waytoperl has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:
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Re: Perl module need regular maintenance. They are not functioning as desired to be.
by atcroft (Abbot) on Jul 21, 2014 at 18:57 UTC | |
Have you looked at the RT page for the module, and filed a bug report if there is not a similar one already filed? When I looked at the one for Net::PCAP (at https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Net-Pcap, although I'm not sure that was the one in question), I found a bug report of an issue with installation on MS-Win platforms that included several patches for that particular module. Also, please be aware that almost all modules are written and/or supported by volunteers. While many of them try their best to be supportive and reactive to bug reports, they may lack time or resources to work on a particular bug (especially one with a "This must be fixed NOW!" attitude). If the bug is that critical to you or your employer, perhaps you should look into supporting the author/maintainer of the modules you need, at least for this one incident, by whatever means are at your disposal, such as by filing clear and informative bug reports, offering patches (if you have the capability to do so), offering to test potential fixes, monetary assistance, etc. | [reply] |
by waytoperl (Beadle) on Jul 21, 2014 at 20:34 UTC | |
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Re: Perl module need regular maintenance. They are not functioning as desired to be.
by AppleFritter (Vicar) on Jul 21, 2014 at 18:39 UTC | |
I concur with LanX. What's your question? Perlmonks is not a bugtracker; bugs in Net::Packet should be reported here. That said, I'm 99.9% sure this isn't one. Look at the message you're getting. The reason you can't install Net::Packet is that several modules it depends on are not present, among them Net::Write. The reason that can't be installed is that Net::Pcap is either not present or not working. I assume that after your problems with Net::Pcap (Not able to install Net::Pcap in MAC OS Mavericks), you force installed it? Don't do that, unless you really know what you're doing; if the tests are failing, there's a reason for that, and the module should most likely not be installed. I'd suggest going back to Net::Pcap and trying to get that installed properly. We might even be able to help, as long as post your question effectively: In particular, please share the messages you're getting -- all of them. | [reply] |
by waytoperl (Beadle) on Jul 21, 2014 at 20:27 UTC | |
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by AppleFritter (Vicar) on Jul 21, 2014 at 21:28 UTC | |
These lines indicates what the problems are:
It appears that you either do not have libpcap installed, or alternatively only the library itself as a binary, without the extra files needed to compile applications using this library. You're using a Windows machine, right? Are you using WinPcap? If so, I'd suggest installing the developer's pack. If not, I can't give you any specific tips -- I don't have any experience doing software development on Windows --, but you'll need the relevant libpcap files to be able to install this module. The same goes for libdnet, as far as I can tell. Good luck! | [reply] [d/l] |
by waytoperl (Beadle) on Jul 22, 2014 at 02:29 UTC | |
by Corion (Patriarch) on Jul 22, 2014 at 06:31 UTC | |
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Re: Perl module need regular maintenance. They are not functioning as desired to be.
by LanX (Saint) on Jul 21, 2014 at 18:27 UTC | |
Cheers Rolf (addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :) | [reply] |
