[Catalyst] A note on AS Perl 5.8.8 install problems with Catalyst and other modules

[Matt LeBlanc]

If you set ACTIVEPERL_DISABLE_CONFIG to some true value, it will install 
as expected.

Thomas L. Shinnick wrote:
> I wanted to post a note on a problem and a workaround, for those 
> installing Catalyst under ActiveState's latest release of Perl 5.8.8 
> on Windows.
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> Several module installations, including Catalyst 5.66, are receiving the error:
>      Undefined subroutine &ActivePerl::Config::find_prog called at 
> C:/Perl588/site/lib/ActivePerl/Config.pm line 70.
>      Compilation failed in require at 
> C:/Perl588/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm line 7.
>
> This occurs when running under CPAN and also when manually running
>      perl Makefile.PL
>
> The workaround, very strangely, is to run in debug mode.  Manually 
> download the module's tar.gz, unpack it as usual, and then run the 
> first install step in debug mode, thusly:
>      perl -wd Makefile.PL
> Type 'c' to run the script that creates the makefile, and then end 
> the script with 'q'.  Then continue the install by running
>      nmake
>      nmake test
>      nmake install
> as normally.
>
> I have no explanation why the problem occurs, or why this workaround works.
>
> I _have_ verified that a new (re)installation of AS 5.8.8 build 816 
> has this problem and that the workaround enables you to get past this point.
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