Re^7: Chart::Clicker Question

.packlist files with the modules I download from CPAN might not be compliant,

ExtUtils::Installed

ExtUtils::Installed provides a standard way to find out what core and module files have been installed. It uses the information stored in .packlist files created during installation to provide this information. In addition it provides facilities to classify the installed files and to extract directory information from the .packlist files.

So, if you install with cpan/Makefile.PL... it will make .packlist when you install.

If you install with apt-get and other OS specific tools, often times they will not make .packlist files , as such they're broken tools.

If this is the case, is there another way to verify that this LONG list of modules is in fact correctly installed on my server?

Does

useing the module successfully
checking that all the files listed in .packlist exist/compile

verify that the module is correctly installed?

I just let CPAN/CPANPLUS handle it

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Re^8: Chart::Clicker Question by Perobl (Beadle) on Nov 01, 2010 at 14:34 UTC
I'd like to thank everyone who helped me with Chart::Clicker. I thought that I should follow up here with another post to summarize things (for the benefit of others). I had two problems. First, there is a problem with the Chart::Clicker installation on my Linux server. Chart::Clicker has nearly 100 dependencies. I have a very reputable external host in Chicago, and I used the automated installation tools included with my site's CPanel to install my Perl modules. When that failed, I resorted to manual installation (make, make test, make install). We think all of the dependencies are now installed correctly. I should mention that this is a Linux machine running Perl 5.8.8. According to CPAN, Chart::Clicker should run fine on this platform. However, when I use Chart::Clicker to render a chart on this system, it only works if I hide the range axis. The moment I make the range axis visible, I get a blank chart with a single horizontal line (representing the domain axis). I performed a second installation on my local machine (Mac OSX - 10.6.4 running Perl 5.8.9). I installed Chart::Clicker and it's dependencies using CPAN, CPANP and manually (where CPAN & CPANP failed). It wasn't easy, but I managed to get all of the modules installed. Everything is working great on my Mac. So at this point in time, I know Chart::Clicker works, but I still don't have it up and running where I need it. My host is working on the problem with me today, and I have an email in to Chart::Clicker's developer, Cory Watson. I'm hopeful that we will find the problem for two reasons: (1) I've invested significant time in Chart::Clicker so I'd really like to see a return on that investment & (2) it is cool software! I'll post back with the final results ... Thanks again Monks! Very helpful as usual!	[reply]

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Re^8: Chart::Clicker Question
by Perobl (Beadle) on Nov 01, 2010 at 14:34 UTC

I'd like to thank everyone who helped me with Chart::Clicker. I thought that I should follow up here with another post to summarize things (for the benefit of others).

I had two problems. First, there is a problem with the Chart::Clicker installation on my Linux server. Chart::Clicker has nearly 100 dependencies. I have a very reputable external host in Chicago, and I used the automated installation tools included with my site's CPanel to install my Perl modules. When that failed, I resorted to manual installation (make, make test, make install). We think all of the dependencies are now installed correctly. I should mention that this is a Linux machine running Perl 5.8.8. According to CPAN, Chart::Clicker should run fine on this platform.

However, when I use Chart::Clicker to render a chart on this system, it only works if I *hide* the range axis. The moment I make the range axis visible, I get a blank chart with a single horizontal line (representing the domain axis).

I performed a second installation on my local machine (Mac OSX - 10.6.4 running Perl 5.8.9). I installed Chart::Clicker and it's dependencies using CPAN, CPANP and manually (where CPAN & CPANP failed). It wasn't easy, but I managed to get all of the modules installed. Everything is working great on my Mac.

So at this point in time, I know Chart::Clicker works, but I still don't have it up and running where I need it.

My host is working on the problem with me today, and I have an email in to Chart::Clicker's developer, Cory Watson. I'm hopeful that we will find the problem for two reasons: (1) I've invested significant time in Chart::Clicker so I'd really like to see a return on that investment & (2) it is cool software!

I'll post back with the final results ...

Thanks again Monks! Very helpful as usual!

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