phill@[...].com wrote:

>  The Expect module build is failing because of missing dependencies.  The
>  most amusing part of this is that they exist separately as Bundle-Expect.
>  
>  I know I have pulled Expect off PPM before but I rebuilding the laptop
>  after a nasty virus (my teenager is no longer allowed to use the laptop).
>  
>  I am guessing that the hints that existed in the previous build database
>  may have allowed this to build. Any suggestions on how to get this
>  resolved so Expect can be used under 5.8 again?

You have to find some VERY old version of Expect (0.972 or earlier), which doesn't depend on
 IO::Pty.
Backpan doesn't have them, so it can be problematic.
Maybe it was in ActiveState PPM Repository for 5.6 -- I'm not sure, is it still active or no
t.

-- 
Serguei Trouchelle
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