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

I noticed in my search for information that the particular module "Math::Pari" was discussed a LOT over the many years past. Unfortunately, the problem I'm having doesn't seem to have been brought up. This could be because:

1) I'm an ID10T <- very possible ... or
2) I really do have a problem.

You see - thanks to "security" concerns - I've been forced to do away with Net::Telnet and in its place I'm to institute Net::SSH::Perl. That's all fine and good, but this particular module requires so many other fine Perl modules and I'm having quite a blast installing them all - particularly, Math::Pari...

I'm using 5.10 on an Ubuntu 8.10 load (2.6.27-7). I've followed the basic/advanced instructions in the README and INSTALL, plus followed along with advice in other threads regarding this same Module, all to no avail. Enjoy the following: 
root@devpc:/home/username/Downloads/pari-2.3.4/Math-Pari-2.010800# per
+l Makefile.PL
Filtered out versions too new...
Setting up Math::Pari with Perl 5.010000 on linux version 2.6.24-15-se
+rver;
   cc=cc, gccversion=4.3.1, ccflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBI
+AN -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURC
+E -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
   ld=cc, ldflags=' -L/usr/local/lib', optimize='-O2 -g'.
Found GP/PARI build directory in ../../pari-2.3.4
     (integer-formatted version 2003004).

  ### Math::Pari support of GP/PARI library version 2.3.* should be
  ###   considered cursory only.  One may need to downgrade to 2.1.7,
  ###   or run Makefile.PL with option machine=none if the tests fail.

  ### The test t/55_intnum.t takes a very long time to complete.

  ### The following subtests are known to fail:

  ###        t/55_intnum.t                51    2   3.92%  12 50
  ###        t/55_ploth.t                 34    1   2.94%  4
  ###        t/55_program.t               37    1   2.70%  2

...Generating libPARI/paricfg.h ...
Scanning header files...
...ulong
...getrusage
...CLK_TCK not defined
Creating libPARI/paricfg.h...
...Processor of family `ix86' detected
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
...Processor of family `ix86' detected
...I will use assembler build of type 'ix86'.
...Assembler is GNU assembler
Writing Makefile for Math::PARI::libPARI
Writing Makefile for Math::Pari
root@devpc:/home/username/Downloads/pari-2.3.4/Math-Pari-2.010800# mak
+e
cp libPARI.dumb.pod blib/lib/Math/libPARI.dumb.pod
cp PariInit.pm blib/lib/Math/PariInit.pm
cp Pari.pm blib/lib/Math/Pari.pm
cp libPARI.pod blib/lib/Math/libPARI.pod
cd libPARI && make LIBPERL_A="libperl.a" LINKTYPE="dynamic" OPTIMIZE="
+-O2 -g" PREFIX="/usr" PASTHRU_DEFINE="" PASTHRU_INC=""
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/username/Downloads/pari-2.3.4/Math-
+Pari-2.010800/libPARI'
/usr/bin/perl -wle "print q(#ifndef ASMINLINE)" > pariinl.h
/usr/bin/perl -pe1 ../../../pari-2.3.4/src/kernel/none/addll.h ../../.
+./pari-2.3.4/src/kernel/none/mulll.h ../../../pari-2.3.4/src/kernel/n
+one/bfffo.h ../../../pari-2.3.4/src/kernel/none/divll.h          >> p
+ariinl.h
/usr/bin/perl -wle "print q(#endif)"          >> pariinl.h
/usr/bin/perl -pe1 ../../../pari-2.3.4/src/kernel/ix86/asm0.h ../../..
+/pari-2.3.4/src/kernel/none/tune.h ../../../pari-2.3.4/src/kernel/non
+e/int.h ../../../pari-2.3.4/src/kernel/none/level1.h              >> 
+pariinl.h
cc -c  -I ../../../pari-2.3.4/src -I../../../pari-2.3.4/src/headers -I
+../../../pari-2.3.4/src/graph -I. -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN
+ -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE 
+-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g   -DVERSION=\"\" -DXS_VERSION=\"\" -fPI
+C -Derr=pari_err -DASMINLINE -DGCC_INLINE -DDYNAMIC_PLOTTING -o es.o 
+../../../pari-2.3.4/src/language/es.c
../../../pari-2.3.4/src/language/es.c: In function ‘os_read’:
../../../pari-2.3.4/src/language/es.c:2835: warning: ignoring return v
+alue of ‘read’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result
cc -c  -I ../../../pari-2.3.4/src -I../../../pari-2.3.4/src/headers -I
+../../../pari-2.3.4/src/graph -I. -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN
+ -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE 
+-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g   -DVERSION=\"\" -DXS_VERSION=\"\" -fPI
+C -Derr=pari_err -DASMINLINE -DGCC_INLINE -DDYNAMIC_PLOTTING -o base5
+.o ../../../pari-2.3.4/src/basemath/base5.c
cc -c  -I ../../../pari-2.3.4/src -I../../../pari-2.3.4/src/headers -I
+../../../pari-2.3.4/src/graph -I. -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN
+ -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE 
+-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g   -DVERSION=\"\" -DXS_VERSION=\"\" -fPI
+C -Derr=pari_err -DASMINLINE -DGCC_INLINE -DDYNAMIC_PLOTTING -o Flx.o
+ ../../../pari-2.3.4/src/basemath/Flx.c
cc -c  -I ../../../pari-2.3.4/src -I../../../pari-2.3.4/src/headers -I
+../../../pari-2.3.4/src/graph -I. -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN
+ -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE 
+-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g   -DVERSION=\"\" -DXS_VERSION=\"\" -fPI
+C -Derr=pari_err -DASMINLINE -DGCC_INLINE -DDYNAMIC_PLOTTING -o bibli
+1.o ../../../pari-2.3.4/src/basemath/bibli1.c
cc -c  -I ../../../pari-2.3.4/src -I../../../pari-2.3.4/src/headers -I
+../../../pari-2.3.4/src/graph -I. -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN
+ -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE 
+-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g   -DVERSION=\"\" -DXS_VERSION=\"\" -fPI
+C -Derr=pari_err -DASMINLINE -DGCC_INLINE -DDYNAMIC_PLOTTING -o buch2
+.o ../../../pari-2.3.4/src/basemath/buch2.c
cc -c  -I ../../../pari-2.3.4/src -I../../../pari-2.3.4/src/headers -I
+../../../pari-2.3.4/src/graph -I. -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN
+ -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE 
+-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g   -DVERSION=\"\" -DXS_VERSION=\"\" -fPI
+C -Derr=pari_err -DASMINLINE -DGCC_INLINE -DDYNAMIC_PLOTTING -o init.
+o ../../../pari-2.3.4/src/language/init.c
../../../pari-2.3.4/src/language/init.c: In function ‘pari_version’:
../../../pari-2.3.4/src/language/init.c:1983: error: ‘PARI_VERSION_SHI
+FT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
../../../pari-2.3.4/src/language/init.c:1983: error: (Each undeclared 
+identifier is reported only once
../../../pari-2.3.4/src/language/init.c:1983: error: for each function
+ it appears in.)
../../../pari-2.3.4/src/language/init.c:1984: error: ‘PARI_VERSION_COD
+E’ undeclared (first use in this function)
make[1]: *** [init.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/username/Downloads/pari-2.3.4/Math-P
+ari-2.010800/libPARI'
make: *** [libPARI/libPARI.a] Error 2
root@devpc:/home/username/Downloads/pari-2.3.4/Math-Pari-2.010800

