Re^3: Help With Perl SDL

Looks to me that 'cpan install SDL' should work ok. Where does that come undone for you ?
On my Strawberry perl-5.16.0, I actually installed Alien::SDL manually ('perl build.pl', 'perl build', 'perl build test', 'perl build install') then installed the Tie::Simple and Test::Most dependency chains ('cpan install Tie-Simple', 'cpan install Test-Most') and then manually built SDL.

But the way it all worked suggested to me that I could have simply run 'cpan install SDL'. (I didn't do that because I was having trouble with my 'cpan install' and didn't work out how to fix it until I was half way thru with the manual installs.)

The SDL test suite concluded with:

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t\core.t                      (Wstat: 0 Tests: 28 Failed: 0)
  TODO passed:   21-22
t\core_video.t                (Wstat: 0 Tests: 110 Failed: 0)
  TODO passed:   57, 59
t\sdlx_fps.t                  (Wstat: 512 Tests: 13 Failed: 2)
  Failed tests:  6, 11
  Non-zero exit status: 2
Files=59, Tests=3827, 287 wallclock secs ( 1.75 usr +  0.58 sys =  2.3
+3 CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/59 test programs. 2/3827 subtests failed.
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AFTERTHOUGHT: Of course, those failing tests will mean that you have to use force with the cpan install if you actually want it to be installed.

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^4: Help With Perl SDL by azonicrider (Novice) on Sep 23, 2012 at 05:00 UTC
I do the command "cpan install SDL", and it tells me that SDL is already installed. I then fire up a Perl file that uses SDL, but the prompt still states that SDL files are missing. Anyways, I'll try those commands you used to install Alien::SDL manually.	[reply]
Re^5: Help With Perl SDL by syphilis (Archbishop) on Sep 23, 2012 at 06:16 UTC
I do the command "cpan install SDL", and it tells me that SDL is already installed If you remove SDL.pm from your Strawberry installation, 'cpan -fi SDL' should then believe that SDL is not installed, and go about re-installing it in the correct manner. (I think '-fi' is the right way to 'force install' ... not entirely sure as I don't often use the cpan command.) Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re^6: Help With Perl SDL by Anonymous Monk on Sep 23, 2012 at 06:57 UTC
force doesn't care if its installed already -- it might care about the prerequisites though :)	[reply]
Re^5: Help With Perl SDL by Anonymous Monk on Sep 23, 2012 at 05:45 UTC
I do the command "cpan install SDL", and it tells me that SDL is already installed. I then fire up a Perl file that uses SDL, but the prompt still states that SDL files are missing. Like, copy/paste some error messages :)	[reply]
Re^5: Help With Perl SDL by azonicrider (Novice) on Sep 23, 2012 at 07:48 UTC
I don't know how to copy the whole command prompt text, however here is the first line of the error: Can't locate object method "config" via package "Alien::SDL" in directory C:\strawberry\blah blah blah	[reply]
Re^6: Help With Perl SDL by syphilis (Archbishop) on Sep 23, 2012 at 08:47 UTC
Can't locate object method "config" via package "Alien::SDL" in directory C:\strawberry I didn't strike that one. During the 'perl build.pl' step of the Alien::SDL installation, I was presented with 3 options regarding which SDL package to use. Did that happen for you ? Which option did you take ? (I took the first.) To copy'n'paste to/from a cmd.exe shell, click on the little cmd icon that's top left of the cmd.exe window. Then select "Properties", then tick "Quick Edit". Then you'll be able to select, copy , and paste using the mouse in the usual way. Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re^7: Help With Perl SDL by azonicrider (Novice) on Sep 23, 2012 at 10:01 UTC
Re^8: Help With Perl SDL by syphilis (Archbishop) on Sep 23, 2012 at 11:09 UTC
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Re^8: Help With Perl SDL by Anonymous Monk on Sep 23, 2012 at 10:03 UTC
Re^6: Help With Perl SDL by Anonymous Monk on Sep 23, 2012 at 08:40 UTC
I don't know how to copy the whole command prompt text... Use your mouse or redirect to a file, see Behind the GUI lives the Shell and/or Windows Command Line Interpreter\|Shell\|DOS Prompt\|Batch Files\|Scripting ( site:http://commandwindows.com paste ) Also, cpan has an option to write install logs so you just copy/paste the log file cpanp, which I use, calls this option install_logs, and FWIW/IDKIIM, i also have verbose 999	[reply]