Re: Install fails at a basic first step when installing perl modules

[Kevin Bailey <..hidden..>]

On 17/10/12 00:15, Kevin Bailey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've set up a Debian squeeze server from scratch to install LedgerSMB on
> and followed the steps in the INSTALL file.
>
> When trying to install the perl modules I get:
>
> ..hidden..:~/web$ perl Makefile.PL
> Can't locate inc/Module/Install.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl
> /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5
> /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10
> /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at Makefile.PL line 5.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 5.
>
>
>
> I've kept notes and these are the steps taken so far:
>
> Get ledgersmb files
>
> As this was to be installed as a separate website outside of the
> packaging system it was put into a new user account called ledgersmb.
> The files of ledgersmb were put into /home/ledgersmb/web
>
> Install base packages
>
> # apt-get install apache2
> # apt-get install postgresql postgresql-client postgresql-contrib
>
> NB - This is different from the LedgerSMB? INSTALL file.
>
> Set up smbledger database admin user
>
> ..hidden..:~$ createuser -s -P lsadmin
> Enter password for new role:
> Enter it again:
> ..hidden..:~$
>
> NB - Default Postgresql on Debian will probably allow for direct login.
>
> Install extra packages required by LedgerSMB?
>
> Here we will install all perl packages that we can from Debian archive
> so that we don't need to get many from cpan.
>
> apt-get install libdatetime-perl libdbi-perl libdbd-pg-perl
> libcgi-simple-perl libtemplate-perl libconfig-std-perl libmime-lite-perl
> liberror-perl liblocale-maketext-lexicon-perl libtest-exception-perl
> libtest-trap-perl liblog-log4perl-perl libmath-bigint-gmp-perl
> libfile-mimeinfo-perl
> apt-get install texlive-latex-recommended
>
> NB - This will install quite a few packages.
>
> apt-get install libxml-twig-perl
>
> Now we need to use the built-in perl package checker and downloader.
>
> cd /home/ledgersmb/web
>
> ..hidden..:~/web$ perl Makefile.PL
> Can't locate inc/Module/Install.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl
> /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5
> /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10
> /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at Makefile.PL line 5.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 5.
>
> As perl is quite key I need to get this sorted before going any further.
>
> Any help gratefully received.
>
> Kevin Bailey
>
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If it helps - locate is giving me:

..hidden..:~/web$ perl Makefile.PL
Can't locate inc/Module/Install.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl 
/usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5 
/usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 
/usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at Makefile.PL line 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 5.
..hidden..:~/web$ locate Install.pm
/usr/share/perl/5.10.1/ExtUtils/Install.pm
..hidden..:~/web$

But I'm a bit worried about what appears to be a simple bug - and not 
working with perl I'm not comfortable trying to change anything.

Regards,

Kevin