Re: Installing DBD::File via CPAN



Do you use 'UNINST=1' in the build options for CPAN? If not, try it...

On 7/6/05, paul.boutros@xxxxxxxxxxx <paul.boutros@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I built this directly from source. The older version seems to have come
> when I
> installed DBI (again built from source) so it seems like the newer version
> doesn't default to installing into the same place, perhaps?
>
> Paul
>
> Quoting "Reidy, Ron" <Ron.Reidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > I do not believe it is a good idea to delete a module in the module
> tree.
> > There are (several?) lists of modules stored somewhere in the lib
> > directory.
> >
> > I am not really sure how you have 2 different File.pm <http://File.pm> -
> I have only 1 under
> > the site_perl directory.
> >
> > Did you build Perl from source, or install via a RPM or binary distro?
> >
> > -----------------
> > Ron Reidy
> > Lead DBA
> > Array BioPharma, Inc.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: paul.boutros@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:paul.boutros@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 8:00 AM
> > To: dbi-users
> > Subject: RE: Installing DBD::File via CPAN
> >
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > After a little tracking down I realized what's happening, but I can't
> quite
> >
> > pick out why. There are two versions of DBD::File in my tree one at:
> > /db2blast/Paul/perl5.8.7/lib/site_perl/5.8.7/aix/DBD (v0.33)
> > and one at
> > /db2blast/Paul/perl5.8.7/lib/site_perl/5.8.7/DBD (v0.34)
> >
> > This was a fresh build of perl, and all modules were updated/installed
> via
> > the
> > CPAN module so I wasn't expecting to get myself confused with multiple
> > versions
> > like so. Any ideas where I may have gone wrong? Or, for that matter, am
> I
> >
> > safe just deleting File.pm <http://File.pm> from the aix subdirectory?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > Quoting "Reidy, Ron" <Ron.Reidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> > > Paul,
> > >
> > > Did you check the timestamp of the new .pm and/or .so? Maybe the
> > internal
> > > $VERSION variable was not updated by the module author.
> > >
> > > -----------------
> > > Ron Reidy
> > > Lead DBA
> > > Array BioPharma, Inc.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul Boutros [mailto:Paul.Boutros@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 10:52 AM
> > > To: dbi-users
> > > Subject: Installing DBD::File via CPAN
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have a small-but-weird problem. When I install the 0.34 release of
> > > DBD::File via CPAN it seems to make/test/install properly but... it
> just
> > > doesn't stick. The installation seems to stay at 0.33. I also get when
> > I
> > > download directly and do the make/test/install myself. Here's the
> > session
> > > to show what I mean. Any ideas what might be going on? This is Perl
> > 5.8.7
> > > on AIX 5.2.0.0 <http://5.2.0.0>
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > $ perl -v
> > >
> > > This is perl, v5.8.7 built for aix
> > >
> > > Copyright 1987-2005, Larry Wall
> > >
> > > Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
> or
> > > the
> > > GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source
> kit.
> > >
> > > Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found
> on
> > > this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'. If you have access to
> > the
> > > Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home
> Page.
> > >
> > > $ perl -MCPAN -e shell
> > > Terminal does not support AddHistory.
> > >
> > > cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.7601)
> > > ReadLine support available (try 'install Bundle::CPAN')
> > >
> > > cpan> r
> > > CPAN: Storable loaded ok
> > > Going to read /db2/dlink/.cpan/Metadata
> > > Database was generated on Mon, 04 Jul 2005 19:58:56 GMT
> > >
> > > Package namespace installed latest in CPAN file
> > > DBD::File 0.33 0.34
> > > J/JZ/JZUCKER/DBD-File-0.34.tar.gz
> > > 118 installed modules have no parseable version number
> > >
> > > cpan> install DBD::File
> > > Running install for module DBD::File
> > > Running make for J/JZ/JZUCKER/DBD-File-0.34.tar.gz
> > > CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok
> > > CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok
> > > Checksum for
> > > /db2/dlink/.cpan/sources/authors/id/J/JZ/JZUCKER/DBD-File-0.34.tar.gzok
> > > Scanning cache /db2/dlink/.cpan/build for sizes
> > > x DBD-File-0.34
> > > x DBD-File-0.34/MANIFEST, 142 bytes, 1 media blocks.
> > > x DBD-File-0.34/META.yml, 340 bytes, 1 media blocks.
> > > x DBD-File-0.34/t
> > > x DBD-File-0.34/t/00base.t, 96 bytes, 1 media blocks.
> > > x DBD-File-0.34/Changes, 233 bytes, 1 media blocks.
> > > x DBD-File-0.34/lib
> > > x DBD-File-0.34/lib/DBD
> > > x DBD-File-0.34/lib/DBD/File.pm, 19878 bytes, 39 media blocks.
> > > x DBD-File-0.34/README, 352 bytes, 1 media blocks.
> > > x DBD-File-0.34/Makefile.PL, 524 bytes, 2 media blocks.
> > > Removing previously used /db2/dlink/.cpan/build/DBD-File-0.34
> > >
> > > CPAN.pm <http://CPAN.pm>: Going to build J/JZ/JZUCKER/DBD-
> File-0.34.tar.gz
> > >
> > > Checking if your kit is complete...
> > > Looks good
> > > Writing Makefile for DBD::File
> > > cp lib/DBD/File.pm blib/lib/DBD/File.pm
> > > Manifying blib/man3/DBD::File.3
> > > /usr/bin/make -- OK
> > > Running make test
> > > PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /db2blast/Paul/perl5.8.7/bin/perl
> > > "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib',
> 'blib/arch')"
> > > t/*.t
> > > t/00base....ok
> > > All tests successful.
> > > Files=1, Tests=1, 0 wallclock secs ( 0.03 cusr + 0.04 csys = 0.07 CPU)
> > > Target "test" is up to date.
> > > /usr/bin/make test -- OK
> > > Running make install
> > > Writing
> > >
> /db2blast/Paul/perl5.8.7/lib/site_perl/5.8.7/aix/auto/DBD/File/.packlist
> > > Appending installation info to
> > > /db2blast/Paul/perl5.8.7/lib/5.8.7/aix/perllocal.pod
> > > /usr/bin/make install -- OK
> > >
> > > cpan> q
> > > Terminal does not support GetHistory.
> > > Lockfile removed.
> > > $ perl -MDBD::File -e 'print $DBD::File::VERSION'
> > > 0.33$
> > > $ perl -MCPAN -e shell
> > > Terminal does not support AddHistory.
> > >
> > > cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.7601)
> > > ReadLine support available (try 'install Bundle::CPAN')
> > >
> > > cpan> r
> > > CPAN: Storable loaded ok
> > > Going to read /db2/dlink/.cpan/Metadata
> > > Database was generated on Mon, 04 Jul 2005 19:58:56 GMT
> > >
> > > Package namespace installed latest in CPAN file
> > > DBD::File 0.33 0.34
> > > J/JZ/JZUCKER/DBD-File-0.34.tar.gz
> > > 118 installed modules have no parseable version number
> > >
> > > cpan> q
> > > Terminal does not support GetHistory.
> > > Lockfile removed.
> > > $ perl -v
> > >
> > > This is perl, v5.8.7 built for aix
> > >
> > > Copyright 1987-2005, Larry Wall
> > >
> > > Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
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> > > Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home
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> > >
> > > $ oslevel
> > > 5.2.0.0 <http://5.2.0.0>
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