Re: Trouble with SDL-Perl 2.1.3 Build process

Rich

Could you send me a list of your OS, the full error message text, and 
the locations you've installed all the libs `locate SDL`?

It looks like it is failing to initialize the list of directories for 
the various libraries on your system.

Dave




Turd Turtle wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I am having trouble building SDL Perl 2.1.3.
>
> When I run:
>
> [ 408 ] SDL_Perl-2.1.3 -: perl Build.PL
> Checking whether your kit is complete...
> Looks good
>
> Checking prerequisites...
> Looks good
>
> Can't use an undefined value as an ARRAY reference at 
> make/lib/SDL/Build.pm
> line 154.
>
>
>
> I am not sure what is wrong...  here is the offending section of code 
> from
> make/lib/SDL/Build.pm :
>
> # save this all in a format process_xs() can understand
> sub set_flags
> {
>       my ($self, $subsystems, $build, $defines, $includes, $links,
>           $sdl_compile, $sdl_link) = @_;
>
>       my %file_flags;
>
>       while (my ($subsystem, $buildable) = each %$build)
>       {
>               my $sub_file     = $subsystems->{$subsystem}{file}{to};
>               my $sub_includes = join(' ', @{ $includes->{$subsystem} 
> } );
>
>               $file_flags{ $sub_file } =
>               {
>                       extra_compiler_flags =>
>                       [
>                               @{ $includes->{$subsystem} },
>                               split(' ',$sdl_compile),
>                               @{ $defines->{$subsystem} },
>                               ( defined $Config{usethreads} ?
> ('-DUSE_THREADS', '-fPIC') : '-fPIC' ),
>                       ],
>                       extra_linker_flags =>
>                       [
>                               @{ $links->{$subsystem}{paths} },
>                               split(' ',$sdl_link),
> ### LINE 154 HERE: ####         @{ $links->{$subsystem}{libs} },
>                       ],
>               },
>       }
>
>       $self->notes( 'file_flags' => \%file_flags );
> }
>
> I am a novice at Perl and would appreciate any help.. what is wrong?
>
> Thanks alot!
> Rich
>