linuxgeek: [nslu2-linux] Can't install CPAN modules due to tar error

Thursday, August 18, 2011

[nslu2-linux] Can't install CPAN modules due to tar error

Hello,

I am running an Asus RT-N16 with Optware installed.

My problem is that when I try to install a module I get a tar error. Here is the output:

root@DD-WRT:~# ipkg-opt install tar
Installing tar (1.25-1) to /opt/...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/ddwrt/cross/stable/tar_1.25-1_mipsel.ipk
package tar suggests installing xz-utils
Configuring tar
update-alternatives: Linking //opt/bin/tar to /opt/bin/gnutar
Successfully terminated.
root@DD-WRT:/opt/.cpan/build# ipkg-opt install xz-utils
Installing xz-utils (5.0.3-1) to /opt/...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/ddwrt/cross/stable/xz-utils_5.0.3-1_mipsel.ipk
Installing liblzma0 (5.0.3-1) to /opt/...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/ddwrt/cross/stable/liblzma0_5.0.3-1_mipsel.ipk
Configuring liblzma0
Configuring xz-utils
Successfully terminated.
root@DD-WRT:~# cpan install Bundle::CPAN
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read /opt/.cpan/Metadata
Database was generated on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:30:40 GMT
Running install for module install
Running make for D/DA/DAGOLDEN/install-0.01.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok
Checksum for /opt/.cpan/sources/authors/id/D/DA/DAGOLDEN/install-0.01.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /opt/.cpan/build for sizes
install-0.01/
install-0.01/t/
install-0.01/t/install.t
install-0.01/MANIFEST
install-0.01/lib/
install-0.01/lib/install.pm
install-0.01/Changes
install-0.01/README
install-0.01/Makefile.PL
install-0.01/META.yml

CPAN.pm: Going to build D/DA/DAGOLDEN/install-0.01.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for install
cp lib/install.pm blib/lib/install.pm
Manifying blib/man3/install.3
/opt/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /opt/bin/perl5.8.8 "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/install....ok
All tests successful.
Files=1, Tests=1, 0 wallclock secs ( 0.34 cusr + 0.24 csys = 0.58 CPU)
/opt/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Installing /opt/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/install.pm
Installing /opt/man/man3/install.3
Writing /opt/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/mipsel-linux/auto/install/.packlist
Appending installation info to /opt/lib/perl5/5.8.8/mipsel-linux/perllocal.pod
/opt/bin/make install -- OK
Running install for module Test::Harness
Running make for A/AN/ANDYA/Test-Harness-3.23.tar.gz
Checksum for /opt/.cpan/sources/authors/id/A/AN/ANDYA/Test-Harness-3.23.tar.gz ok
Uncompressed /opt/.cpan/sources/authors/id/A/AN/ANDYA/Test-Harness-3.23.tar.gz successfully
Using Tar:/bin/tar xvf /opt/.cpan/sources/authors/id/A/AN/ANDYA/Test-Harness-3.23.tar:
Couldn't untar /opt/.cpan/sources/authors/id/A/AN/ANDYA/Test-Harness-3.23.tar

Here are the stats for the box:

root@DD-WRT:~# uname -a
Linux DD-WRT 2.6.24.111 #5536 Sun May 8 02:44:23 CEST 2011 mips unknown

root@DD-WRT:~# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 8143 MB, 8143241216 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 990 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000c0ebb

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id System
/dev/sda1               1         131     1052226   83 Linux
/dev/sda2             132         139       64260   82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3             140         990     6835657+ 83 Linux

root@DD-WRT:~# df -h
Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root                 6.1M      6.1M         0 100% /
/dev/discs/disc0/part1
                       1011.4M    510.9M    449.2M 53% /opt
/dev/sda3                 6.4G    142.8M      6.0G   2% /mnt