Installing Data::Dump::Streamer I can install a shortcut so you can use the package 'DDS' as though it was 'Data::Dump::Streamer'. This is handy for oneliners. *Note* that if you select 'no' below and you already have it installed then it will be removed. Would you like me to install the shortcut? (yes/no) [no] no Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for Data::Dump::Streamer cp lib/Data/Dump/Streamer/_/Printers.pm blib/lib/Data/Dump/Streamer/_/Printers.pm cp lib/Data/Dump/Streamer.pm blib/lib/Data/Dump/Streamer.pm /export/home/cpanrun/build/5.6.1/bin/perl -I/export/home/cpanrun/build/5.6.1/lib/5.6.1/sun4-solaris-thread-multi -I/export/home/cpanrun/build/5.6.1/lib/5.6.1 /export/home/cpanrun/build/5.6.1/lib/5.6.1/ExtUtils/xsubpp -typemap /export/home/cpanrun/build/5.6.1/lib/5.6.1/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap typemap Streamer.xs > Streamer.xsc && mv Streamer.xsc Streamer.c gcc -c -DUSE_REENTRANT_API -D_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS -D_REENTRANT -fno-strict-aliasing -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O -DVERSION=\"2.05-36\" -DXS_VERSION=\"2.01\" -fPIC -I/export/home/cpanrun/build/5.6.1/lib/5.6.1/sun4-solaris-thread-multi/CORE Streamer.c Streamer.xs: In function `boot_Data__Dump__Streamer': Streamer.xs:1018: parse error before `)' make: *** [Streamer.o] Error 1