Hello, I'm new in PERL. I'm trying to install perl-ldap-0.39 on Solaris 10 x86 (VMware). I get an error during hte installation of the module (see below) Could you please help me find the reason why the untar failed ? How could I continue my installation? Thank you Eleonore [Read/Write LDIF files] - MIME::Base64 ...loaded. (3.01) *** Dependencies will be installed the next time you type 'make'. *** Module::AutoInstall configuration finished. *** Installing dependencies... *** Installing Authen::SASL... CPAN: Storable loaded ok Going to read /.cpan/Metadata Database was generated on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:31:10 GMT Running install for module Authen::SASL Running make for G/GB/GBARR/Authen-SASL-2.12.tar.gz CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok Checksum for /.cpan/sources/authors/id/G/GB/GBARR/Authen-SASL-2.12.tar.gz ok Scanning cache /.cpan/build for sizes tar: pax_global_header: typeflag 'g' not recognized, converting to regular file x pax_global_header, 52 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/.gitignore, 25 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/Changes, 4910 bytes, 10 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/MANIFEST, 940 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/META.yml, 472 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/Makefile.PL, 933 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/SIGNATURE, 3682 bytes, 8 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/api.txt, 1435 bytes, 3 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/compat_pl, 367 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/example_pl, 891 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/AutoInstall.pm, 20986 bytes, 41 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install.pm, 8549 bytes, 17 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/AutoInstall.pm, 1210 bytes, 3 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Base.pm, 1053 bytes, 3 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Can.pm, 1788 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Fetch.pm, 2456 bytes, 5 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Include.pm, 524 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Makefile.pm, 6225 bytes, 13 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Metadata.pm, 9448 bytes, 19 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Win32.pm, 1794 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Test, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Test/Builder.pm, 25016 bytes, 49 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Test/Builder, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Test/Builder/Module.pm, 1239 bytes, 3 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Test/More.pm, 14095 bytes, 28 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/attributes.pm, 2231 bytes, 5 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL.pm, 2559 bytes, 5 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL.pod, 5408 bytes, 11 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/CRAM_MD5.pm, 352 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/EXTERNAL.pm, 352 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl.pm, 6648 bytes, 13 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl.pod, 3784 bytes, 8 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/ANONYMOUS.pm, 1797 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/CRAM_MD5.pm, 2015 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/DIGEST_MD5.pm, 15380 bytes, 31 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/EXTERNAL.pm, 1734 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/GSSAPI.pm, 10738 bytes, 21 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/LOGIN.pm, 1918 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/PLAIN.pm, 1953 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/anon.t, 568 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/callback.t, 662 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/cram_md5.t, 669 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/digest_md5.t, 2015 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/digest_md5_verified.t, 1751 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/external.t, 504 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/login.t, 615 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/order.t, 1042 bytes, 3 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/plain.t, 495 bytes, 1 tape blocks Uncompressed /.cpan/sources/authors/id/G/GB/GBARR/Authen-SASL-2.12.tar.gz successfully Using Tar:/usr/sbin/tar xvf /.cpan/sources/authors/id/G/GB/GBARR/Authen-SASL-2.12.tar: tar: pax_global_header: typeflag 'g' not recognized, converting to regular file x pax_global_header, 52 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/.gitignore, 25 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/Changes, 4910 bytes, 10 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/MANIFEST, 940 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/META.yml, 472 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/Makefile.PL, 933 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/SIGNATURE, 3682 bytes, 8 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/api.txt, 1435 bytes, 3 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/compat_pl, 367 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/example_pl, 891 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/AutoInstall.pm, 20986 bytes, 41 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install.pm, 8549 bytes, 17 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/AutoInstall.pm, 1210 bytes, 3 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Base.pm, 1053 bytes, 3 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Can.pm, 1788 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Fetch.pm, 2456 bytes, 5 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Include.pm, 524 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Makefile.pm, 6225 bytes, 13 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Metadata.pm, 9448 bytes, 19 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Module/Install/Win32.pm, 1794 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Test, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Test/Builder.pm, 25016 bytes, 49 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Test/Builder, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Test/Builder/Module.pm, 1239 bytes, 3 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/Test/More.pm, 14095 bytes, 28 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/inc/attributes.pm, 2231 bytes, 5 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL.pm, 2559 bytes, 5 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL.pod, 5408 bytes, 11 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/CRAM_MD5.pm, 352 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/EXTERNAL.pm, 352 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl.pm, 6648 bytes, 13 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl.pod, 3784 bytes, 8 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/ANONYMOUS.pm, 1797 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/CRAM_MD5.pm, 2015 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/DIGEST_MD5.pm, 15380 bytes, 31 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/EXTERNAL.pm, 1734 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/GSSAPI.pm, 10738 bytes, 21 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/LOGIN.pm, 1918 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/lib/Authen/SASL/Perl/PLAIN.pm, 1953 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/anon.t, 568 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/callback.t, 662 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/cram_md5.t, 669 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/digest_md5.t, 2015 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/digest_md5_verified.t, 1751 bytes, 4 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/external.t, 504 bytes, 1 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/login.t, 615 bytes, 2 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/order.t, 1042 bytes, 3 tape blocks x Authen-SASL-2.12/t/plain.t, 495 bytes, 1 tape blocks Couldn't untar /.cpan/sources/authors/id/G/GB/GBARR/Authen-SASL-2.12.tar Could you please help me find the reason why the untar failed? How could I continue my installation? Thank you Eleonore