how to install a loadable module?

Martin Guzman · *nix forums beginner Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 2

I installed version 5.8-6, Digest::MD5 is in there. Thank you so much
for all your help.
Martin

Peter Prymmer wrote:

PPrymmer@factset.com · *nix forums beginner Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 21

Martin Guzman <martin@partners.stalker.com> wrote on 01/16/2006 10:22:40
AM:

Craig A. Berry · *nix forums Guru Wannabe Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 143

At 5:07 PM -0800 1/16/06, martin guzman wrote:

Craig A. Berry · *nix forums Guru Wannabe Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 143

Martin,

A couple of observations. Recent versions of Perl already have Digest::MD5 included ("in the core", as we say). I'm afraid I don't have the exact definition of "recent" handy, but I think it was in the 5.8 time frame. If you can run the following command without error, then you've got it:

$ perl -e "use Digest::MD5;"
$

If you do need to build it, running the Makefile.PL is only the first step in building an extension. It just generates the description file for MMK or MMS. A typical complete build and install sequence looks like:

$ perl Makefile.PL
$ MMK
$ MMK test
$ MMK install

Martin Guzman · *nix forums beginner Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 2

Hello,

I just started to use perl (which mean I'm a neophite on this) and got
it installed on OpenVMS 8.2-1 Itanium.
I am trying to install and get to work (http://www.stalker.com/CGPerl/)
CGP::CLI class, which uses Digest::MD5
<http://search.cpan.org/search?module=Digest::MD5> module.

After some reading, I decided to get the files and run the makefile
from http://search.cpan.org/~gaas/Digest-MD5-2.36/. After fixing some
small issues (changed a fatal error for a warning, and moving files
around to get the path correctly) makefike ran, but I think I'm missing
a step since now I'm now stuck in an error where the perl processor
cant locate the loadable object module for MD5. how do I build the
object module? how do I install it?
**
runing the makefile issues the folowing:
$ set def PERL_ROOT:[LIB.Digest]
$ perl makefilemd5.pl !original name was makefile.pl
Testing alignment requirements for U32...
Warning: prerequisite
Digest::base 1.0
0 not found at /perl_root/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm line 343.
Warning: I could not locate your pod2man program. As a last choice,
I will look for the file to which the logical name POD2MAN
points when MMK is invoked.

Writing Descrip.MMS for Digest::MD5
$
$! testing:
$ perl ListTotals.pl
warning: build architecture (VMS_IA64-E8.2) does not match executable
architectu
re (VMS_IA64-XATM-D2Y)
* Can't locate loadable object for module
Digest::MD5* in @IN
C (@INC contains: /perl_root/lib/VMS_IA64/5_6_1 /perl_root/lib
/perl_root/lib/si
te_perl/VMS_IA64 /perl_root/lib/site_perl /perl_root/lib/site_perl .) at
/perl_r
oot/lib/CLI.pm line 223
Compilation failed in require at /perl_root/lib/CLI.pm line 223.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /perl_root/lib/CLI.pm line 223.
Compilation failed in require at listtotals.pl line 13.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at listtotals.pl line 13.
%SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file

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