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

[Ye Chuah <..hidden..>]

Hi

Can you try this:

sudo apt-get install libmodule-install-perl

Cheers
Ye

On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Kevin Bailey
<..hidden..> wrote:
> 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
>
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