Tests for Apache::Session fails

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

Hello: I've installed dozens of Perl/Apache modules with out any problems until last week. I'm using Perl 5.8.0 and Apache 1.3.31. Module Apache::Session 1.6 is failing test "t/99dbfile" with the following error message:

t/99dbfile.........Can't locate DB_File.pm in @INC (@INC contains:
/bld/RT/.cpan/build/Apache-Session-1.6/blib/lib/bld/RT/.cpan/build/Apa
+che-Session-
1.6/blib/arch/bld/RT/perl/lib/5.8.4/sun4-solaris/bld/RT/perl/lib/5.8.4
+/sun4-solaris
  /bld/RT/perl/lib/5.8.4 /bld/RT/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.4/sun4-solaris
/bld/RT/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.4/sun4-solaris /bld/RT/perl/lib/site_pe
+rl/5.8.4
/bld/RT/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.4/sun4-solaris
/bld/RT/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.4 /bld/RT/perl/lib/site_perl .
/bld/RT/perl/lib/5.8.4/sun4-solaris /bld/RT/perl/lib/5.8.4
/bld/RT/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.4/sun4-solaris
/bld/RT/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.4 /bld/RT/perl/lib/site_perl .) at
/bld/RT/.cpan/build/Apache-Session-1.6/blib/lib/Apache/Session/Store/D
+B_File.pm
line 14.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /bld/RT/.cpan/build/Apache-Sessio
+n-1.6/blib
/lib/Apache/Session/Store/DB_File.pm line 14.
Compilation failed in require at /bld/RT/.cpan/build/Apache-Session-1.
+6/blib/lib
/Apache/Session/DB_File.pm line 20.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /bld/RT/.cpan/build/Apache-Sessio
+n-1.6/blib
/lib/Apache/Session/DB_File.pm line 20.
Compilation failed in require at t/99dbfile.t line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/99dbfile.t line 7.
dubious
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Below is *ALL* occurrances of the file DB_File.pm:

  Size   Mtime       Name
 ----- ----------- ------------------------------

  1960 Sep  1  2000 /bld/RT/.cpan/build/Apache-Session-1.6/blib/lib/Ap
+ache/Sessi
on/DB_File.pm
  3193 May 26  2000 /bld/RT/.cpan/build/Apache-Session-1.6/blib/lib/Ap
+ache/Sessi
on/Store/DB_File.pm
  1960 Sep  1  2000 /bld/RT/.cpan/build/Apache-Session-1.6/Session/DB_
+File.pm
  3193 May 26  2000 /bld/RT/.cpan/build/Apache-Session-1.6/Session/Sto
+re/DB_File
.pm
 57759 May 13 20:53 /bld/RT/Packages/MYSQL/mysql-4.0.20/bdb/perl.DB_Fi
+le/DB_File
.pm
 63302 Dec 27  2003 /bld/RT/Packages/Perl/perl-5.8.4/ext/DB_File/DB_Fi
+le.pm
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Am I missing some dependency? I was using:

"perl -MCPAN -e "install Apache::Session"
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I'm also failing tests in three other modules afterwards: WWW::Mechanize and Log::Dispatch (and prerequisite Module::Build) -paul mcferrin

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Re: Tests for Apache::Session fails by Joost (Canon) on Jul 07, 2004 at 21:30 UTC
I don't know much about solaris, but it seems to me you have the DB_File module installed in `/bld/RT/Packages/Perl/perl-5.8.4/ext/DB_File/` while your @INC does not contain `/bld/RT/Packages/Perl/perl-5.8.4/ext/DB_File/` If that is correct, you have 2 options here: You install `DB_File.pm` in some directory that is in your standard @INC. - Preferable with a fresh install of DB_file from CPAN. Or you can add `/bld/RT/Packages/Perl/perl-5.8.4/ext/DB_File/` to @INC manually. Try doing `export PERL5LIB=$PERL5LIB:/bld/RT/Packages/Perl/perl-5.8.4/ext/DB_File` [download] before installing Apache::Session. "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Tests for Apache::Session fails by perrin (Chancellor) on Jul 08, 2004 at 04:21 UTC
This is irrelevant unless you were planning to use DB_File for storage of sessions.	[reply]