Class::MOP and MOP.dll

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Re: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 10, 2008 at 22:01 UTC
What output do you get if you type the command: `dumpbin /exports C:/Perl/site/lib/auto/Class/MOP/MOP.dll` [download] You shoudl see something like: `Dump of file \perl\site\lib\auto\Class\MOP\MOP.dll File Type: DLL Section contains the following exports for MOP.dll 00000000 characteristics 481C00C5 time date stamp Sat May 03 07:05:57 2008 0.00 version 1 ordinal base 2 number of functions 2 number of names ordinal hint RVA name 1 0 000012E4 _boot_Class__MOP 2 1 000012E4 boot_Class__MOP Summary 1000 .data 1000 .rdata 1000 .reloc 1000 .text` [download] Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by ikegami (Patriarch) on Oct 11, 2008 at 05:06 UTC
I previously tried to install XML::LibXML from Trouchelle and I got the same error. `>perl -e"use XML::LibXML;" Can't load 'c:/Progs/perl588/site/lib/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.dll' for +module XML::LibXML: load_file:The specified procedure could not be fo +und at c:/Progs/perl588/lib/DynaLoader.pm line 230. at c:/Progs/perl588/site/lib/XML/LibXML.pm line 116 BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at c:/Progs/perl588/site/lib/XML/Lib +XML.pm line 116. Compilation failed in require at -e line 1. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at -e line 1.` [download] What the OP didn't specify is that Windows displays a dialog saying `The procedure entry point Perl_newXS_flags could not be located in the + dynamic link library perl58.dll` [download] for Class::MOP and `The procedure entry point Perl_sv_2iv_flags could not be located in th +e dynamic link library perl58.dll` [download] for XML::LibXML. `>dumpbin /imports c:/Progs/perl588/site/lib/auto/Class/MOP/MOP.dll \| f +ind "newXS" 3EF Perl_newXS_flags >dumpbin /exports c:/Progs/perl588/bin/perl58.dll \| find "newXS" 965 3C4 0001C8CF Perl_newXS` [download] I just found a web site that suggests upgrading to build 822 or higher. `>perl -v This is perl, v5.8.8 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread (with 25 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail) Copyright 1987-2006, Larry Wall Binary build 817 [257965] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveSta +te.com Built Mar 20 2006 17:54:25 ...` [download] Testing. Will post results.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by ikegami (Patriarch) on Oct 11, 2008 at 05:49 UTC
Success! `>perl -v This is perl, v5.8.8 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread (with 12 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail) Copyright 1987-2007, Larry Wall Binary build 824 [287188] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveSta +te.com Built Sep 3 2008 11:14:55 ... >perl -e"use Class::MOP" >perl -e"use XML::LibXML" >` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by syphilis (Archbishop) on Oct 11, 2008 at 10:44 UTC
I believe this sort of problem would be avoided if the trouchelle rep's ppm packages were all built using perl-5.8.0. I have Serguei's email address - I'll drop him a note. Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re^4: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 11, 2008 at 11:39 UTC
Re^5: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by syphilis (Archbishop) on Oct 11, 2008 at 13:10 UTC
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Re^3: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 11, 2008 at 07:24 UTC
What the OP didn't specify is that Windows displays a dialog saying The procedure entry point Perl_newXS_flags could not be located in the dynamic link library perl58.dll Yes. That was the information I was after. I offered to send him a copy of dumpbin.exe, but he never took me up on it. Still, no need now, you've got this well sussed. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re^4: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by mpettis (Beadle) on Oct 12, 2008 at 22:59 UTC
Re^5: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 13, 2008 at 01:02 UTC
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Re^5: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by syphilis (Archbishop) on Oct 13, 2008 at 00:53 UTC
Re^2: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by mpettis (Beadle) on Oct 10, 2008 at 23:22 UTC
I don't seem to have 'dumpbin' on my system... where do i get it?	[reply]
Re: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by syphilis (Archbishop) on Oct 11, 2008 at 01:32 UTC
Hi, By my reckoning, line 53 of MOP.pm is: `__PACKAGE__->XSLoader::load($XS_VERSION);` [download] And it's very strange that such a piece of code should produce that error. Maybe 'ppm remove' the module, and then 'ppm install' it again - see if that fixes the problem. If it doesn't, contact the trouchelle rep maintainer. The latest Class::MOP can be built without a compiler, so you could get yourself the freely available 'dmake' utility from CPAN, download the latest Class::MOP source from CPAN, and build the module yourself, if need be. That would give you a pure-perl (slower) build ... I don't know if the speed loss would be significant to you. Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by Anonymous Monk on Oct 10, 2008 at 23:00 UTC
and downloaded all my modules with ActiveState Perl Package Manager... From which repository?	[reply]
Re^2: Class::MOP and MOP.dll by mpettis (Beadle) on Oct 10, 2008 at 23:17 UTC
v 0.66 from trouchelle.com	[reply]