Re: Can I get support for perl-Alien-wxWidgets on this list?

[email protected] (Don Peddicord) Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:51:34 -0500
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I don=E2=80=99t think I have seen that , but.
Perhaps:
   cpan Module:Build
Also, I have had the best luck with
unpacking Alien-widgets, then copying the wxwidgets tar.bz2 I to that folder=
, then=20
  perl Build. PL

Don Peddicord=20

> On Dec 24, 2025, at 5:53=E2=80=AFAM, Henry Law <[email protected]> wrote:=

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> In preparation for installing wxPerl 3.009 I'm trying to build perl-Alien-=
wxWidgets from github and failing at the first step.
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> ~/install/Alien-wxWidgets-0.72$ perl Build.PL
> Base class package "Module::Build" is empty.
>     (Perhaps you need to 'use' the module which defines that package first=
,
>     or make that module available in @INC (@INC contains: . ./lib ./inc /e=
tc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.38.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.=
38.2 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.38 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-l=
inux-gnu/perl-base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.38 /usr/share/perl/5.38 /=
usr/local/lib/site_perl).
>  at inc/My/Build.pm line 4.
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> wxwidgets is freshly installed pre-built from the repo
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> dpkg -l | grep wxgtk | awk '{print $2}'
> libwxgtk-gl3.2-1t64:amd64
> libwxgtk3.2-1t64:amd64
> libwxgtk3.2-dev:amd64
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> System is Linux Mint 22.2 (ubuntu 24.04) fully patched.
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> Henry Law                    n e w s @ l a w s h o u s e . o r g
> Reading, England           =20
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"auto">I don=E2=80=99t think I have seen that , but.<div>Perhaps:</div><div>=
&nbsp; &nbsp;cpan Module:Build</div><div>Also, I have had the best luck with=
</div><div>unpacking Alien-widgets, then copying the wxwidgets tar.bz2 I to t=
hat folder, then&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp; perl Build. PL</div><div><br id=3D"l=
ineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Don Peddicord&nbsp;</div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 24, 2025, at 5:53=E2=80=AF=
AM, Henry Law &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><b=
lockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<style>pre, code, address {=
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blockquote { margin-top: 0em; margin-bottom: 0em; }</style><div>In preparati=
on for installing wxPerl 3.009 I'm trying to build perl-Alien-wxWidgets from=
 github and failing at the first step.</div><div><br></div><pre style=3D"mar=
gin-left: 3ch;"></pre><pre style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;">~/install/Alien-wxWid=
gets-0.72$ <b>perl Build.PL</b></pre><pre style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;">Base c=
lass package "Module::Build" is empty.</pre><pre style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"=
>    (Perhaps you need to 'use' the module which defines that package first,=
</pre><pre style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;">    or make that module available in @=
INC (@INC contains: . ./lib ./inc /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/=
perl/5.38.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.38.2 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.3=
8 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux=
-gnu/perl/5.38 /usr/share/perl/5.38 /usr/local/lib/site_perl).</pre><pre sty=
le=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"> at inc/My/Build.pm line 4.</pre><pre style=3D"marg=
in-left: 3ch;"></pre><div><br></div><div>wxwidgets is freshly installed pre-=
built from the repo</div><div><br></div><pre style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;">dpk=
g -l | grep wxgtk | awk '{print $2}'</pre><pre style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;">l=
ibwxgtk-gl3.2-1t64:amd64</pre><pre style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;">libwxgtk3.2-1=
t64:amd64</pre><pre style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;">libwxgtk3.2-dev:amd64</pre><=
div><br></div><div>System is Linux Mint 22.2 (ubuntu 24.04) fully patched.</=
div><div><br></div><div><span><pre>-- <br></pre><pre>Henry Law&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;n e w s @ l a w s h o u s e . o r g
Reading, England &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;



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