software install problem perl module

[CJ Tres]

On 02/21/2012 06:06 PM, Avi Greenbury wrote:
> CJ Tres wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
>> "Unable to locate libstd-class-std-perl"
>
> What do you get if you do an apt-cache search for it? Which version of
> Ubuntu are you running? This is 12.04 I'm on now, so it's possible it's
> simply not in older versions.

This is Natty.

texlive-latex-extra - TeX Live: LaTeX supplementary packages
libclass-std-perl - Support for creating standard "inside-out" classes
libclass-std-utils-perl - Utility subroutines for building "inside-out" 
objects
libproc-reliable-perl - Perl module to run external processes reliably

>
> You can install it through cpanminus (which is a CPAN client), which
> will install into the environment of the Perl which runs it (so if you
> just run it, you'll have it on your system Perl). You're not likely to
> cause any problems since it's not available in the repositories for you
> (and so nothing's assuming the repo version).
>
> https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus
> briefly explains how to install cpanminus and then the module you want.
>
> Generally, you need to install cpanminus:
> curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus
>
> And then the module:
> cpanm Std::Class
>
>
>> 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.
>
> If it's on the CPAN you can install it, and it is there:
> https://metacpan.org/module/Class::Std
> So you *could* download that tarball, extract it and then follow the
> instructions in the INSTALL file, but you'll not get any dependency
> resolution that way. Cpanminus (and, to a cruder extent, the 'standard'
> CPAN shell in Perl) will deal with the dependencies for you.
>

Thanks for the info, I'll keep it in mind for future reference.
The developer is adding that module and letting me know when the new 
version is available so I don't need to mess with it for now.
Thanks again.