perl MODULE_COMPAT?

[Paul Howarth]

On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 13:29 -0400, Steve Brueckner wrote:
> I need to install perl-Carp-Clan using rpm (not yum) but it gives me this
> error:
> 
> # rpm -ivh perl-Carp-Clan-5.3-1.2.noarch.rpm
> error: Failed dependencies:
> 	perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_5.8.8) is needed by
> perl-Carp-Clan-5.3-1.2.noarch
> 
> I'm not really a perl guy, and Googling around for a while hasn't led me to
> an answer.  What is MODULE_COMPAT, does an rpm for it exist for FC4, and if
> so where can I get it?

The package you are trying to install requires a perl that can run
modules built for perl 5.8.8 (e.g. in FC5). Yours can't. Try rebuilding
the SRPM on your own system (FC4).

Paul.