Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4i : Installing SpamAssassin / MailScanner

["Richard Abrams" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> What command did you give that generated these? That is, did you get all
> the dependencies (and their dependencies) installed with no errors, and
> this is now what happens when you try the SA install ("make test" for SA)?
> I think that's what you're saying, but I'm not quite sure.

Yup, it was "make test" that caused these errors (only about 28% of the
tests performed by the operation actually succeed). From instructions on
http://bluebird.sinauer.com/~morse/cobalt/procmail.html I downloaded and
attempted to install the dependencies:
PodParser, podlators and Time-HiRes (latest versions of all)

These required the following, which I also downloaded and installed:
ANSIColor-1.06
File-Spec-0.82
HTML-Parser-3.27
HTML-Tagset-3.03

ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.05 wasn't actually required, but was recommended the
first time I ran the SA "make" (not makefile). So I got that too.

After these were all successfully made, tested and installed I ran the SA
Makefile.PL and make again; theu ran happily without any complains. I then
ran "make test" and all hell broke loose :-(

> Do you / did you have a previous version of SA from another install,
> successful or unsuccessful?

No previous installs unless you count the time I ran the SA Makefile.PL
script and realised I still needed some dependancies or the time I ran the
"make" and was informed I should use a new version of makemaker *phew*.

> I'm not sure I'll be able to help even knowing the answers to these
> questions, but they will be useful to anyone who can.

No problems. And thanks for any assistance.
Richard.