Re^2: trouble with CPAN installing stuff: LWP 500 error

Thanks. Actually, I tried these types of obvious things, but it says that my Net::FTP is current:

cpan [4]> install Net::FTP

Net::FTP is up to date (2.77).
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I do not know what 'version' is, but I just tried to install that and got the same message... if the problem is that version is not current, a circular chicken-egg issue emerges...

cpan [5]> install version

Running install for module 'version'
Running make for J/JP/JPEACOCK/version-0.88.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/authors/id/J/JP/JPEACOCK/version-
+0.88.tar.gz
LWP failed with code[500] message[Undefined subroutine &version::_VERS
+ION called at /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/Net/FTP.pm line 17.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/Net/FT
+P.pm line 17.
Compilation failed in require at /opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.9/
+LWP/Protocol/ftp.pm line 21.
]
Fetching with Net::FTP:
  ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/authors/id/J/JP/JPEACOCK/version-
+0.88.tar.gz
Catching error: "Can't locate object method \"new\" via package \"Net:
+:FTP\" at /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/CPAN/FTP.pm line 212.\cJ" at /op
+t/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/CPAN.pm line 391
    CPAN::shell() called at -e line 1
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Re^3: trouble with CPAN installing stuff: LWP 500 error by ikegami (Patriarch) on Feb 26, 2011 at 07:23 UTC
Get http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/J/JP/JPEACOCK/version-0.88.tar.gz and unzip it. Then run `perl Build.PL ./Build ./Build test ./Build install` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: trouble with CPAN installing stuff: LWP 500 error by markhunnibell (Initiate) on Feb 26, 2011 at 17:07 UTC
OK, that basic idea seemed to solve the version problem, but I had to make a few changes to make it work (there was no "Build" series) without fully logging in as root... `sudo /opt/local/bin/perl Makefile.PL sudo make sudo make test sudo make install` [download] However, now I have a new problem installing Image::Magick, but that's a separate issue. Thanks to all for the help.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: trouble with CPAN installing stuff: LWP 500 error by ikegami (Patriarch) on Feb 26, 2011 at 19:50 UTC
Odd, because I took the commands from the distro's README. I'll file a report. sudo is only needed on the last one.	[reply]
Re^6: trouble with CPAN installing stuff: LWP 500 error by bingos (Vicar) on Feb 28, 2011 at 20:18 UTC
Re^3: trouble with CPAN installing stuff: LWP 500 error by Anonymous Monk on Feb 26, 2011 at 02:42 UTC
Barehand it :) http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/B/BD/BDFOY/App-Cpan-1.57.tar.gz http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/D/DA/DAGOLDEN/CPAN-1.94_65.tar.gz http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/M/MS/MSCHWERN/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.56.tar.gz A Guide To Installing Modules	[reply]
Re^4: trouble with CPAN installing stuff: LWP 500 error by markhunnibell (Initiate) on Feb 26, 2011 at 03:10 UTC
OK... heading down the rabbit hole... The App-Cpan and CPAN modules installed OK from source, but the ExtUtils-MakeMaker had a problem in make test... ... t/writemakefile_args......ok 1/35Can't locate object method "new" via +package "version" at t/writemakefile_args.t line 164. # Looks like you planned 35 tests but ran 22. # Looks like your test exited with 2 just after 22. t/writemakefile_args......dubious + Test returned status 2 (wstat 512, 0x200) DIED. FAILED tests 23-35 Failed 13/35 tests, 62.86% okay t/xs......................ok + Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail List of Failed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- +--------- t/writemakefile_args.t 2 512 35 26 23-35 6 tests and 10 subtests skipped. Failed 1/55 test scripts. 13/760 subtests failed. Files=55, Tests=760, 17 wallclock secs (11.04 cusr + 3.36 csys = 14.4 +0 CPU) Failed 1/55 test programs. 13/760 subtests failed. make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255 mx:ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.56 [download] So I tried running CPAN and then tried, for example, to install 'version' and here's what happened there: $ sudo cpan NullLogger: Using logger from Local::Null::Logger NullLogger: Hooked into output NullLogger: Patched cargo culting cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9465) Enter 'h' for help. cpan[1]> install version + CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.19) Going to read '/Users/markhunnibell/.cpan/Metadata' Database was generated on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:31:13 GMT Running install for module 'version' Running make for J/JP/JPEACOCK/version-0.88.tar.gz CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok (v5.829) CPAN: Time::HiRes loaded ok (v1.9715) Please, install Net::FTP as soon as possible. CPAN.pm installs it fo +r you if you just type install Bundle::libnet Warning: no success downloading '/Users/markhunnibell/.cpan/sources/au +thors/id/J/JP/JPEACOCK/version-0.88.tar.gz.tmp17757'. Giving up on it +. Fetching with Net::FTP: ftp://cpan.mirrors.tds.net/pub/CPAN/authors/id/J/JP/JPEACOCK/version-0 +.88.tar.gz Catching error: "Can't locate object method \"new\" via package \"Net: +:FTP\" at /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/CPAN/FTP.pm line 220.\cJ" at /op +t/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/CPAN.pm line 391 CPAN::shell() called at /opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.9/App/C +pan.pm line 295 App::Cpan::_process_options('App::Cpan') called at /opt/local/lib/ +perl5/site_perl/5.8.9/App/Cpan.pm line 364 App::Cpan::run('App::Cpan') called at /opt/local/bin/cpan line 11 cpan[2]> install Bundle::libnet Fetching with Net::FTP: ftp://cpan.netnitco.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/authors/id/G/GB/GBARR/Bundle- +libnet-1.00.tar.gz Catching error: "Can't locate object method \"new\" via package \"Net: +:FTP\" at /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/CPAN/FTP.pm line 220.\cJ\cI...pr +opagated at /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1698.\cJ" a +t /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/CPAN.pm line 391 CPAN::shell() called at /opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.9/App/C +pan.pm line 295 App::Cpan::_process_options('App::Cpan') called at /opt/local/lib/ +perl5/site_perl/5.8.9/App/Cpan.pm line 364 App::Cpan::run('App::Cpan') called at /opt/local/bin/cpan line 11 cpan[3]> install Net::FTP CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.17) Net::FTP is up to date (2.77). [download] Any other ideas?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: trouble with CPAN installing stuff: LWP 500 error by cmac (Monk) on Feb 26, 2011 at 04:17 UTC
I've always started a new perl with 'install Bundle::CPAN'. Errors can occur in some steps, but trying the same command a second time generally went better. Don't know that will help you, but best of luck! cmac	[reply]