Re: Problems in Net::SSH

couldn't load specified math lib(s)

I don't use windows, but since no one else replied, I will edu-guess it's the old "library-version-binary-mismatch". In C (C++), in both linux and windows, the libraries need to be compiled so that they match. In linux, it is a small problem, because we have a free c compiler, so when we compile a module, it will be compatibility matched for our OS level, and basic c libraries. If on linux, you try to install a binary(pre-compiled) library, for a certain GLibc level, and the GLibc levels don't match with your particular OS, we get the same error.

So on windows, you need to look at the version of windows that you are using, the version of ActiveStatePerl installed( assuming you use it), and the version of the module you downloaded. Usually, if you read the README files very carefully, they will say what versions of windows, and windows-based-perl are compatible. Also you must look at the compatibility of the pre-requisite libs that Net::SSH needs.

Goodluck.

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Re^2: Problems in Net::SSH by syphilis (Archbishop) on Jan 30, 2008 at 07:05 UTC
I will edu-guess it's the old "library-version-binary-mismatch" No - the message is merely a response to an attempt to use (I think) Math::BigInt::GMP or (if that fails) Math::BigInt::Pari or (if that fails) Math::BigInt::BitVector. When those libs are unavailable, you get the messages that the OP quoted, and the pure-perl (slow) Math::BigInt is used instead. Nothing there that's going to cause any problems (except for speed of processing). I don't know if anyone here is interested in helping with Net::SSH::W32Perl - I know I'm definitely not. I have had some success on Windows with Net::SSH2 (available as a ppm from the uwinnipeg repository). Unfortunately, it too is less than ideal as there are some bugs with it on Windows - though I've so far managed to find workarounds for those bugs (in so far as they affect me). If cristianekw likes to give it a go, and has trouble, I'll try to help out. Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re^3: Problems in Net::SSH by cristianekw (Novice) on Jan 30, 2008 at 10:47 UTC
No - the message is merely a response to an attempt to use (I think) Math::BigInt::GMP or (if that fails) Math::BigInt::Pari or (if that fails) Math::BigInt::BitVector. When those libs are unavailable, you get the messages that the OP quoted, and the pure-perl (slow) Math::BigInt is used instead. Nothing there that's going to cause any problems (except for speed of processing). I re-installed these three libraries and then the login worked :) How did you know the libraries? Thanks!	[reply]
Re^4: Problems in Net::SSH by syphilis (Archbishop) on Jan 30, 2008 at 12:15 UTC
I re-installed these three libraries and then the login worked So much for my assertion that there's "Nothing there that's going to cause any problems (except for speed of processing)". Perhaps, with pure perl, things are so slow that a timeout was occurring. IIRC, the code that tries to load those modules goes something like: `use Math::BigInt lib => 'GMP Pari BitVector';` [download] which tries to load the respective modules in that order. It's therefore unnecessary to install all three, as the first one that gets found is the one that will be used. If the first one that's specified is found, then there will be no warnings issued about the others if they are absent. (And, as already stated, if none are found, then the pure perl Math::BigInt is used.) GMP and Pari are significantly faster than BitVector, and therefore preferable. How did you know the libraries? I remember from a few years back that there were GMP, Pari and Bit::Vector plug-ins available for Math::BigInt. (Actually ... I don't see Math::BigInt::BitVector on CPAN any more. Was I right about it ?) Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l]