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As you can see, I'm not getting past the 'make test'. Any help you can offer or light you may shed in my direction is greatly appreciated.

TIA

Catboy

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Re: Kicking a Dead Horse - Math::Pari Install Problem
by almut (Canon) on Nov 11, 2008 at 00:03 UTC

    Not a direct answer... but do you really need to use Net::SSH::Perl? Have you already considered using Net::SSH2 instead?  The latter module is based on the actively maintained library libssh2, while Net::SSH::Perl has already gathered some dust, has a number of unresolved bugs, and is generally dreadfully slow.  In other words, if Net::SSH2 is an option, your problem with Math::Pari might already be "solved" indirectly...

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[d/l]
      Thank you for your response.

      My intentions were to try this particular module, as I have numerous devices which I have to SSH into. Some of which do not support SSH2, while of course others do. Hence, my quandary. I perhaps may be able to author two different scripts using ::SSH2 and ::SSH, if I cannot resolve this any other way.
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Re: Kicking a Dead Horse - Math::Pari Install Problem
by lima1 (Curate) on Nov 10, 2008 at 23:55 UTC 
     ### Math::Pari support of GP/PARI library version 2.3.* should be
  ###   considered cursory only.  One may need to downgrade to 2.1.7,
  ###   or run Makefile.PL with option machine=none if the tests fail.

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    did you try that?
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[d/l]
      Thank you for your response.

      I had tried that, many times - to include specifying my machine type. Each time, I received the same error, regardless of what options I'd specified...
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Re: Kicking a Dead Horse - Math::Pari Install Problem
by ig (Vicar) on Nov 11, 2008 at 03:42 UTC
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      Thank you for your response. libnet-ssh-perl was already installed prior to my attempts and therefore was not a player in resolving my problem.
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Re: Kicking a Dead Horse - Math::Pari Install Problem
by Catboy (Novice) on Nov 13, 2008 at 17:15 UTC
    I've abandoned all hope of using this particular module. After further review, I've decided to stick with Net::SSH::Expect as a sort of bandage for what I wish to seek to accomplish.

    Thanks again to those who've responded.

    next if (@info =~ /obscure/);
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Re: Kicking a Dead Horse - Math::Pari Install Problem
by Khen1950fx (Canon) on Nov 14, 2008 at 03:20 UTC
    You will not get past 'make test'; however, I've been using this module for quite some time and have never had problems with it. To properly install it:

    perl Makefile.PL machine=none
    make install

    Try it again.

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      Get the tar.gz from the website. Hack the Makefile.pl in the cpan build directory (/root/.cpan/build/Math-Pari-2.01080604 in my case) & hack the $parisrc variable to point to it. perl Makefile.pl make make install
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Re: Kicking a Dead Horse - Math::Pari Install Problem
by poolpi (Hermit) on Nov 11, 2008 at 19:15 UTC
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[d/l]
      PARI was install by hand during my attempts at loading ::Pari. Chalk this one up to my impatience, but I can't seem to find a "Bundle::SSH" on CPAN.
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