[Israel.pm] Class::DBI won't install

Shlomi Fish shlomif at iglu.org.il
Mon Dec 13 05:06:32 PST 2004 

On Monday 13 December 2004 09:18, Shlomo Yona wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I cannot seem to be able to instlal Class::DBI from CPAN using Perl 5.8.4.
>
> The installation process keeps complaining about:
>
> Use of uninitialized value in subroutine entry at
> /home/shlomo/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.4/DBIx/ContextualFetch.pm line 51.
>

I was able to successfully install Class::DBI once at a time on my root 
distribution Perl installation:

perl-5.8.5-3.1.101mdk (from Mandrake 10.1 Official)

perl -V:
<<<
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 5) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=linux, osvers=2.4.19-44mdkenterprise, 
archname=i386-linux-thread-multi
    uname='linux updates.mandrakesoft.com 2.4.19-44mdkenterprise #1 smp thu 
aug 12 21:22:45 mdt 2004 i686 intel(r) pentium(r) 4 cpu 3.00ghz unknown 
gnulinux '
    config_args='-des -Dinc_version_list=5.8.4/i386-linux-thread-multi 5.8.4 
5.8.3/i386-linux-thread-multi 5.8.3 5.8.2/i386-linux-thread-multi 5.8.2 
5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi 5.8.1 5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi 5.8.0 5.6.1 
5.6.0 -Darchname=i386-linux -Dcc=gcc -Doptimize=-O2 -fomit-frame-pointer 
-pipe -march=i586 -mtune=pentiumpro  -Dprefix=/usr -Dvendorprefix=/usr 
-Dsiteprefix=/usr -Dman3ext=3pm -Dcf_by=Mandrakesoft -Dmyhostname=localhost 
-Dperladmin=root at localhost -Dd_dosuid -Ud_csh -Duseshrplib 
-Accflags=-DPERL_DISABLE_PMC -Dusethreads'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define 
usemultiplicity=define
    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='gcc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS 
-DPERL_DISABLE_PMC -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include 
-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm',
    optimize='-O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -march=i586 -mtune=pentiumpro ',
    cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS 
-DPERL_DISABLE_PMC -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include 
-I/usr/include/gdbm'
    ccversion='', gccversion='3.4.1 (Mandrakelinux 10.1 3.4.1-4mdk)', 
gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=12
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', 
lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=4, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='gcc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib
    libs=-lnsl -lndbm -lgdbm -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc
    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc
    libc=/lib/libc-2.3.3.so, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.so
    gnulibc_version='2.3.3'
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E 
-Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE'
    cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): 
  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES 
PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
  Locally applied patches:
	MandrakeSoft patches (cf the source RPM)
  Built under linux
  Compiled at Oct 27 2004 14:22:51
  @INC:
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.4/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.4
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.3/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.3
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.1
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.4/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.4
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.3/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.3
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.2/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.2
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
    .
>>>

Now I was able to install it using CPANPLUS with the perl on the account I'm 
using for CPAN smoking:

<<<
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 5) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=linux, osvers=2.6.8.1-10mdksmp, archname=i686-linux
    uname='linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.8.1-10mdksmp #1 smp wed sep 8 
16:41:52 cest 2004 i686 intel(r) pentium(r) 4 cpu 2.40ghz unknown gnulinux '
    config_args='-de -Dprefix=/home/cpan/apps/perl-5.8.5'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=undef use5005threads=undef useithreads=undef 
usemultiplicity=undef
    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='cc', ccflags ='-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include 
-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm',
    optimize='-O2',
    cppflags='-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include 
-I/usr/include/gdbm'
    ccversion='', gccversion='3.4.1 (Mandrakelinux (Alpha 3.4.1-3mdk)', 
gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=12
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', 
lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=4, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='cc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib
    libs=-lnsl -lndbm -lgdbm -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
    libc=/lib/libc-2.3.3.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
    gnulibc_version='2.3.3'
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
    cccdlflags='-fpic', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): 
  Compile-time options: USE_LARGE_FILES
  Built under linux
  Compiled at Oct 23 2004 20:07:13
  @INC:
    /home/cpan/apps/perl-5.8.5/lib/5.8.5/i686-linux
    /home/cpan/apps/perl-5.8.5/lib/5.8.5
    /home/cpan/apps/perl-5.8.5/lib/site_perl/5.8.5/i686-linux
    /home/cpan/apps/perl-5.8.5/lib/site_perl/5.8.5
    /home/cpan/apps/perl-5.8.5/lib/site_perl
    .
>>>



>
> Following are details of my Perl version. Any suggestions what's wrong and
> how to solve this?
>

Sorry, no. One thing you can try is see in which point of the program this 
error occurs, and try to debug from there.

> Thanks.
>

Best regards,

	Shlomi Fish

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