Can't locate loadable object for module JSON::XS in @INC

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

hi, I'm completely new to Perl. I've been handed a Perl a script which does a bunch of magical things and then ultimately talks to an Oracle db. It uses quite a few libraries including JASON:XS 2.01.

when I tried running the script locally on a Windows box or remotely on a UNIX box, I got the same error:

I've already downloaded the XS.pm and put it in the lib folder.

On Windows box, C:\programfiles2\Perl\lib\JSON\XS.pm

On UNIX box, /blah/blah/lib/JSON/XS.pm

any advice where to go from here? any help will be greatly appreciated. thx

(I'm guessing this is equivalent to the missing jar or class file in Java)

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Re: Can't locate loadable object for module JSON::XS in @INC by MVS (Monk) on Oct 31, 2011 at 01:48 UTC
Since that's an XS module, it contains code that must be compiled, so you won't be able to just add the .pm files to the proper directories in this case. This documentation should help point you in the right direction for how to install CPAN modules on your version of Perl.	[reply]
Re^2: Can't locate loadable object for module JSON::XS in @INC by newperlguy (Initiate) on Oct 31, 2011 at 02:40 UTC
thx for the info. there's no binary that I can just download ? thx	[reply]
Re^3: Can't locate loadable object for module JSON::XS in @INC by MVS (Monk) on Oct 31, 2011 at 02:52 UTC
Some distributions of Perl (including ActiveState Perl and Strawberry Perl) include a utility called PPM, which allows you to install the necessary scripts and binaries for the module without needing to compile anything.	[reply]
Re^4: Can't locate loadable object for module JSON::XS in @INC by newperlguy (Initiate) on Oct 31, 2011 at 18:41 UTC
Re: Can't locate loadable object for module JSON::XS in @INC by GrandFather (Saint) on Oct 31, 2011 at 03:06 UTC
In general you can't just copy module files around and expect things to work right. If you are using an Active State install of Perl use ppm to manage modules. If you are using most other installs or have built the Perl yourself then use cpan. True laziness is hard work	[reply]