and running the CPAN install from there. When logged in a a 'normal' or 'admin' user I had the error messages about 'unable to make file' etc but as the root user it all installed fine.

I have no idea whether this will also work with OS X 10.5 but it is worth a try.

(Interestingly the AppleScript::Glue module I previously installed survived the upgrade to 10.5 and all was fine until I tried SqueezeCenter 7.0 since then I have been having problems with all my plugins...but that is another story.)

Good luck

WhaleOil

[pwever]

Thanks for the input. I had a second go at it this weekend. It turns out that CPAN wasn't configured correctly. The error message is a bit cryptic, but after a good amount of searching I came across this post:
http://petherton.pwp.blueyonder.co.u...ate_V2.1.4.zip

Turns out CPAN could not find the 'make' command. So here is what I think you need to do to fix this error:

(1) Checked whether make is installed (if not, you need to install the Developer Tools from the Installation DVD).
> which make
Should give you something like: /usr/bin/make

(2) Configure CPAN.
> sudo cpan
cpan> o conf make /usr/bin/make
cpan> install Mac::AppleScript::Glue

I had to run 'force install Mac::AppleScript::Glue', but that might be because I messed up something else previously.

Thanks // pascal

[kensanata]

I'm trying to get it to work on my old Mac Mini with OS X 10.4 installed.

cpan Mac::AppleScript::Glue fails because of several failed tests. These in turn appear to be caused by "Can't locate Mac/AppleScript.pm in @INC..." and these in turn are due to a failed Mac::AppleScript install.

Here's the relevant output:

LD_RUN_PATH="" env MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.3 cc -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -L/usr/local/lib AppleScript.o -framework AppleScriptKit -framework Carbon -o blib/arch/auto/Mac/AppleScript/AppleScript.bundle
/usr/bin/ld: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/WebKit load command 20 unknown cmd field
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [blib/arch/auto/Mac/AppleScript/AppleScript.bundle] Error 1
DSUGAL/Mac-AppleScript-0.04.tar.gz
/usr/bin/make -- NOT OK

It doesn't look like OP's problem... Any ideas?

[kensanata]

Google leads me to blog posts like the following:

/System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/WebKit load command 20 unknown cmd field

You get this if you’ve upgraded the version of OSX without upgrading the Developer Tools (the Xcode tools). – Rachel’s Knowledge Base

Since I have never upgraded this box from 10.4 to 10.5, I'll have to look for something else...