From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 9 14:03:03 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6ACC616A4CE for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:03:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns2.wananchi.com (ns2.wananchi.com [62.8.64.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16DB143D5A for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:02:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wash@wananchi.com) Received: from wash by ns2.wananchi.com with local (Exim 4.34 #0 (FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE)) id 1BY3fC-0003iy-EM by authid ; Wed, 09 Jun 2004 17:02:46 +0300 Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 17:02:46 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington To: Martin Hudec Message-ID: <20040609140246.GI5778@ns2.wananchi.com> Mail-Followup-To: Odhiambo Washington , Martin Hudec , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org References: <20040609133050.GG5778@ns2.wananchi.com> <40C713D7.8070209@aeternal.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <40C713D7.8070209@aeternal.net> X-Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this message,where not explicitly attributed otherwise, are mine alone!. X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5.6i (2004-02-01) X-Designation: Systems Administrator, Wananchi Online Ltd. X-Location: Nairobi, KE, East Africa. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Net::LibIDN X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 14:03:03 -0000 * Martin Hudec [20040609 16:40]: wrote: > Hello, > > Odhiambo Washington wrote: > > > > CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TH/THOR/Net-LibIDN-0.07.tar.gz > > > >/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lidn > >This module requires GNU Libidn, which could not be found. > > > >What am I gonna do? ;-)) > > and did you try this one to install as prerequisite for Net-LibIDN? > > amber# make search name="libidn" > Port: libidn-0.4.6 > Path: /usr/ports/devel/libidn > Info: Internationalized Domain Names command line tool > Maint: krion@FreeBSD.org > Index: devel > B-deps: expat-1.95.7 gengetopt-2.11 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2 > libiconv-1.9.1_3 libtool-1.3.5_2 > R-deps: expat-1.95.7 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2 libiconv-1.9.1_3 I mentioned that I had installed devel/libidn. Didn't you see? ;-)) > And perhaps then try to install your wanted perl module from ports > instead of CPAN: > > Port: p5-Net-LibIDN-0.07_1 > Path: /usr/ports/devel/p5-Net-LibIDN > Info: This module provides access to the libidn library > Maint: domi@saargate.de > Index: devel perl5 > B-deps: expat-1.95.7 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2 libiconv-1.9.1_3 > libidn-0.4.6 > R-deps: expat-1.95.7 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2 libiconv-1.9.1_3 > libidn-0.4.6 Now this has worked for me. Thanks so much, although I don't like installing Perl Modules using the ports, but since it works, I will use this method in the future when I am btn a rock and a hard place. Best regards, Odhiambo Washington Wananchi Online Ltd. DISCLAIMER : http://ns2.wananchi.com/~wash/Email/disclaimer.txt ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Odhiambo W. wash(at)wananchi(dot)com . WANANCHI ONLINE LTD (Nairobi, KE) http://www.wananchi.com/email/ . 1ere Etage, Loita Hse, Loita St., Mobile: (+254) 722 743 223 . # 10286, 00100 NAIROBI ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- All of mankind has still a lot to learn. Me too... ;) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24