CPAN Cannot Guess build type.

Siju George sgeorge.ml at gmail.com
Mon Oct 31 01:30:33 PDT 2011


Hi,
I got the following error trying to install File::RsyncP on
2.13-DEVELOPMENT DragonFly v2.13.0.76.g0a4d48-DEVELOPMENT
How do I fix it?
Thanks

--Siju
===========================
dfly-bkpsrv# cpan -i File::RsyncP
AutoSplitting ../blib/lib/File/RsyncP/FileList.pm
(../blib/lib/auto/File/RsyncP/FileList)
. /configure
configure: Configuring File::RsyncP::FileList based on rsync 2.6.3
checking build system type... ./config.guess: unable to guess system type
This script, last modified 2003-10-03, has failed to recognize
the operating system you are using. It is advised that you
download the most up to date version of the config scripts from
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/config/
If the version you run (./config.guess) is already up to date, please
send the following data and any information you think might be
pertinent to <config-patches at gnu.org> in order to provide the needed
information to handle your system.
config.guess timestamp = 2003-10-03

uname -m = i386
uname -r = 2.13-DEVELOPMENT
uname -s = DragonFly
uname -v = DragonFly v2.13.0.76.g0a4d48-DEVELOPMENT #1: Tue Oct 25
15:20:39 IST 2011
root at dfly-bkpsrv.hifxnx.local:/usr/obj/Backup1/src/sys/GENERIC
/usr/bin/uname -p = i386
/bin/uname -X     =
hostinfo               =
/bin/universe          =
/usr/bin/arch -k       =
/bin/arch              =
/usr/bin/oslevel       =
/usr/convex/getsysinfo =
UNAME_MACHINE = i386
UNAME_RELEASE = 2.13-DEVELOPMENT
UNAME_SYSTEM  = DragonFly
UNAME_VERSION = DragonFly v2.13.0.76.g0a4d48-DEVELOPMENT #1: Tue Oct 25 15:20:39
 IST 2011     root at dfly-bkpsrv.hifxnx.local:/usr/obj/Backup1/src/sys/GENERIC
configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one
*** Error code 1
Stop in /root/.cpan/build/File-RsyncP-0.70-7H5iDY/FileList.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /root/.cpan/build/File-RsyncP-0.70-7H5iDY.
  CBARRATT/File-RsyncP-0.70.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible






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