Yet another strange problem with Perl upgrade

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

I think I have learned my lesson that I should NOT follow what seems to be CPANs great advice to upgrade using CPAN. All sorts of havok have been wrought.

Next problem: I'm adding some ftp functionality to a script, using Net::FTP. I already had Net::FTP installed, and it's the most current version. When I call the module (use Net::FTP;) I get the following error:

Can't locate NET/FTP.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i686-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl) at /var/www/cgi-bin/xicontrol.cgi line 29. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /var/www/cgi-bin/xicontrol.cgi line 29.

The problem is, Net/FTP.pm is in two of those directories. Doing a locate FTP.pm yeilds:

/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/Net/FTP.pm
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/Net/FTP.pm

Suggestions? I'm running Debian Woody.

Comment on Yet another strange problem with Perl upgrade

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Re: Yet another strange problem with Perl upgrade by shotgunefx (Parson) on Jul 08, 2002 at 21:40 UTC
Are you using Net::FTP or NET::FTP? It looks like the later. -Lee "To be civilized is to deny one's nature."	[reply]
Re: Re: Yet another strange problem with Perl upgrade by michellem (Friar) on Jul 08, 2002 at 22:45 UTC
Well, don't I feel like a SFI (that stands for Stupid F*cking Idiot.). Just a typo calling NET::FTP instead of Net::FTP. Thanks!!	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Yet another strange problem with Perl upgrade by shotgunefx (Parson) on Jul 08, 2002 at 23:57 UTC
No problem. I'm sure everyone makes that mistake at least once. -Lee "To be civilized is to deny one's nature."	[reply]
Same problem, different module (LWP) by Anonymous Monk on Jul 08, 2002 at 22:29 UTC
I'm getting the same error, only with "use LWP::UserAgent;" It works fine when I "use LWP::Simple" or just "use LWP," but for one reason or another, it doesn't let me do any more advanced work with LWP. Any suggestions would be greatly apreciated. -X	[reply]
Re: Same problem, different module (LWP) by shotgunefx (Parson) on Jul 09, 2002 at 01:56 UTC
Check your spelling. It's LWP::UserAgent. The other thing if it works under the shell but not under CGI (or vice-versa), it could be you are using perl-run and Apache has been linked with a different version of perl. I had that happened once and it took me a bit to figure it out. -Lee "To be civilized is to deny one's nature."	[reply]
LWP issues by Anonymous Monk on Jul 17, 2002 at 01:43 UTC
I am - for now - just running through the shell. When I run Perl command line and type my program in (it checks line-by-line, as you recall), I get the following: use LWP::UserAgent; Can't locate URI.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i586- +linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i586-linux +/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl .) at (eval 1 +) line 3. Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/HTTP/Request.pm +line 39. Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/LWP/UserAgent.pm + line 108.BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/L +WP/UserAgent.pm line 108. Compilation failed in require at - line 1. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at - line 1. [download] I don't know what would cause it to do this, but for one reason or another, I can't use LWP::UserAgent, or just use LWP. I'm stumped :-/ -X	[reply] [d/l]
Re: LWP issues by aersoy (Scribe) on Jul 17, 2002 at 01:53 UTC
Re: Same problem, different module (LWP) by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Jul 09, 2002 at 01:28 UTC
it doesn't let me do any more advanced work with LWP Which translates as? You can't pull in any of the other LWP modules? That would be odd, since LWP::Simple relies on them and wouldn't work if they didn't.. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]