Re: Can't find Mac::Growl

Hello WetMogwai,

How do you invoke the CPAN module? and how come you think CPAN  
attempts to write to /var/root/perl/lib/perl5/Extras/5.8.8/?

jonasbn


On 19/08/2008, at 02.22, WetMogwai wrote:

> Sorry if this has been discussed before. I searched and didn't see
> usable results.
>
> I'm new to Perl and newer to Perl on Mac, but I thought I understood
> CPAN and use. I installed Mac::Growl using CPAN from the command line.
> I'm using the Perl distro included with Leopard. My program contains
> the following lines:
>
> use Mac::Growl ':all';
> BEGIN { $Mac::Growl::base = 'Mac::Applescript' }
>
> (I've tried it with the lines reversed with the same results. Just
> reaching with no clue.)
>
> I get this error when I run it:
>
> Can't locate Mac/Growl.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /System/Library/ 
> Perl/
> 5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/5.8.8 /Library/
> Perl/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.8.8 /Library/
> Perl /Network/Library/Perl/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Network/
> Library/Perl/5.8.8 /Network/Library/Perl /System/Library/Perl/Extras/
> 5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.8.8 /
> Library/Perl/5.8.6 /Library/Perl/5.8.1/darwin-thread-multi-2level /
> Library/Perl/5.8.1 .) at ../bin/pagewatch.pl line 5.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ../bin/pagewatch.pl line 5.
>
> CPAN seems to be writing files to /var/root/perl/lib/perl5/Extras/
> 5.8.8/, but there isn't anything in /var/root/. I've searched for it
> with find and mdfind. I can't find where modules are being installed
> and neither can Perl. How can I get CPAN to install to somewhere in
> @INC?
>

On 19/08/2008, at 02.22, WetMogwai wrote:

> Sorry if this has been discussed before. I searched and didn't see
> usable results.
>
> I'm new to Perl and newer to Perl on Mac, but I thought I understood
> CPAN and use. I installed Mac::Growl using CPAN from the command line.
> I'm using the Perl distro included with Leopard. My program contains
> the following lines:
>
> use Mac::Growl ':all';
> BEGIN { $Mac::Growl::base = 'Mac::Applescript' }
>
> (I've tried it with the lines reversed with the same results. Just
> reaching with no clue.)
>
> I get this error when I run it:
>
> Can't locate Mac/Growl.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /System/Library/ 
> Perl/
> 5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/5.8.8 /Library/
> Perl/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.8.8 /Library/
> Perl /Network/Library/Perl/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Network/
> Library/Perl/5.8.8 /Network/Library/Perl /System/Library/Perl/Extras/
> 5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.8.8 /
> Library/Perl/5.8.6 /Library/Perl/5.8.1/darwin-thread-multi-2level /
> Library/Perl/5.8.1 .) at ../bin/pagewatch.pl line 5.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ../bin/pagewatch.pl line 5.
>
> CPAN seems to be writing files to /var/root/perl/lib/perl5/Extras/
> 5.8.8/, but there isn't anything in /var/root/. I've searched for it
> with find and mdfind. I can't find where modules are being installed
> and neither can Perl. How can I get CPAN to install to somewhere in
> @INC?
>