CPAN module issues with RedHat 7.3

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

I'm attempting to configure RT on RedHat 7.3. When I run make testdeps it returns a list of modules which aren't installed:

/usr/bin/perl ./tools/testdeps -warn mysql
Checking for Digest::MD5...found
Checking for Storable...found
Checking for DBI 1.18 ...found
Checking for DBIx::DataSource 0.02 ....DBIx::DataSource 0.02  not inst
+alled.
Checking for DBIx::SearchBuilder 0.48 ....DBIx::SearchBuilder 0.48  no
+t installed.
Checking for HTML::Entities...found
Checking for MLDBM....MLDBM not installed.
Checking for Net::Domain...found
Checking for Net::SMTP...found
Checking for Params::Validate 0.02 ....Params::Validate 0.02  not inst
+alled.
Checking for HTML::Mason 1.02 ....HTML::Mason 1.02  not installed.
Checking for CGI::Cookie 1.20 ....CGI::Cookie 1.20  not installed.
Checking for Apache::Cookie....Apache::Cookie not installed.
Checking for Apache::Session 1.53 ....Apache::Session 1.53  not instal
+led.
Checking for Date::Parse....Date::Parse not installed.
Checking for Date::Format....Date::Format not installed.
Checking for MIME::Entity 5.108 ....MIME::Entity 5.108  not installed.
Checking for Mail::Mailer 1.20 ....Mail::Mailer 1.20  not installed.
Checking for Getopt::Long 2.24 ...found
Checking for Tie::IxHash....Tie::IxHash not installed.
Checking for Text::Wrapper....Text::Wrapper not installed.
Checking for Text::Template....Text::Template not installed.
Checking for File::Spec 0.8 ...found
Checking for Errno...found
Checking for FreezeThaw....FreezeThaw not installed.
Checking for File::Temp...found
Checking for Log::Dispatch 1.6 ....Log::Dispatch 1.6  not installed.
Checking for DBD::mysql 2.0416 ....DBD::mysql 2.0416  not installed.
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No problem, I'll just install the modules from CPAN. When I use perl -MCPAN -e 'install Apache::Cookie', I get the following:

CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read /root/.cpan/Metadata
  Database was generated on Mon, 19 Aug 2002 23:22:14 GMT
Running install for module Apache::Cookie
Running make for J/JI/JIMW/libapreq-1.0.tar.gz

  CPAN: MD5 security checks disabled because MD5 not installed.
  Please consider installing the MD5 module.

Scanning cache /root/.cpan/build for sizes
libapreq-1.0/
libapreq-1.0/.cvsignore
libapreq-1.0/CREDITS
libapreq-1.0/Changes
libapreq-1.0/INSTALL
libapreq-1.0/LICENSE
libapreq-1.0/MANIFEST
libapreq-1.0/Makefile.PL
libapreq-1.0/Makefile.am
libapreq-1.0/README
libapreq-1.0/ToDo
libapreq-1.0/acconfig.h
libapreq-1.0/acinclude.m4
libapreq-1.0/aclocal.m4
libapreq-1.0/config.guess
libapreq-1.0/config.sub
libapreq-1.0/configure.in
libapreq-1.0/install-sh
libapreq-1.0/libapreq.pod
libapreq-1.0/libtool
libapreq-1.0/ltconfig
libapreq-1.0/ltmain.sh
libapreq-1.0/mkinstalldirs
libapreq-1.0/typemap
libapreq-1.0/Cookie/
libapreq-1.0/Cookie/.cvsignore
libapreq-1.0/Cookie/Cookie.pm
libapreq-1.0/Cookie/Cookie.xs
libapreq-1.0/Cookie/Makefile.PL
libapreq-1.0/Request/
libapreq-1.0/Request/.cvsignore
libapreq-1.0/Request/Makefile.PL
libapreq-1.0/Request/Request.pm
libapreq-1.0/Request/Request.xs
libapreq-1.0/c/
libapreq-1.0/c/.cvsignore
libapreq-1.0/c/Makefile.PL
libapreq-1.0/c/Makefile.am
libapreq-1.0/c/Makefile.noperl
libapreq-1.0/c/apache_cookie.c
libapreq-1.0/c/apache_cookie.h
libapreq-1.0/c/apache_multipart_buffer.c
libapreq-1.0/c/apache_multipart_buffer.h
libapreq-1.0/c/apache_request.c
libapreq-1.0/c/apache_request.h
libapreq-1.0/c/libapreq_config.h.in
libapreq-1.0/c/stamp-h.in
libapreq-1.0/c/Makefile.in
libapreq-1.0/eg/
libapreq-1.0/eg/c/
libapreq-1.0/eg/c/testapreq/
libapreq-1.0/eg/c/testapreq/Makefile.apxs
libapreq-1.0/eg/c/testapreq/Makefile.tmpl
libapreq-1.0/eg/c/testapreq/mod_testapreq.c
libapreq-1.0/eg/c/testapreq/mod_testapreq.module
libapreq-1.0/eg/perl/
libapreq-1.0/eg/perl/cookie.pl
libapreq-1.0/eg/perl/file_upload.pl
libapreq-1.0/lib/
libapreq-1.0/lib/Apache/
libapreq-1.0/lib/Apache/libapreq.pm
libapreq-1.0/missing
libapreq-1.0/Makefile.in
libapreq-1.0/configure
Removing previously used /root/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.0

