Explain CPAN error: Writing Makefile for <packagename> -- NOT OK

[macros.git] / AutoGen.pm

diff --git a/AutoGen.pm b/AutoGen.pm
index 8519a75..0947a21 100644 (file)
--- a/AutoGen.pm
+++ b/AutoGen.pm
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ HERE
                }
        die "You are missing some modules - install them by:\n"
                                        ."\tperl -MCPAN -e 'install qw(".join(" ",@missing).")'\n"
+                                       ."If you see messages: Writing Makefile for <packagename> -- NOT OK\n"
+                                       ."you may did not have installed make(1) while configuring Perl CPAN.\n"
+                                       ."Install make(1) and type 'o conf init' in: perl -MCPAN -e shell\n"
                        if @missing;
        }