Module Text::Autoformat not working; perlbrew not installing

marek1703 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello Monks!

I have a serious issue with my Module Text::Autoformat

I tried to reinstall it on my MacOS (10.10.5) original Perl 5.18.2 installation.

In Shell I issued the following command - as suggested in the man -

perl -MText::Autoformat -e'autoformat'

pasting one of the examples of the man:

1. Analyze problem
3. Design algorithm
1. Code solution
5. Test
4. Ship

then ctrl D with the result: the shell is spitting out just the same, what I pasted in.
Right procedure like that?

Than I tried the following script:

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

use Text::Autoformat;

$/ = '';

my $formatted = <DATA>;

autoformat $formatted;

print $formatted;

__DATA__

1. Analyze problem
3. Design algorithm
1. Code solution
5. Test
4. Ship
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Right the script? Here too the result: the same what I put in was printed out, without any change.
After this deception, I decided to install perlbrew and the newest Perl-Version. But here too, I have a big issue, which I am not able to solve myself: the installation finishes with a link error:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/make all PERL_CORE=
+1 LIBPERL_A=libperl.a LINKTYPE=dynamic<br>
rm -f ../../lib/auto/B/B.bundle<br>
env MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.3 cc  -bundle -undefined dynamic_looku
+p -L/usr/local/lib -fstack-protector B.o  -o ../../lib/auto/B/B.bundl
+e<br>
...<br>
ld: library not found for -lgcc_s.10.4<br>
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see in
+vocation)
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Any help? I would be very gratefull!

marek

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Re: Module Text::Autoformat not working by hippo (Archbishop) on Oct 26, 2015 at 11:11 UTC
You are discarding the results of the formatting operation. Instead, store them as indicated in the synopsis: `$formatted = autoformat $formatted;` [download] HTH Update: link fix	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Module Text::Autoformat not working by parv (Parson) on Oct 26, 2015 at 11:28 UTC
No worky here; explicit `lists` & `renumber` options do not make any difference. `# perl -MText::Autoformat -e 'print $Text::Autoformat::VERSION , "\n"' + ; cat p.pl ; echo ; perl p.pl 1.67` [download] Read more... (943 Bytes) Pod seems to be a mess. In "Synopsis", syntax is ... `# Configuration... $formatted = autoformat $rawtext, { %options };` [download] ... later in "Bulleting and (re-)numbering" section, it is ... `# Don't recognize Roman numerals or alphabetics as list markers. +.. autoformat { lists => 'number, bullet' }, $text;` [download] Addendum: Problems persists with Text::Autoformat 1.72, latest stable version.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Module Text::Autoformat not working by parv (Parson) on Oct 26, 2015 at 13:42 UTC
I was about to submit a bug report, then I saw that that had already been reported: reformatting lists only seems to work on "reformat all paragraphs" mode. So in OP's case, need to supply at least `'all' => 1` option, which produces the expected output in versions 1.67 & 1.72.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Module Text::Autoformat not working by hippo (Archbishop) on Oct 26, 2015 at 11:42 UTC
I see nothing wrong with your code. Unless we're both misreading the docs it looks to be a bug in the module to be added to the existing list :(	[reply]
Re: perlbrew not installing by hippo (Archbishop) on Oct 26, 2015 at 11:15 UTC
ld: library not found for -lgcc_s.10.4 That seems pretty explicit. Either install the correct library or else amend the initial configuration to point to an already-installed compatible library.	[reply]
Re^2: perlbrew not installing by marek1703 (Acolyte) on Oct 26, 2015 at 14:28 UTC
Thank you dear monks! This was a good help! My test script looks now like follows - and is working `#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use Text::Autoformat; $/ = ''; my $messy = <DATA>; my $formatted = autoformat($messy, {all=>1}); print $formatted; __DATA__ 1. Analyze problem 3. Design algorithm 1. Code solution 5. Test 4. Ship` [download] I would like nevertheless install a newer Perl with perlbrew Could somebody help me with the linker problem? My Xcode is the newest version ... marek	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: perlbrew not installing by Corion (Patriarch) on Oct 26, 2015 at 14:33 UTC
Have you looked at what Google provides as answer? Google tells me that you need to use Xcode 7 and maybe add the appropriate library search directories.	[reply]
Re: Module Text::Autoformat not working; perlbrew not installing by marto (Cardinal) on Oct 26, 2015 at 14:37 UTC
Which version of Xcode do you have installed? Do you also have the command line tools package installed?	[reply]
Re^2: Module Text::Autoformat not working; perlbrew not installing by marek1703 (Acolyte) on Oct 27, 2015 at 05:17 UTC
Thanks again! I am just realising that I have only Xcode 6.4 although the autoupdate is checked. I will install the newest version and I will see whether it works. Best greetings from Munich marek	[reply]