HELP!!! PERL refuses to load Mechanize

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Re: HELP!!! PERL refuses to load Mechanize by Corion (Patriarch) on Jul 11, 2007 at 17:25 UTC
It seems you didn't install WWW::Mechanize by using the `cpan` shell but manually. Also it seems to me as if you manually set your `@INC` directory to include some weird value: `/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/WWW` [download] My guess is that as soon as you change wherever you set that weird value to the below value, it will all work. But you should really, really use the `cpan` shell to install modules, especially if you are running Cygwin anyway. `/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: HELP!!! PERL refuses to load Mechanize by bart (Canon) on Jul 12, 2007 at 11:05 UTC
Damn right. Info for the OP and any other newbie struggling with this: when you do `use WWW::Mechanize;` [download] Perl will internally translate this to a request to look in @INC for a subdirectory 'WWW' containing a text file 'Mechanize.pm'. So @INC should contain a list of roots of library trees, not a list of directories where the actual module source files are in — except when the module name is a top level name, i.e. it doesn't contain any "`::`" (or "`'`").	[reply] [d/l] [select]
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Re: HELP!!! PERL refuses to load Mechanize by derby (Abbot) on Jul 11, 2007 at 17:29 UTC
How the heck did you install WWW::Mechanize? It' looks like a botched install. Admit it ... you just copied it over and manually mucked @INC, didn't you? I see /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/WWW - which is bad. That should be /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8. I would recommend that you remove WWW::Mechanize in the reverse order of the botched install and then read over A Guide to Installing Modules. -derby	[reply]
Re: HELP!!! PERL refuses to load Mechanize by ForgotPasswordAgain (Vicar) on Jul 11, 2007 at 17:39 UTC
I think you must've manually added `/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/WWW` to @INC using `use lib` or passing it as the argument to `-I` on the command line, right? Try taking out the WWW from the end (or add another `use lib` without the WWW).	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: HELP!!! PERL refuses to load Mechanize by rpanman (Scribe) on Jul 11, 2007 at 17:18 UTC
Can you please format your question? It is almost impossible to read what the problem is. Can I suggest putting your code/printouts in a code block? Perhaps the Writeup Formatting Tips will help. Update:Doesn't make much sense now Corion has fixed the format :-) I'll leave the comment here to maintain the link	[reply]