From 0e6ac3d45ec2c99e6df23bf5066d9c20b6d53339 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aldebrn Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:18:46 -0400 Subject: Prerequisite modules not found for non-root user --- doc/install/discussion.mdwn | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/install') diff --git a/doc/install/discussion.mdwn b/doc/install/discussion.mdwn index c1129a435..9a0591975 100644 --- a/doc/install/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/discussion.mdwn @@ -228,3 +228,26 @@ For ubuntu 8.04: I was just trying to get the latest version. In any case, thanks for the help, and thanks for the superb software. I really like it a lot. + +--- + +## Prerequisite modules not found for non-root user +Hi, I'm a non-root user trying to use IkiWiki on an academic webserver with Perl 5.8.8 but several missing modules, so I grab them from CPAN: + + cd ~; PERL5LIB=`pwd` PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install("Bundle::IkiWiki")' + +That puts a lot of files in ~/.cpan. Then when I go into the directory where I untarred IkiWiki and try to run the Perl makefile: + + cd ~/ikiwiki; perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=$HOME/ikiwiki + +I get warnings that all the modules needed were not found: + +Warning: prerequisite CGI::FormBuilder not found. +Warning: prerequisite CGI::Session 0 not found. +Warning: prerequisite Date::Parse 0 not found. +Warning: prerequisite HTML::Scrubber 0 not found. +Warning: prerequisite HTML::Template 0 not found. +Warning: prerequisite Mail::Sendmail 0 not found. +Warning: prerequisite Text::Markdown 0 not found. + +I've tried various combinations of PERL5LIB and PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT to run this Makefile.PL but I'm not knowledgeable enough in Perl to get it to find the files in ~/.cpan. Thanks for any help! -- cgit v1.2.3 From 6b009c4041eb156756285088d2fefd5e459083c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aldebrn Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:28:27 -0400 Subject: --- doc/install/discussion.mdwn | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/install') diff --git a/doc/install/discussion.mdwn b/doc/install/discussion.mdwn index 9a0591975..28b1eafd7 100644 --- a/doc/install/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/discussion.mdwn @@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ In any case, thanks for the help, and thanks for the superb software. I really --- ## Prerequisite modules not found for non-root user -Hi, I'm a non-root user trying to use IkiWiki on an academic webserver with Perl 5.8.8 but several missing modules, so I grab them from CPAN: +Hi, I'm a non-root user trying to use IkiWiki on an academic webserver with Perl 5.8.8 but several missing modules, so I grab them from CPAN (edited): - cd ~; PERL5LIB=`pwd` PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install("Bundle::IkiWiki")' + cd ~; PERL5LIB=`pwd`/ikiwiki:`pwd`/ikiwiki/cpan:`pwd`/lib/perl5 PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install("Bundle::IkiWiki")' That puts a lot of files in ~/.cpan. Then when I go into the directory where I untarred IkiWiki and try to run the Perl makefile: -- cgit v1.2.3 From 759becd40c39344a1cb2564ca58ad1b753e504c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aldebrn Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:44:14 -0400 Subject: --- doc/install/discussion.mdwn | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/install') diff --git a/doc/install/discussion.mdwn b/doc/install/discussion.mdwn index 28b1eafd7..72406f70b 100644 --- a/doc/install/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/discussion.mdwn @@ -250,4 +250,10 @@ Warning: prerequisite HTML::Template 0 not found. Warning: prerequisite Mail::Sendmail 0 not found. Warning: prerequisite Text::Markdown 0 not found. -I've tried various combinations of PERL5LIB and PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT to run this Makefile.PL but I'm not knowledgeable enough in Perl to get it to find the files in ~/.cpan. Thanks for any help! +CORRECTION 1: I played around with CPAN and got the installation to the point of succeeding with >99% of tests in "make test". An attempt of "make install" failed while trying to put files in /etc/IkiWiki but per the output's instructions, I reran "make install" and that seemed to work, until this error, which doesn't seem to be satisfiable: + + Warning: You do not have permissions to install into /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 114. + Installing /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/IkiWiki.pm + mkdir /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/IkiWiki: Permission denied at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 176 + +Any suggestions? Whew! -- cgit v1.2.3 From 95590417cf9b72cd943c2544bc2e80872da840e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:27:50 -0400 Subject: response --- doc/install/discussion.mdwn | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/install') diff --git a/doc/install/discussion.mdwn b/doc/install/discussion.mdwn index 72406f70b..02cdb29c9 100644 --- a/doc/install/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/discussion.mdwn @@ -250,10 +250,22 @@ Warning: prerequisite HTML::Template 0 not found. Warning: prerequisite Mail::Sendmail 0 not found. Warning: prerequisite Text::Markdown 0 not found. -CORRECTION 1: I played around with CPAN and got the installation to the point of succeeding with >99% of tests in "make test". An attempt of "make install" failed while trying to put files in /etc/IkiWiki but per the output's instructions, I reran "make install" and that seemed to work, until this error, which doesn't seem to be satisfiable: +CORRECTION 1: I played around with CPAN and got the installation to the point of succeeding with >99% of tests in "make test". + +> What was the magic CPAN rune that worked for you? --[[Joey]] + +An attempt of "make install" failed while trying to put files in /etc/IkiWiki but per the output's instructions, I reran "make install" and that seemed to work, until this error, which doesn't seem to be satisfiable: Warning: You do not have permissions to install into /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 114. Installing /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/IkiWiki.pm mkdir /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/IkiWiki: Permission denied at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 176 Any suggestions? Whew! + +> When you build ikiwiki, try doing it like this to make it +> install to your home directory. Then you can run `~/bin/ikiwiki` +> --[[Joey]] + + perl Makefile.PL INSTALL_BASE=$HOME PREFIX= + make + make install -- cgit v1.2.3