Hello,

I've managed to rm usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6 accidentally
on my FC4 server
Is there any way to repair( determine what is missing and reinstall) the missing files?


Thanks
Vadim

On my FC4 that was installed by the perl pacakge.

If you are caching packages you may be able to reinstall the missing files simply by reinstalling the perl package there:

Type "rpm -qf /usr/lib/site_perl/5.8.6" to see what package(s) installed this file (and presumably its subdirectories and files):
e.g.
perl-5.8.6-15
perl-5.8.6-24

Since I see two packages I would use the higher version (perl.5.8.6-24).

I'd then look in the cache directory for the rpm:
ls -l /var/cache/yum/updates-released/packages/perl-5.8.6-24*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11848990 Mar 27 2006 /var/cache/yum/updates-released/packages/perl-5.8.6-24.i386.rpm

I'd then reinstall that package:

rpm -ivh --force /var/cache/yum/updates-released/packages/perl-5.8.6-24.i386.rpm

This actually reinstalls all the files from the package not just the one you're missing but since it is the same package that shouldn't be a problem.

Thanks jlighter it did help,
the directories are back there however it seems it screwed somtehing in perl installation:


svk pull //local/wifo
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/Class/Autouse.pm line 509.
Weak references are not implemented in the version of perl at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/PerlIO/via/dynamic.pm line 61
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/PerlIO/via/dynamic.pm line 61.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/SVK/XD.pm line 18.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/SVK/XD.pm line 18.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/Class/Autouse.pm line 384.
at /usr/bin/svk line 76

Do "rpm -qa |grep perl" to see what other perl packages you had. It may be you had some APAN stuff that needs to be reloaded on top of the base perl package.