Re: Meaning of XS object version

I managed to get Bugzilla working on another host.

Broken host:

$ grep '[$]VERSION' /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Template.pm
our $VERSION = '2.24';

$ grep '[$]VERSION' /usr/local/lib64/perl5/Template.pm
our $VERSION = '3.101';
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Working host:

$ grep '[$]VERSION' /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Template.pm
grep: /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Template.pm: No such file or direct
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$ grep '[$]VERSION' /usr/local/lib64/perl5/Template.pm
our $VERSION = '3.008';
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Now I need to determine why this difference exists and if it the reason why Bugzilla is broken.

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Re^2: Meaning of XS object version by hippo (Archbishop) on Jul 18, 2023 at 17:24 UTC
On the broken host you have 2 versions of Template installed - an ancient one from the O/S package and a newer one from CPAN. On the working host you do not have the ancient one. Tentative solution: remove the O/S package from the broken host via yum (after backing everything up first, of course). 🦛	[reply]
Re^3: Meaning of XS object version by regalbraith (Novice) on Jul 18, 2023 at 17:40 UTC
Thanks. That was my guess too. So I ran yum remove perl-Template-Toolkit. The XS object version issue no longer appears. Now I get to chase the next issue: `Base class package "Template::Base" is empty.` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Meaning of XS object version by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Jul 19, 2023 at 02:02 UTC
Though you seem determined to see this one through, I just want to strongly agree with cavac's response and add a further cautionary quote from Fletch: If you're doing anything serious with Perl you DO NOT want to use the OS' perl as that way lies much pain. Doing so couples you tightly to the OS' upgrade schedule for both the language and (if you're using its package manager for them) CPAN modules. Many of us have learnt the hard way not to meddle with the system Perl on Unix systems. Much less pain to roll your own that you can control and freely experiment with, without risking breaking the system Perl, and without the risk of OS upgrades to the system Perl breaking your production systems. The same basic arguments apply to Python and other scripting languages.	[reply]
Re^5: Meaning of XS object version by regalbraith (Novice) on Jul 19, 2023 at 13:44 UTC
Re^6: Meaning of XS object version by bliako (Abbot) on Jul 20, 2023 at 13:10 UTC
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Re^6: Meaning of XS object version by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Jul 20, 2023 at 12:22 UTC
Re^4: Meaning of XS object version by regalbraith (Novice) on Jul 19, 2023 at 20:15 UTC
I was able to resolve the conflict by going back to the rpm 2.24 version after manually removing 3.101. Certainly not ideal! However, I am constrained by the work environment where these hosts live. Here are the steps to resolve. Please note: Moving packages backwards is not ideal. I'm being forced due to compatibility issues between rpm installed Perl and the needs of Bugzilla. `cd /usr/local/lib64/perl5 tar cvf /var/tmp/perl5_Template.tar Template mv Template.pm Template.pm.3.101.notused yum install perl-Template-Toolkit` [download] Update 7/20: While I show tar being used for backup, my copy-paste here neglected to show the removal of the Template directory. Sorry about that.	[reply] [d/l]