January 31, 2003
Roadside assistance.
Steve Comrie, of pseudodictionary fame, kindly emailed me a hint regarding yesterday’s CPAN installation issue. Based on the error message I posted, he suggested that I install the File::Spec module, seeing that it’s a prerequisite module to have in place prior to CPAN attempting to update itself. It was apparent, at least to Steve, that CPAN didn’t get around to installing one of the modules it obviously needed on order to install itself. Glancing at some of the CPAN blurbage scrolling across the telnet window, I noted that one of the features provided by the newer versions of CPAN is the ability to check for module dependencies prior to its own installation. You gotta love progress. I proceeded to get File::Spec cooking and then retried installing the base CPAN module. Gosh golly it worked. Like a freaking charm, it did. Thanks Steve.
But … have you noticed how there’s always a but?
When I finally got to the point of installing DB_File, things were looking good. The install was going along swimmingly until the final make test. Apparently, the DB_File module requires Perl version 5.004_05 or later. My Qube is running Perl 5.004_04. Doesn’t that just frost your muffin? Of course, nowhere in the Movable Type requirements does it mention this particular module dependency. It simply states MT requires at least Perl 5.004_04, which I’ve got in spades. I guess I need to figure out how to update Perl now. Onward.
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