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aptget libdbi-perl Lincoln On Sun, 2012-10-28 at 08:47 -0500, Steve Haun wrote: > Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 14 subversion 2) configuration: > > Platform: > osname=linux, osvers=3.2.0-2-mx5, > archname=arm-linux-gnueabihf-thread-multi-64int > uname='linux build04.raspbian.lan 3.2.0-2-mx5 #1 sun apr 15 19:59:08 utc > 2012 armv7l gnulinux ' > config_args='-Dusethreads -Duselargefiles -Dcc=gcc-4.7 -Dccflags=-DDEBIAN > -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 > -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Dldflags= -Wl,-z,relro -Dlddlflags=-shared > -Wl,-z,relro -Dcccdlflags=-fPIC -Darchname=arm-linux-gnueabihf -Dprefix=/usr > -Dprivlib=/usr/share/perl/5.14 -Darchlib=/usr/lib/perl/5.14 > -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dvendorlib=/usr/share/perl5 -Dvendorarch=/usr/lib/perl5 > -Dsiteprefix=/usr/local -Dsitelib=/usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2 > -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl/5.14.2 -Dman1dir=/usr/share/man/man1 > -Dman3dir=/usr/share/man/man3 -Dsiteman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 > -Dsiteman3dir=/usr/local/man/man3 -Duse64bitint -Dman1ext=1 -Dman3ext=3perl > -Dpager=/usr/bin/sensible-pager -Uafs -Ud_csh -Ud_ualarm -Uusesfio -Uusenm > -Ui_libutil -DDEBUGGING=-g -Doptimize=-O2 -Duseshrplib > -Dlibperl=libperl.so.5.14.2 -des' > hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define > useithreads=define, usemultiplicity=define > useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=undef > use64bitint=define, use64bitall=undef, uselongdouble=undef > usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef > Compiler: > cc='gcc-4.7', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN > -fstack-protector -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include > -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64', > optimize='-O2 -g', > cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fstack-protector > -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include' > ccversion='', gccversion='4.7.0', gccosandvers='' > intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=12345678 > d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=8 > ivtype='long long', ivsize=8, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', > lseeksize=8 > alignbytes=8, prototype=define > Linker and Libraries: > ld='gcc-4.7', ldflags =' -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib' > libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf /lib > /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf /usr/lib > libs=-lgdbm -lgdbm_compat -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt > perllibs=-ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt > libc=, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.so.5.14.2 > gnulibc_version='2.13' > Dynamic Linking: > dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E' > cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib -fstack-protector' > > > Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): > Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV > PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT PERL_MALLOC_WRAP > PERL_PRESERVE_IVUV USE_64_BIT_INT USE_ITHREADS > USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO USE_PERL_ATOF > USE_REENTRANT_API > Locally applied patches: > DEBPKG:debian/arm_thread_stress_timeout - http://bugs.debian.org/501970 > Raise the timeout of ext/threads/shared/t/stress.t to accommodate slower > build hosts > DEBPKG:debian/cpan_definstalldirs - Provide a sensible INSTALLDIRS > default for modules installed from CPAN. > DEBPKG:debian/db_file_ver - http://bugs.debian.org/340047 Remove overly > restrictive DB_File version check. > DEBPKG:debian/doc_info - Replace generic man(1) instructions with > Debian-specific information. > DEBPKG:debian/enc2xs_inc - http://bugs.debian.org/290336 Tweak enc2xs > to follow symlinks and ignore missing @INC directories. > DEBPKG:debian/errno_ver - http://bugs.debian.org/343351 Remove Errno > version check due to upgrade problems with long-running processes. > DEBPKG:debian/libperl_embed_doc - http://bugs.debian.org/186778 Note > that libperl-dev package is required for embedded linking > DEBPKG:fixes/respect_umask - Respect umask during installation > DEBPKG:debian/writable_site_dirs - Set umask approproately for site > install directories > DEBPKG:debian/extutils_set_libperl_path - EU:MM: Set location of > libperl.a to /usr/lib > DEBPKG:debian/no_packlist_perllocal - Don't install .packlist or > perllocal.pod for perl or vendor > DEBPKG:debian/prefix_changes - Fiddle with *PREFIX and variables > written to the makefile > DEBPKG:debian/fakeroot - Postpone LD_LIBRARY_PATH evaluation to the > binary targets. > DEBPKG:debian/instmodsh_doc - Debian policy doesn't install .packlist > files for core or vendor. > DEBPKG:debian/ld_run_path - Remove standard libs from LD_RUN_PATH as > per Debian policy. > DEBPKG:debian/libnet_config_path - Set location of libnet.cfg to > /etc/perl/Net as /usr may not be writable. > DEBPKG:debian/m68k_thread_stress - http://bugs.debian.org/517938 > http://bugs.debian.org/495826 Disable some threads tests on m68k for now due > to missing TLS. > DEBPKG:debian/mod_paths - Tweak @INC ordering for Debian > DEBPKG:debian/module_build_man_extensions - > http://bugs.debian.org/479460 Adjust Module::Build manual page extensions for > the Debian Perl policy > DEBPKG:debian/prune_libs - http://bugs.debian.org/128355 Prune the list > of libraries wanted to what we actually need. > DEBPKG:fixes/net_smtp_docs - [rt.cpan.org #36038] > http://bugs.debian.org/100195 Document the Net::SMTP 'Port' option > DEBPKG:debian/perlivp - http://bugs.debian.org/510895 Make perlivp skip > include directories in /usr/local > DEBPKG:debian/cpanplus_definstalldirs - http://bugs.debian.org/533707 > Configure CPANPLUS to use the site directories by default. > DEBPKG:debian/cpanplus_config_path - Save local versions of > CPANPLUS::Config::System into /etc/perl. > DEBPKG:debian/deprecate-with-apt - http://bugs.debian.org/580034 Point > users to Debian packages of deprecated core modules > DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-ccflags - [a190e64] http://bugs.debian.org/587901 > [perl #92244] Make hints/gnu.sh append to $ccflags rather than overriding them > DEBPKG:debian/squelch-locale-warnings - http://bugs.debian.org/508764 > Squelch locale warnings in Debian package maintainer scripts > DEBPKG:debian/skip-upstream-git-tests - Skip tests specific to the > upstream Git repository > DEBPKG:fixes/extutils-cbuilder-cflags - [011e8fb] > http://bugs.debian.org/624460 [perl #89478] Append CFLAGS and LDFLAGS to > their Config.pm counterparts in EU::CBuilder > DEBPKG:fixes/module-build-home-directory - > http://bugs.debian.org/624850 [rt.cpan.org #67893] Fix failing tilde test > when run under a UID without a passwd entry > DEBPKG:debian/patchlevel - http://bugs.debian.org/567489 List packaged > patches for 5.14.2-12+rpi1 in patchlevel.h > DEBPKG:fixes/h2ph-multiarch - [e7ec705] http://bugs.debian.org/625808 > [perl #90122] Make h2ph correctly search gcc include directories > DEBPKG:fixes/index-tainting - [3b36395] http://bugs.debian.org/291450 > [perl #64804] RT 64804: tainting with index() of a constant > DEBPKG:fixes/document_makemaker_ccflags - http://bugs.debian.org/628522 > [rt.cpan.org #68613] Document that CCFLAGS should include $Config{ccflags} > DEBPKG:fixes/sys-syslog-socket-timeout-kfreebsd.patch - > http://bugs.debian.org/627821 [rt.cpan.org #69997] Use a socket timeout on > GNU/kFreeBSD to catch ICMP port unreachable messages > DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-hints - http://bugs.debian.org/636609 Improve general > GNU hints, needed for GNU/Hurd. > DEBPKG:fixes/pod_fixes - [7698aed] http://bugs.debian.org/637816 Fix > typos in several pod/perl*.pod files > DEBPKG:debian/find_html2text - http://bugs.debian.org/640479 Configure > CPAN::Distribution with correct name of html2text > DEBPKG:fixes/digest_eval_hole - http://bugs.debian.org/644108 Close the > eval "require $module" security hole in Digest->new($algorithm) > DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-ndbm - [f0d0a20] [perl #102680] > http://bugs.debian.org/645989 Add GNU/Hurd hints for NDBM_File > DEBPKG:fixes/sysconf.t-posix - [8040185] [perl #102888] > http://bugs.debian.org/646016 Fix hang in ext/POSIX/t/sysconf.t on GNU/Hurd > DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-largefile - [1fda587] [perl #103014] > http://bugs.debian.org/645790 enable LFS on GNU/Hurd > DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_todo_syslog - http://bugs.debian.org/650093 > Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests in cpan/Sys-Syslog/t/syslog.t > DEBPKG:fixes/hurd_skip_itimer_virtual - [rt.cpan.org #72754] > http://bugs.debian.org/650094 Skip interval timer tests in Time::HiRes on > GNU/Hurd > DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_sigdispatch - > http://bugs.debian.org/650188 Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests op/sigdispatch.t > DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_stack - http://bugs.debian.org/650175 > Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests dist/threads/t/stack.t > DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_pipe - http://bugs.debian.org/650187 > Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests io/pipe.t > DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_io_pipe - http://bugs.debian.org/650096 > Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests dist/IO/t/io_pipe.t > DEBPKG:fixes/manpage_name_CPAN - http://bugs.debian.org/650448 > [rt.cpan.org #73396] cpan/CPAN: add NAME headings in modules with POD > DEBPKG:fixes/manpage_name_CPANPLUS - http://bugs.debian.org/650450 > [rt.cpan.org #73398] cpan/CPANPLUS: add NAME headings in modules with POD > DEBPKG:fixes/manpage_name_Test-Harness - http://bugs.debian.org/650451 > [rt.cpan.org #73399] cpan/Test-Harness: add NAME headings in modules with POD > DEBPKG:fixes/manpage_name_Term-UI - http://bugs.debian.org/650452 > [rt.cpan.org #73400] cpan/Term-UI: add NAME headings in modules with POD > DEBPKG:fixes/podlators_ae_ligature_fallback - > http://bugs.debian.org/652851 Fix the ASCII fallback string for AE > DEBPKG:fixes/fsf_postal_address - [de89470] Update references to the > FSF's postal address > DEBPKG:fixes/cpan_module_pod_fixes - [perl #106870] [rt.cpan.org > #73447] [rt.cpan.org #73446] Fix POD formatting in Term-Cap and Pod-Parser > DEBPKG:fixes/cgi_no_shellwords_pl - Use Text::ParseWords instead of > shellwords.pl > DEBPKG:fixes/path_max_fallback - [perl #109262] > http://bugs.debian.org/656869 Don't use _POSIX_PATH_MAX as a fallback PATH_MAX > DEBPKG:debian/makemaker-pasthru - http://bugs.debian.org/660195 > [rt.cpan.org #28632] Make EU::MM pass LD through to recursive Makefile.PL > invocations > DEBPKG:fixes/propagate_tainted_errors.patch - > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=663158 [perl #111654] > properly propagate tainted errors > DEBPKG:debian/perl5db-x-terminal-emulator.patch - > http://bugs.debian.org/668490 Invoke x-terminal-emulator rather than xterm in > perl5db.pl > DEBPKG:fixes/socket_cache_propagate - > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=659075 [rt.cpan.org #61577] > [perl #112736] sockdomain and socktype undef on newly accepted sockets > Built under linux > Compiled at Jun 26 2012 01:20:41 > @INC: > /etc/perl > /usr/local/lib/perl/5.14.2 > /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2 > /usr/lib/perl5 > /usr/share/perl5 > /usr/lib/perl/5.14 > /usr/share/perl/5.14 > /usr/local/lib/site_perl > . > > On Oct 28, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Martin J. Evans wrote: > > > On 28/10/2012 13:40, Steven Haun wrote: > >> It appears to be installed: > >> > >> root@raspberrypi:/home/pi# sudo apt-get install gcc > >> Reading package lists... Done > >> Building dependency tree > >> Reading state information... Done > >> gcc is already the newest version. > >> gcc set to manually installed. > >> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> root@raspberrypi:/home/pi > > What does perl -V output? > > > > Martin > >> > >> On Oct 28, 2012, at 8:36 AM, "Martin J. Evans" <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> On 28/10/2012 13:34, Steven Haun wrote: > >>>> I am using 'sudo cpanm -i DBI' . I found the details in the log (forgot > >>>> to open it as sudo, so it looked blank). After the cp commands I found > >>>> this (but don't know what 'gcc-4.7' is): > >>>> > >>>> /usr/bin/perl -p -e "s/~DRIVER~/Perl/g" ./Driver.xst > Perl.xsi > >>>> /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/perl/5.14/ExtUtils/xsubpp -typemap > >>>> /usr/share/perl/5.14/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap typemap Perl.xs > > >>>> Perl.xsc && mv Perl.xsc Per$ > >>>> gcc-4.7 -c -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fstack-protector > >>>> -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE > >>>> -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS$ > >>>> /bin/sh: 1: gcc-4.7: not found > >>>> make: *** [Perl.o] Error 127 > >>>> -> FAIL Installing DBI failed. See /root/.cpanm/build.log for details. > >>> gcc is a C compiler - you need it to compile the C code in DBI. > >>> > >>> You need to install the gcc package. As your using debian it is probably > >>> something like > >>> > >>> sudo apt-get install gcc > >>> > >>> Martin > >>> > >>>> On Oct 28, 2012, at 8:27 AM, "Martin J. Evans" > >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On 28/10/2012 13:18, Steven Haun wrote: > >>>>>> I have tried cpan and cpanm installs and get very non description > >>>>>> errors (other than failed). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. > >>>>> I installed DBI on a raspberry Pi ages ago. See bottom of > >>>>> http://www.martin-evans.me.uk/node/142 and > >>>>> http://www.martin-evans.me.uk/node/144 > >>>>> > >>>>> I had some problems running out of memory (from the above post): > >>>>> > >>>>> BTW, I tried to install Perl DBI (which does not have many > >>>>> dependencies) with cpanp and after 13 minutes it died with the signal > >>>>> 'Killed' - hmm. I've not investigated further yet - but I had plenty of > >>>>> disk space left on a 4gb card. > >>>>> *UPDATE:* It appears I had some problems with my sd card - switched to > >>>>> another one and the machine seems faster but cpanp still bombs out as > >>>>> before - trying cpanminus. > >>>>> *UPDATE2:* ilmari suggested cpanp might be a big memory user so I > >>>>> installed cpanm and managed to install DBI - although the test suite > >>>>> took over 60 minutes to run. > >>>>> > >>>>> Doesn't cpanm have a verbose mode. > >>>>> > >>>>> Martin > > >
