Installing perl switch using CPAN is failing - perl

Question

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cpan[1]> install Switch
Reading '/.cpan/Metadata'
Database was generated on Tue, 11 Dec 2012 05:55:05 GMT
Running install for module 'Switch'
Running make for R/RG/RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz
Checksum for /.cpan/sources/authors/id/R/RG/RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /.cpan/build for sizes
............................................................................DONE
CPAN.pm: Building R/RG/RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Switch
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
cp Switch.pm blib/lib/Switch.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Switch.3
RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz
/usr/ccs/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /opt/perl/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/given.t ... Useless use of numeric gt (>) in void context at t/given.t line 19.
t/given.t ... Failed 2/293 subtests
t/nested.t .. ok
t/switch.t .. ok
Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/given.t (Wstat: 0 Tests: 293 Failed: 2)
Failed tests: 2-3
Files=3, Tests=590, 1 wallclock secs ( 0.07 usr 0.01 sys + 0.47 cusr 0.00 csys = 0.55 CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/3 test programs. 2/590 subtests failed.
*** Error code 255
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `test_dynamic'
RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz
/usr/ccs/bin/make test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, try:
reports RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz
Running make install
make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
Failed during this command:
RGARCIA/Switch-2.16.tar.gz : make_test NO
cpan[2]>
There seems to be a problem with the module as evidenced by "Useless use of numeric gt.....", however I installed this module fine on a different machine using CPAN. This is the only module CPAN is complaining about when installing.
I am using the latest version of perl 5.16:
This is perl 5, version 16, subversion 2 (v5.16.2) built for i86pc-solaris
How can I install this module?
NOTE: Please do not tell me Switch is deprecated. I understand that.

Answer 1

Try doing this :
use feature qw/switch/;
See
perldoc -q switch

Answer 2

Refer to The Effective Perler article Use for() instead of given() if you're OK to use Perl v5.10 or later.

Answer 3

Patch:
--- Switch-2.16-wjgfvU/Switch.pm 2009-10-23 00:52:51.000000000 -0700
+++ Switch-2.16-wjgfvUcopy/Switch.pm 2010-08-15 17:41:38.000000000 -0700
## -146,7 +146,7 ## sub filter_blocks
die "Bad $keyword statement (problem in the code block?) near $Switch::file line ", line(substr($source,0, pos $source), $line), "\n";
};
my $code = filter_blocks(substr($source,$pos[0],$pos[4]-$pos[0]),line(substr($source,0,$pos[0]),$line));
- $code =~ s/{/{ local \$::_S_W_I_T_C_H; Switch::switch $arg;/;
+ $code =~ s/{/{ local \$::_S_W_I_T_C_H; Switch::switch($arg);/;
$text .= $code . 'continue {last}';
next component;
}