CentOS - Sep 2008 - install of Pod::Simple through CPAN

I'm running CentOS 4.4.

I'm trying to install swatch (a log watcher) using CPAN.

It's getting hung up on trying to install a dependency, Pod::Simple

So before I get too wrapped up in this, I have the following
questions:

1.  Is there an alternative way to install swatch?  I didn't get a hit
    when I tried yum.

2.  I'm not wedded to swatch.  Is there another log checker out there
    that will work with CentOS?

3.  Lastly, here's the error I get when I attempt to install
    Pod::Simple through CPAN:

   Test Summary Report
   -------------------
   t/xhtml01 (Wstat: 512 Tests: 26 Failed: 2)
     Failed tests:  24, 26
     Non-zero exit status: 2
   Files=53, Tests=1095,  9 wallclock secs ( 1.30 usr  0.10 sys +  7.22 cusr 
0.78 csys =  9.40 CPU)
   Result: FAIL
   Failed 1/53 test programs. 2/1095 subtests failed.
   make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255
     ARANDAL/Pod-Simple-3.07.tar.gz
     /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
   //hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, try:
     reports ARANDAL/Pod-Simple-3.07.tar.gz
   Running make install
     make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
   Failed during this command:
    ARANDAL/Pod-Simple-3.07.tar.gz               : make_test NO

Hi,

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 18:36, Al Sparks <data345 at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> I'm trying to install [...whatever...] using CPAN.
DON'T!

http://wiki.centos.org/PackageManagement/SourceInstalls#head-cfd9f0e0d2b93af6f3ada5326e80577efc82fd2b
> 1.  Is there an alternative way to install swatch?  I didn't get a hit
>    when I tried yum.
Look at RPMforge, they have swatch 3.1 here:
http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/swatch/
> 2.  I'm not wedded to swatch.  Is there another log checker out there
>    that will work with CentOS?
logwatch comes with CentOS and is installed by default.
> 3.  Lastly, here's the error I get when I attempt to install
>    Pod::Simple through CPAN:
That's why you should never use CPAN on a RHEL/CentOS box.

HTH,
Filipe

Al Sparks wrote:
> I'm running CentOS 4.4.
CentOS 4.4? Any reason to be using something so old?
> I'm trying to install swatch (a log watcher) using CPAN.
There are "friendly" repositories with swatch.

Thanks,
Josh.