Hi all,

I encountered problems installing and using PDF::API2. My hosting server has the following OS and architecture: 
  Operating System: CentOS Linux 7 (Core)
       CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7
            Kernel: Linux 3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64
      Architecture: x86-64

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The steps I had taken to install PDF::API2 were (after logging in as a user using PUTTY): 
[user@web100 ~]$ cd $HOME/bin
[user@web100 ~ bin]$ cpanm PDF::API2
--> Working on PDF::API2
Fetching http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/S/SS/SSIMMS/PDF-API2-2.031.tar
+.gz ... OK
Configuring PDF-API2-2.031 ... OK
Building and testing PDF-API2-2.031 ... FAIL
! Installing PDF::API2 failed. Retry with --force to force install it.
[user@web100 ~]$ cpanm PDF::API2 --force
--> Working on PDF::API2
Fetching http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/S/SS/SSIMMS/PDF-API2-2.031.tar
+.gz ... OK
Configuring PDF-API2-2.031 ... OK
Building and testing PDF-API2-2.031 ... FAIL
! Testing PDF-API2-2.031 failed but installing it anyway.
Successfully installed PDF-API2-2.031
1 distribution installed

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When I tried to use PDF-API2, I got the following error:

Attempt to reload Compress/Zlib.pm aborted.
Compilation failed in require at /home/../lib/perl5/PDF/API2/Content.p
+m line 11.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/../lib/perl5/PDF/API2/Conte
+nt.pm line 11.
Compilation failed in require at /home/../lib/perl5/PDF/API2/Page.pm l
+ine 12.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/../lib/perl5/PDF/API2/Page.
+pm line 12.
Compilation failed in require at /home/../lib/perl5/PDF/API2.pm line 1
+7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/../lib/perl5/PDF/API2.pm li
+ne 17.

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Is it because PDF::API2 was not properly installed (because it was installed with --force)? Or there's something wrong with Zlib.pm?

Please enlighten me :)

In reply to Problem with installing and using PDF::API2 by Anonymous Monk

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