[SOLVED] Syntax Error -- related Perl

rohit0825 · 01-24-2010, 06:20 AM

I have an executable file named macstat, macstat is attached with this message. i have added .txt extension to it as the file without extension was not able to attach.

Whenever i run this file on my linux pc running fedora core 4, i get the following error in terminal:

Code:

[root@ethertester ~]# macstat

Code:

/asic/common/bin/macstat: line 16: use: command not found /asic/common/bin/macstat: line 17: use: command not found /asic/common/bin/macstat: line 19: my: command not found /asic/common/bin/macstat: line 20: my: command not found /asic/common/bin/macstat: line 21: my: command not found /asic/common/bin/macstat: line 23: syntax error near unexpected token `}' /asic/common/bin/macstat: line 23: `sub usage {die "Usage: macstat save|calc ethx\n";}'

The result of the command:

Code:

[root@ethertester ~]# macstat save eth0

should be:

Code:

macstat version 1.3

I think macstat is a perl file and i don't know anything about perl. A file named perl, csh and tcsh is located in /usr/local/bin.

Please help me out asap.
Thank you in anticipation.

zordrak · 01-24-2010, 07:05 AM

Try:

Code:

$ /usr/local/bin/perl -w /asic/common/bin/macstat

rohit0825 · 01-24-2010, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zordrak

Try:

Code:

$ /usr/local/bin/perl -w /asic/common/bin/macstat

Thanks for your reply
i got the following error after i run the above command.

bash: /usr/local/bin/perl : cannot execute binary file

rohit0825 · 01-24-2010, 07:41 AM

Please Somebody HELP

ricstirato · 01-24-2010, 08:07 AM

The macstat script's shebang line (first line, #!/usr/local....) expects perl to be /usr/local/bin/perl

Find out where your perl binary is:

Code:

$ which perl

Probably this will report "/usr/bin/perl"

Change the shebang line in macstat accordingly and try

Code:

$ ./macstat

knudfl · 01-24-2010, 08:27 AM

How about editing line 1 in " macstat "
to /usr/bin/perl

.. which is the default location for the binary ' perl '
in Fedora.

Runs OK : perl macstat
.. and replies : Usage: macstat save|calc ethx
.....

rohit0825 · 01-24-2010, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricstirato

The macstat script's shebang line (first line, #!/usr/local....) expects perl to be /usr/local/bin/perl

Find out where your perl binary is:

Code:

$ which perl

Probably this will report "/usr/bin/perl"

Change the shebang line in macstat accordingly and try

Code:

$ ./macstat

Actually i have pasted perl file from another system to /usr/local/bin directory.
and

Code:

which perl

also return

Code:

/usr/local/bin

rohit0825 · 01-24-2010, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

How about editing line 1 in " macstat "
to /usr/bin/perl

.. which is the default location for the binary ' perl '
in Fedora.

Runs OK : perl macstat
.. and replies : Usage: macstat save|calc ethx
.....

Thanks...
I have pasted perl file from another pc to /usr/local/bin folder.
i don't know whether perl already existed in /usr/bin.

please guide.

tlau · 01-24-2010, 09:58 AM

Maybe you can replace the first line of macstat with
#!/bin/env perl
Then it will find perl by itself.

By the way, if you just pasted a perl from another PC, it may cause problems, due to the libraries compatible issue.

knudfl · 01-25-2010, 02:50 AM

Quote:

I have pasted perl file from another pc to /usr/local/bin folder

Asking for trouble ? Better delete it again.

And edit your program to point to /usr/bin/
.. where the default perl executable is located
( in all Linux, Fedora included.)
.....

zordrak · 01-25-2010, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rohit0825

Thanks for your reply
i got the following error after i run the above command.

bash: /usr/local/bin/perl : cannot execute binary file

Provide output of:

Code:

$ file /usr/local/bin/perl
$ ls -la /usr/local/bin/perl

rohit0825 · 01-25-2010, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

Asking for trouble ? Better delete it again.

And edit your program to point to /usr/bin/
.. where the default perl executable is located
( in all Linux, Fedora included.)
.....

Thanks....
Problem Solved by changing first line of macstat.
/usr/bin/perl is correct.

rohit0825 · 01-25-2010, 08:40 AM

Thanks Everybody for your support