I play with perl and enjoy it but modules and installing them jut do not seem to fit with my old brain. I am trying to install Device::SerialPort on my Ubuntu box. After using cpanm I was told:

Device::SerialPort is up to date.(1.04)
mike@BlsckBox:~/ham$

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When I try to run the code I get the message :

perl radio.pl Can't locate Device/SerialPort.pm in @INC (you may need 
+to install the Device::SerialPort module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /
+usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.22.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.22
+.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.22 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86
+_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.22 /usr/share/perl/5.22 /usr/local/lib/site_perl
+ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base .) at radio.pl line 6. BEGIN fai
+led--compilation aborted at radio.pl line 6.

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Here is the faulting code:

#
# Control access to an ICOM radio
#

use vars qw( $ob $port );
use Device::SerialPort;
use sigtrap qw(INT SIGINT);
$ob = new Device::SerialPort ("/dev/ttyUSB0", 1);

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I get off my wheel chair and knell on the floor before the monks to help an old man who appreciates it.

In reply to Device::SerialPort Brain Problems by wm1ke

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