perl module problems

zajaco0 · 10-22-2004, 08:26 AM

I am running RH 7.3, perl 5.6.1, and Bastille Linux. I am trying to get the perl module RRDs.pm to work in a script that I am using. I can get this module to load correctly using

Code:

use RRDs;

in the script by running the script as root. When I try to run the script as a normal user, I get

Code:

Can't locate loadable object for module RRDs in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at test.pl line 3
Compilation failed in require at test.pl line 3.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at test.pl line 3.

here is the script im trying to run:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/perl

use RRDs;

...script ran as root:

[root@netflow neteng]# perl -c test.pl
test.pl syntax OK

secesh · 10-22-2004, 11:02 AM

1) check permissions on RRDs.pm
--ls -l RRDs.pm
* i think this is your solution, but in case not, keep reading

2) I ran into a similar problem on a web host i once had... i worked around inability to load modules by the 'use' command on modules i had written by the following:

Code:

BEGIN{
        require "/full/path/to/module.pm";
        eval('"/full/path/to/module.pm"->import()');
}
# the above replaces the below
#use module.pm;

zajaco0 · 10-22-2004, 12:53 PM

the test.pl file

Code:

#!/usr/bin/perl

BEGIN{
        require "/home/neteng/RRDs.pm";
        eval('"/home/neteng/RRDs.pm"->import()');
}

permissions of module
[neteng@netflow neteng]$ ll RRDs.pm
-rw-rw-rw- 1 neteng neteng 3514 Oct 22 13:39 RRDs.pm

[neteng@netflow neteng]$ perl -c test.pl
Can't locate loadable object for module RRDs in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at test.pl line 6
Compilation failed in require at test.pl line 6.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at test.pl line 8.

Ran as root:
[root@netflow neteng]# perl -c test.pl
test.pl syntax OK

it's not the fact that it's not finding the module. I have had that error before....it says Cannot locate file RRDs.pm. This is actually a different error, where it says "Cannot locate loadable module"
I think it has something to do with bastille linux.

ive spent about 20+ hrs on this problem, im about ready to reformat and not use bastille.

~Zach