software install problem perl module

[CJ Tres]

On 02/21/2012 05:32 PM, Avi Greenbury wrote:
> CJ Tres wrote:
>
>> Attempting to install a software I get an error that the maintainer
>> tells me indicates that "it needs the Perl module 'Std::Class'"
>>
>> Googling I found nothing helpful, at least as near as I can tell not
>> being a programmer.
>> Anyone have a clue?
>>
>
> If I do
>
> apt-cache search perl std class
>
> In the results is:
>
> libclass-std-perl - Support for creating standard "inside-out" classes
>
> Which is probably what you want. For CPAN modules in the repositories,
> generally you find they take the name of the module on CPAN:
>
>     Std::Class
>
> Make it all lower-case:
>
>    std::class
>
> Replace any double-colons with a hyphen:
>
>    std-class
>
> then put it between 'lib' and '-perl':
>
>    libstd-class-std-perl

"Unable to locate libstd-class-std-perl"

I did find  one page that suggested installing libclass-std-utils-perl
(also for creating standard "inside-out" classes according to the 
package info) it listed libversion-perl as a dependency which I also 
installed, but afterward, running "perl -e 'use Class::Std'", it yielded 
the same error about not locating Class/Std.pm - same as when trying to 
install the software, which the maintainer tells me means I don't have 
the module installed.

Ah well... I thought I might learn something but according to the 
maintainer, it's an obscure and not commonly installed module and 
thought it might be a successful work around if I could find the package 
and install it.

Appreciate the reply.