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

A tried and true package, Time::Hires v1.47, that I have installed under RH Linux 7.3 numerous times fails under RH Linux 9.0

after perl Makefile.PL the next command, make, returns the following error:

Makefile:91: *** missing separator, Stop.

The Makefile looks seriously screwed up (note the unmatched single quotes). This listing starts from line 71: 

VENDORPREFIX = an/m
INSTALLPRIVLIB = /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0
INSTALLSITELIB = /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0'
installsiteman1='/usr/share/man/man1'
installsiteman3='/usr/share/man/man3'
installsitescript='/usr/bin'
installstyle='lib/perl5'
installusrbinperl='define'
installvendorarch='/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-
+multi'
installvendorbin='/usr/bin'
installvendorhtml1=''
installvendorhtml3=''
installvendorlib='/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.
INSTALLVENDORLIB = ib/perl5'
installusrbinperl='def
INSTALLARCHLIB = /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
INSTALLSITEARCH =
INSTALLVENDORARCH = /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8
INSTALLBIN = /usr/bin'
installhtml1dir=''
installhtml3dir=''
installman1
INSTALLSITEBIN = /usr
INSTALLVENDORBIN = /usr/bin'
installvendorhtml1=''

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line 91 is the one that says "installman1".

Could someone with RH 9.0 please run 

perl -MCPAN -e 'install Time::HiRes'

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to see if you get the same result?



Thanx!
gary

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Re: Time::Hires installation under RH Linux 9.0
by allolex (Curate) on Jun 13, 2003 at 21:33 UTC

    Is there some reason you are not able to install the current version? (Time::HiRes 1.48) It gets, makes, and installs perfectly on my Redhat 9.0 distro.

    Cheers,

    --
    Allolex

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      I did try with both 1.47 and 1.48. I also did a fresh install of RH 7.3 with perl 5.6.1 and both 1.47 and 1.48 worked well (1.47 has installed well many, many times).

      Unfortunately in theis "experiment" I changed 2 variables at the same time:

      1) RH 7.3 -> RH 9.0
      2) perl 5.6.1 to 5.8.0

      Your results would indicate that perhaps RH 9.0 is not the problem. On your RH 9.0 do you have perl 5.8.0 or 5.6.1 ?

      Thanx!
      gary
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        Hmm. perl -V give me this (just in case you want to compare more).

        Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 8 subversion 0) configuratio
+n:
  Platform:
    osname=linux, osvers=2.4.20-2.48smp, archname=i386-linux-thread-mu
+lti
    uname='linux stripples.devel.redhat.com 2.4.20-2.48smp #1 smp thu 
+feb 13 11:44:55 est 2003 i686 i686 i386 gnulinux '
    config_args='-des -Doptimize=-O2 -march=i386 -mcpu=i686 -g -Dmyhos
+tname=localhost -Dperladmin=root@localhost -Dcc=gcc -Dcf_by=Red Hat, 
+Inc. -Dinstallprefix=/usr -Dprefix=/usr -Darchname=i386-linux -Dvendo
+rprefix=/usr -Dsiteprefix=/usr -Dotherlibdirs=/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 -D
+useshrplib -Dusethreads -Duseithreads -Duselargefiles -Dd_dosuid -Dd_
+semctl_semun -Di_db -Ui_ndbm -Di_gdbm -Di_shadow -Di_syslog -Dman3ext
+=3pm -Duseperlio -Dinstallusrbinperl -Ubincompat5005 -Uversiononly -D
+pager=/usr/bin/less -isr'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define usemulti
+plicity=define
    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='gcc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS
+ -DDEBUGGING -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_S
+OURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm',
    optimize='-O2 -march=i386 -mcpu=i686 -g',
    cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBUGGI
+NG -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include/gdbm'
    ccversion='', gccversion='3.2.2 20030213 (Red Hat Linux 8.0 3.2.2-
+1)', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=1
+2
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t',
+ lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=4, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='gcc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib
    libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt -lutil
    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt -lutil
    libc=/lib/libc-2.3.1.so, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.s
+o
    gnulibc_version='2.3.1'
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-rdynami
+c -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE'
    cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options: DEBUGGING MULTIPLICITY USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_
+FILES PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
  Locally applied patches:
        MAINT18379
  Built under linux
  Compiled at Feb 18 2003 22:19:53
  @INC:
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0

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        HTH

        --
        Allolex

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[d/l]
        The version of RH 9.0 I was using was a text only install. I figured that there might be something missing in the Linux so I reinstalled with EVERYTHING.

