CPAN Error: make test had returned bad status, won’t install without force


perlThere are some perl CPAN issue during installation and it keep showing error “make test had returned bad status, won’t install without force”. After reading some CPAN documentation and relatedblog, here’s the solution to solve this CPAN issue.

To solve “CPAN error: make test had returned bad status, won’t install without force” follow the command below:-

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  • First go into perl CPAN shell
  • then you can do force install of module using the command below:-
    cpan> force install #module#
    

    Change the #module# to your Module name.

  • Your CPAN module should be able to install successfully by now.



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3 Responses to “CPAN Error: make test had returned bad status, won’t install without force”

  1. Mujeeb says:

    Your idea doesn’t work. getting same error…

  2. meLon says:

    I had to change the above to the following in order to get it working:

    cpan –force install #module#

    Otherwise, cpan complains about not being able to find the ‘force’ module.

  3. sims says:

    And you really think it’s a good idea to force install something that failed tests, etc?

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