  CPAN.pm: Going to build J/JI/JIMW/libapreq-1.0.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
WARNING from evaluation of /root/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.0/c/Makefile.P
+L: Can't locate loadable object for module File::Glob in @INC (@INC c
+ontains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1 /usr/li
+b/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1 /us
+r/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0
+ /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux
+ /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at /u
+sr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Apache/src.pm line 134
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1/i386
+-linux/Apache/src.pm line 134.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1/
+i386-linux/Apache/src.pm line 134.
Compilation failed in require at (eval 22) line 10.
mkdir ../blib
mkdir ../blib/arch
mkdir ../blib/arch/auto
mkdir ../blib/arch/auto/libapreq
WARNING from evaluation of /root/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.0/Request/Make
+file.PL: Can't locate object method "inc" via package "Apache::src" (
+perhaps you forgot to load "Apache::src"?) at (eval 23) line 26.
WARNING from evaluation of /root/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.0/Cookie/Makef
+ile.PL: Can't locate object method "inc" via package "Apache::src" (p
+erhaps you forgot to load "Apache::src"?) at (eval 24) line 26.
Writing Makefile for libapreq
Can't locate loadable object for module File::Glob in @INC (@INC conta
+ins: /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux 
+/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5
+.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_pe
+rl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/sit
+e_perl/5.6.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.
+1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_p
+erl .) at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils/Command.pm line 45
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils/Command
+.pm line 45.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils/Com
+mand.pm line 45.
Compilation failed in require.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted.
make: *** [blib/lib/.exists] Error 255
  /usr/bin/make  -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
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Any clues?

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Re: CPAN module issues with RedHat 7.3 by grantm (Parson) on Sep 08, 2002 at 22:38 UTC
I just installed Apache::Cookie via CPAN.pm on RH7.3 with absolutely no problems. The errors re File::Glob look suspicious. Do you have these files: `/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux/File/Glob.pm /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux/auto/File/Glob /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux/auto/File/Glob/autosplit.ix /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux/auto/File/Glob/Glob.bs /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux/auto/File/Glob/Glob.so` [download] On my system this command threw up a few harmless messages regarding Test::Harness and Getopt which I have updated, but that was all. You might want to try: `rpm --verify perl-5.6.1-34.99.6`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: CPAN module issues with RedHat 7.3 by hacker (Priest) on Sep 09, 2002 at 11:05 UTC
Have you tried CPANPLUS? `perl -MCPAN -e 'install CPANPLUS'` Follow all prompts given, and configure CPANPLUS. When completely installed, do the following: `perl -MCPANPLUS -e 'shell'` When inside the shell type 'o', then 'i *' to install and upgrade all older or pre-required modules, such as File::Glob in your example above. CPANPLUS has the added benefit of not trying to upgrade perl from within CPANPLUS for you, like CPAN often tries to do. It's much more intuitive in some respects than CPAN, but complements it well. It should help find and fix the missing or out-of-date module problems you seem to be having.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: CPAN module issues with RedHat 7.3 by krisahoch (Deacon) on Sep 09, 2002 at 11:53 UTC
Coincedentally, I just installed RT 2.0.14. I had almost the same problems. Here is how I fixed it. `make fixdeps` It resolved all interdependant modules. HTH - Kristofer	[reply] [d/l]