        I then tried to install the Time::Hires and got the same error

        Here is the perl -V off that system: 

        Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 8 subversion 0) configuratio
+n:
  Platform:
    osname=linux, osvers=2.4.20-2.48smp, archname=i386-linux-thread-mu
+lti
    uname='linux str'
    config_args='-des -Doptimize=-O2 -march=i386 -mcpu=i686 -g -Dmyhos
+tname=localhost -Dperladmin=root@localhost -Dcc=gcc -Dcf_by=Red Hat, 
+Inc. -Dinstallprefix=/usr -Dprefix=/usr -Darchname=i386-linux -Dvendo
+rprefix=/usr -Dsiteprefix=/usr -Dotherlibdirs=/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 -D
+useshrplib -Dusethreads -Duseithreads -Duselargefiles -Dd_dosuid -Dd_
+semctl_semun -Di_db -Ui_ndbm -Di_gdbm -Di_shadow -Di_syslog -Dman3ext
+=3pm -Duseperlio -Dinstallusrbinperl -Ubincompat5005 -Uversiononly -D
+pager=/usr/bin/less -isr'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=define use5005threads=undef'
 useithreads=define usemultiplicity=
    useperlio= d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=un uselongdouble=
    usemymalloc=, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='gcc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS
+ -DDEBUGGING -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_S
+OURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm',
    optimize='',
    cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBUGGI
+NG -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include/gdbm'
    ccversion='', gccversion='3.2.2 20030213 (Red Hat Linux 8.0 3.2.2-
+1)', gccosandvers=''
gccversion='3.2.2 200302'
    intsize=e, longsize= , ptrsize=p, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=1
+2
    ivtype='long'
k', ivsize=4'
ivtype='long'
known_ext, nvtype='double'
o_nonbl', nvsize=, Off_t='', lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=4, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='gcc'
l', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
ldf'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib
    libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt -lutil
    perllibs=
    libc=/lib/libc-2.3.1.so, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libper
    gnulibc_version='2.3.1'
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so', d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-rdynam
+ic -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE'
    cccdlflags='-fPIC'
ccdlflags='-rdynamic -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5', lddlflags='s Unicode/
+Normalize XS/A'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): 
  Compile-time options: DEBUGGING MULTIPLICITY USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_
+FILES PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
  Locally applied patches:
      MAINT18379
  Built under linux
  Compiled at Feb 18 2003 22:19:53
  @INC:
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0

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Re: Time::Hires installation under RH Linux 9.0
by no_slogan (Deacon) on Jun 14, 2003 at 02:19 UTC
    I had the same problem with a number of modules under RH9. The workaround was to set LC_ALL=C beforehand.
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      One thing that might play a role here. I have my default locale set to an ISO-8859-1 locale, not UTF-8.

      --
      Allolex

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Re: Time::Hires installation under RH Linux 9.0
by ScooterQ (Pilgrim) on Jun 14, 2003 at 13:43 UTC
    RH9 caused more than a few problems for me with a number of modules until I edited my /etc/sysconfig/i18n file. Here's mine: 
    #LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
LANG="en_US"
SUPPORTED="en_US.UTF-8:en_US:en"
SYSFONT="latarcyrheb-sun16"

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    It looks like some modules (like CPAN!) don't like that UTF-8. If you don't want to monkey with your system-wide locale setting, just type "export LANG=en_US" and then try your install again.
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[d/l]
      Works Beautifully!!! Great Infomation!!
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Re: Time::Hires installation under RH Linux 9.0
by gary kuipers (Beadle) on Jun 16, 2003 at 17:46 UTC
    The workaround I did was to downlad perl 5.8.0 and "make" it. The version in CPAN under Jarkko Hietaniemi compiled and tested ok. The only problem is that it changed the @INC variable and not @INC no longer includes other things that were in the RH dispribution. Oh Well!
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