From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 24 18:41:30 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9BEB1065673 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:41:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glarkin@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail1.sourcehosting.net (113901-app1.sourcehosting.net [72.32.213.11]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A99188FC0A for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:41:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glarkin@FreeBSD.org) Received: from 68-189-244-97.dhcp.oxfr.ma.charter.com ([68.189.244.97] helo=Gregory-Larkins-Computer.local) by mail1.sourcehosting.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1L4gNE-000KgR-KA; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:41:29 -0500 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (fireball.entropy.prv [192.168.1.12]) by Gregory-Larkins-Computer.local (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CC4927DF11B; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:41:28 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <492AF556.5070304@FreeBSD.org> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:41:26 -0500 From: Greg Larkin Organization: The FreeBSD Project User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Noah References: <492AD602.7090206@juniper.net> <492AEB6B.20203@FreeBSD.org> <492AEE4B.10504@enabled.com> In-Reply-To: <492AEE4B.10504@enabled.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 OpenPGP: id=1C940290 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -1.6 (-) Cc: User Questions Subject: Re: Can't locate ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: glarkin@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:41:30 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Noah wrote: > > > Greg Larkin wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Noah Garrett Wallach wrote: >>> Hi List, >>> >>> Okay I am unable to figure out how to get out of this loop. >>> I try to build p5-Module-Install and the result error is Can't locate >>> ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm >>> >>> when I attempt to build p5-ExtUtils-MakeMaker I cant because the module >>> needs ExtUtils/Install.pm >>> >>> >>> here is the output and perl -V too >>> >>> output tail from installing p5-Module-Install >>> >>> Cannot load ExtUtils::MakeMaker: Can't locate ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm in >>> @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/mach >>> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl >>> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at (eval >>> 1) line 1. >>> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at >>> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/BSDPAN/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm line 17. >>> Compilation failed in require at ./Makefile.PL line 8. >>> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./Makefile.PL line 8. >>> *** Error code 2 >>> >> [...] >> >> Hi Noah, >> >> What is the output of the following command on your system? >> >> find /usr/local/lib/perl5 -name MakeMaker.pm -print >> >> Regards, >> Greg > sure > > > sudo find /usr/local/lib/perl5 -name MakeMaker.pm -print [~] > Password: > /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/BSDPAN/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm > Hi Noah, When I run the same command, I get 2 lines of output: /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/BSDPAN/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm The BSDPAN/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm file provides one overridden subroutine, but the rest of the subroutines are loaded from the standard ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm. If that file is missing, then it's likely that your Perl installation is corrupted. Did you ever run a file utility that removes duplicate files in a directory tree? The files are not identical in content, but if the utility removed based on name only, that could explain why one is missing. Hope that helps, Greg - -- Greg Larkin http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - The Power To Serve http://www.sourcehosting.net/ - Ready. Set. Code. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJKvVW0sRouByUApARAjmnAJ9grg5P1xGhlJLJEMnYGTNODKRNXwCeLzEQ MKP7f1xwlN7yqvBn2EbdjQ0= =U7jq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----