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in thread CPAN Bundles and Module Dependencies

Diagnosis:

  1. cpan[2]> install Params::Validate
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read /home/me/.cpan/Metadata
  Database was generated on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:09:19 GMT
Running install for module Params::Validate
Running make for D/DR/DROLSKY/Params-Validate-0.87.tar.gz

<snipped a bunch of stuff>

Running make install
Installing /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_pe
+rl/5.8.8/Params/ValidatePP.pm
Installing /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_pe
+rl/5.8.8/Params/Validate.pm
Installing /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_pe
+rl/5.8.8/Params/ValidateXS.pm
Installing /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_pe
+rl/5.8.8/Attribute/Params/Validate.pm
Installing /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/share/man/man3/At
+tribute::Params::Validate.3
Installing /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/share/man/man3/Pa
+rams::ValidatePP.3
Installing /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/share/man/man3/Pa
+rams::Validate.3
Installing /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/share/man/man3/Pa
+rams::ValidateXS.3
Writing /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/
+5.8.8/sun4-solaris/auto/Params/Validate/.packlist
Appending installation info to /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/loc
+al/lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-solaris/perllocal.pod
  /usr/local/bin/make install DESTDIR=/home/me/build/perl-addons/inst 
+-- OK

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  2. (From a different UNIX shell) 
    [me@unixbox1:/home/me]> find /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst -name 'Va
+lidate.pm'
/home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Pa
+rams/Validate.pm
/home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/At
+tribute/Params/Validate.pm

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  3. (Back to original CPAN shell) 
    cpan[4]> ! print $ENV{PERL5LIB}
/home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5:/home/me/build/per
+l-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl

cpan[4]> ! use Params::Validate; print "$Params::Validate::VERSION\n"
Can't locate Params/Validate.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /home/me/build
+/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-solaris /home/me/bui
+ld/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8 /home/me/build/perl-add
+ons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5 /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/loca
+l/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-solaris /usr/lo
+cal/lib/perl5/5.8.8 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/sun4-solaris
+ /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl 
+/home/me) at (eval 27) line 1, <FIN> line 9.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 27) line 1, <FIN> line 9.

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I didn't see the point of continuing with the rest of the diagnosis; the issue appears to be that Params::Validate isn't found after it just got done installing. Some additional information: 
cpan[4]> ! use Params::Validate; print $Params::Validate::VERSION
Can't locate Params/Validate.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /home/me/build
+/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-solaris /home/me/bui
+ld/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8 /home/me/build/perl-add
+ons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5 /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/loca
+l/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-solaris /usr/lo
+cal/lib/perl5/5.8.8 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/sun4-solaris
+ /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl 
+/home/me) at (eval 27) line 1, <FIN> line 9.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 27) line 1, <FIN> line 9.
cpan[4]> q
Terminal does not support GetHistory.
Lockfile removed.
[me@unixbox1:/home/me]> perl -MCPAN -e 'shell'
Terminal does not support AddHistory.

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.8802)
ReadLine support available (try 'install Bundle::CPAN')

cpan[1]> ! use Params::Validate; print "$Params::Validate::VERSION\n"
0.87

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I guess that I don't know how to interpret what I'm seeing. I know it's not working according to my expectations, but is this a bug?

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Re^3: CPAN Bundles and Module Dependencies
by xdg (Monsignor) on Mar 07, 2007 at 19:16 UTC

    Interesting. The installer seems to install into site_perl/5.8.8 but your Perl doesn't expand your PERL5LIB the same way. 

    # physical file (from #2)
/home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_per­l/5.8.8/P
+arams/Validate.pm

# PERL5LIB  (from #3)
/home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5
/home/me­/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl

# Can't find in INC (from #3)  
# First PERL5LIB path is expanded 
# Second is not
/home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/su­n4-solari
+s
/home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8
/home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5
/home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_per­l

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    Off the top of my head, I'm not sure why your site_perl in PERL5LIB isn't being expanded with the version number. Maybe something in how your Perl was configured?

    What is the output of perl -V?

    -xdg

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      I've been removing some of the additional @INC paths that we built into Perl to protect our environment a little, but I'll include them here, changed, for the sake of thoroughness. 
      [me@unixbox1:/home/me]> perl -V
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 8) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=solaris, osvers=2.8, archname=sun4-solaris
    uname='sunos unixbox1 5.8 generic_117350-44 sun4u sparc sunw,ultra
+-250 '
    config_args='-d -Dotherlibdirs=/home/app_1:/home/app_2 -Dinc_versi
+on_list=none -Dperladmin=brainsick@local.domain'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=undef use5005threads=undef useithreads=undef usemultipl
+icity=undef
    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc', ccflags ='-I/usr/local/include -D_LARGE
+FILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
    optimize='-O',
    cppflags='-I/usr/local/include'
    ccversion='Sun C 5.7 2005/01/07', gccversion='', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=4321
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=1
+6
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t',
+ lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=8, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc', ldflags =' -L/usr/lib -L/usr/ccs/lib -L
+/opt/SUNWspro/prod/lib/v8plus -L/opt/SUNWspro/prod/lib -L/lib -L/usr/
+local/lib '
    libpth=/usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib /opt/SUNWspro/prod/lib/v8plus /opt/SU
+NWspro/prod/lib /lib /usr/local/lib
    libs=-lsocket -lnsl -ldl -lm -lc
    perllibs=-lsocket -lnsl -ldl -lm -lc
    libc=/lib/libc.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
    gnulibc_version=''
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
    cccdlflags='-KPIC', lddlflags='-G -L/usr/lib -L/usr/ccs/lib -L/opt
+/SUNWspro/prod/lib/v8plus -L/opt/SUNWspro/prod/lib -L/lib -L/usr/loca
+l/lib'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): 
  Compile-time options: PERL_MALLOC_WRAP USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO
  Built under solaris
  Compiled at Jan 18 2007 07:45:13
  %ENV:
    PERL5LIB="/home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5:/hom
+e/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl"
  @INC:
    /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-sol
+aris
    /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8
    /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5
    /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.
+8/sun4-solaris
    /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.
+8
    /home/me/build/perl-addons/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl
    /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-solaris
    /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8
    /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/sun4-solaris
    /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8
    /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl
    /home/app_1
    /home/app_2
    .

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      I'm still not understanding why quitting the CPAN shell and restarting it causes the module to be found.
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