Term::ShellUI -> getpwuid function is unimplemented

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

Hi Perl Monks, I am trying to implement Term::ShellUI on windows box, but while executing the sample program i get the below error message:

The getpwuid function is unimplemented at C:/Perl/site/lib/Term/ShellUI.pm line 821.

Hence request you to show me the solution for the same.

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Re: Term::ShellUI -> getpwuid function is unimplemented by Erez (Priest) on May 29, 2008 at 15:16 UTC
It means the function `getpwuid()` is unimplemented on Windows. You need to assign either `$ENV{HOME}` or `$ENV{LOGDIR}` to an existing path (i.e. `$ENV{HOME} = 'd:\home\folder'`, which will prevent the call to `getpwuid()` And in the future, you should really post some code example and what you're trying to accomplish, it would give you more chances of getting assistance. Stop saying 'script'. Stop saying 'line-noise'. We have nothing to lose but our metaphors.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Term::ShellUI -> getpwuid function is unimplemented by roboticus (Chancellor) on May 29, 2008 at 15:17 UTC
kranthi: Perhaps "use Posix;" would be helpful as you're running windows.... ...roboticus	[reply]
Re^2: Term::ShellUI -> getpwuid function is unimplemented by Anonymous Monk on Sep 06, 2009 at 20:18 UTC
Hi, If you are using CPAN example, please remove the following line: history_file => '~/.shellui-synopsis-history',	[reply]