Not able to load module though @INC contains it

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

Hi,
module is there in the path of @INC directory. But still getting the error
"Can't locate loadable object for module PLSTAF in @INC "

/export/home/inmabisa/bin> ls *.pm*
PLSTAF.pm         PLSTAFService.pm  STAFLog.pm        STAFMon.pm
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Here the PLSTAF.pm is present

/export/home/bin>  perl -e "use PLSTAF;"
Can't locate loadable object for module PLSTAF in @INC (@INC contains:
+ /export/home/bin /export/home/STAF /usr/perl5/5.8.4/lib/sun4-solaris
+-64int /usr/perl5/5.8.4/lib /usr/perl5/site_perl/5.8.4/sun4-solaris-6
+4int /usr/perl5/site_perl/5.8.4 /usr/perl5/site_perl /usr/perl5/vendo
+r_perl/5.8.4/sun4-solaris-64int /usr/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.4 /usr/per
+l5/vendor_perl .) at -e line 1
Compilation failed in require at -e line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at -e line 1.
 /export/home/bin>
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But it couldn't find the module though it is in @INC Please let me know the solution. Thanks

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Re: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by bellaire (Hermit) on Nov 30, 2009 at 14:02 UTC
Unless my eyes are playing tricks on me, it looks like you don't have that path in @INC after all. `(@INC contains: /export/home/bin ... ) ^^^` [download] However your listing shows: `/export/home/inmabisa/bin> ls .pm ^^^` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by chilukuri_perl (Novice) on Nov 30, 2009 at 14:26 UTC
Please forget about 'inmabisa'. I edited it.	[reply]
Re^3: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by bellaire (Hermit) on Nov 30, 2009 at 14:29 UTC
You edited what? ... In any event, it seems the problem is with your loadable module, not with @INC. So it's not terribly relevant, but having misleading information in the data you provided is certainly distracting.	[reply]
Re^4: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by chilukuri_perl (Novice) on Nov 30, 2009 at 14:43 UTC
Re^5: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by almut (Canon) on Nov 30, 2009 at 15:14 UTC
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Re: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by almut (Canon) on Nov 30, 2009 at 13:32 UTC
A `'loadable object for module'` denotes the shared object that non-pure-Perl modules require, not the `.pm` file. Presumably, you copied just the Perl file without also copying the associated shared object (`.so`) file — i.e. the module isn't installed properly.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by chilukuri_perl (Novice) on Nov 30, 2009 at 13:50 UTC
The lib folder contains associated .so file. Is it has to do something with DynLoader?	[reply]
Re^3: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by almut (Canon) on Nov 30, 2009 at 14:09 UTC
It seems the module uses some rather unconventional directory layout, so maybe you need to set LD_LIBRARBY_PATH to point to the directory where the .so file lives... (Update: see also What entries do I need for STAF in my /etc/profile file if I am using the STAF tar.gz installation?) If you provide a link where I can download the module sources, I might take a closer look (I don't seem to find the module on CPAN, and neither do I find a dedicated download link for the module on staf.sourceforge.net... — or does it ship as part of the regular STAF tarball?)	[reply]
Re^4: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by chilukuri_perl (Novice) on Nov 30, 2009 at 14:28 UTC
Re^5: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by almut (Canon) on Nov 30, 2009 at 14:47 UTC
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Re^4: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by chilukuri_perl (Novice) on Nov 30, 2009 at 14:37 UTC
Re: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by keszler (Priest) on Nov 30, 2009 at 13:28 UTC
It looks like the loadable object missing is the appropriate .so file - see http://staf.sourceforge.net/current2x/STAFPerl.htm	[reply]
Re^2: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by chilukuri_perl (Novice) on Nov 30, 2009 at 13:41 UTC
No. lib folder contains libPLSTAF.so	[reply]
Re: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by maheshvshet (Initiate) on Nov 30, 2009 at 14:15 UTC
Hi, The problem coluld be that the STAF variable list is not updated. If Staf is in folder /usr/local/staf then PLSTAF.pm file will be in /usr/local/staf/bin folder. To get rid of the error set PERLLIB to point to /usr/local/staf/bin and then restart staf. After this step verify if staf variable list has PERLLIB with /usr/local/staf/bin included in it. To stop staf use: staf local shutdown shutdown To restart Staf use(in background): STAFProc & To verify the variable list use: staf local var list. Hope this helps. Regards Mahesh V.Shet	[reply]
Re^2: Not able to load module though @INC contains it by chilukuri_perl (Novice) on Nov 30, 2009 at 14:46 UTC
No use. OS is Solaris 5.10 Is it PERLLIB or PERL5LIB? btw, do you use STAF in production?	[reply]