Problem upgrading DBI using CPAN (module test suite fails)

Hi, I'm having troubles trying to upgrade the DBI module in Perl. When I do the following (as root):

/usr/bin/perl -MCPAN -e 'install "DBI"'

it downloads the new module, builds everything, and then starts running the make test portion of the install. During this process, I get the following output (after a bunch of other successful tests):

t/zvpp_72childhandles....NOK 3#     Failed test (t/72childhandles.t at line 43)
#          got: '0'
#     expected: '10'
t/zvpp_72childhandles....NOK 4#     Failed test (t/72childhandles.t at line 50)
#          got: '0'
#     expected: '10'
t/zvpp_72childhandles....NOK 7#     Failed test (t/72childhandles.t at line 76)
#          got: '0'
#     expected: '200'
Use of uninitialized value in print at t/72childhandles.t line 89.
Use of uninitialized value in print at t/72childhandles.t line 89.
Use of uninitialized value in print at t/72childhandles.t line 89.
Use of uninitialized value in print at t/72childhandles.t line 89.
t/zvpp_72childhandles....NOK 8#     Failed test (t/72childhandles.t at line 91)
#          got: '1'
#     expected: '202'
t/zvpp_72childhandles....NOK 10#     Failed test (t/72childhandles.t at line 93)#                   undef
#     doesn't match '(?-xism:^dbh)'
t/zvpp_72childhandles....NOK 11#     Failed test (t/72childhandles.t at line 94)#                   undef
#     doesn't match '(?-xism:^sth)'
t/zvpp_72childhandles....ok 14/14# Looks like you failed 6 tests of 14.
t/zvpp_72childhandles....dubious
        Test returned status 6 (wstat 1536, 0x600)
DIED. FAILED tests 3-4, 7-8, 10-11
        Failed 6/14 tests, 57.14% okay
t/zvpp_80proxy...........skipped
        all skipped: modules required for proxy are probably not installed (e.g., RPC/PlClient.pm)
Failed Test             Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
t/zvpp_72childhandles.t    6  1536    14    6  42.86%  3-4 7-8 10-11
10 tests and 140 subtests skipped.
Failed 1/49 test scripts, 97.96% okay. 6/2320 subtests failed, 99.74% okay.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 29
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force


I already have an older version of DBI installed (need to upgrade to install Bugzilla), and I don't otherwise think there's anything magical about my existing Perl install or my server setup.

I really have no idea how to proceed from this point. Any ideas?Start Free Trial