software install problem perl module

[Christopher Sacchi]

Check your coding and compiler. I am not familiar with Perl as much as C++.
Chris

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On Feb 22, 2012, at 4:40 AM, CJ Tres <ctres at grics.net> wrote:

> 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.
> 
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