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shoness has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi,

I have the Perl 5.8.1 installation that comes with MacOS 10.3.9. I'd like to leave it intact. I'm installing new modules from CPAN, configured via PREFIX, into an out-of-the-way location. That location is first in my $PERL5LIB environment variable.

I attempted to install (via CPAN) HTTP::Body. This module requires File::Temp to be at least version 0.14. My PERL installation only has version 0.13 (in /System/Library/Perl/5.8.1/File/Temp.pm).

No problem. CPAN downloads the current File::Temp version (0.20) and successfully builds it and installs it into the expected location pointed to by the PREFIX. It then re-attempts to build HTTP::Body which fails with the same error:

#     Error:  File::Temp version 0.14 required--this is only version 0
+.13 at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Body-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body/O
+ctetStream.pm line 7.

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My scripts are able to pull other modules out via $PERL5LIB. "perl -V" shows it at the front of @INC after all. Are core modules different somehow? How can I override? Do I need to install a second (newer) Perl? Is this a Mac-specific thing?

mac$ cpan
Terminal does not support AddHistory.

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.76)
ReadLine support available (try 'install Bundle::CPAN')

cpan> install HTTP::Body
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read /Users/shoness/.cpan/Metadata
  Database was generated on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:03:10 GMT
Running install for module HTTP::Body
Running make for A/AG/AGRUNDMA/HTTP-Body-1.04.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok
Checksum for /Users/shoness/.cpan/sources/authors/id/A/AG/AGRUNDMA/HTT
+P-Body-1.04.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /Users/shoness/.cpan/build for sizes
HTTP-Body-1.04/
HTTP-Body-1.04/Changes
HTTP-Body-1.04/lib/
HTTP-Body-1.04/lib/HTTP/
HTTP-Body-1.04/lib/HTTP/Body/
HTTP-Body-1.04/lib/HTTP/Body/MultiPart.pm
HTTP-Body-1.04/lib/HTTP/Body/OctetStream.pm
HTTP-Body-1.04/lib/HTTP/Body/UrlEncoded.pm
HTTP-Body-1.04/lib/HTTP/Body/XForms.pm
HTTP-Body-1.04/lib/HTTP/Body/XFormsMultipart.pm
HTTP-Body-1.04/lib/HTTP/Body.pm
HTTP-Body-1.04/Makefile.PL
HTTP-Body-1.04/MANIFEST
HTTP-Body-1.04/META.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/README
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/01use.t
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/02pod.t
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/03podcoverage.t
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/04critic.rc
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/04critic.t
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/04multipart.t
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/05urlencoded.t
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/06octetstream.t
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/07xforms.t
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/001-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/001-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/001-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/002-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/002-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/002-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/003-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/003-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/003-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/004-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/004-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/004-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/005-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/005-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/005-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/006-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/006-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/006-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/007-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/007-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/007-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/008-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/008-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/008-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/009-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/009-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/009-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/010-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/010-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/010-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/011-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/011-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/011-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/012-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/012-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/multipart/012-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/octetstream/
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/octetstream/001-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/octetstream/001-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/octetstream/001-results.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/octetstream/002-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/octetstream/002-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/octetstream/002-results.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/octetstream/003-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/octetstream/003-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/octetstream/003-results.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/001-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/001-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/001-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/002-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/002-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/002-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/003-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/003-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/003-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/004-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/004-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/004-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/005-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/005-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/005-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/006-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/006-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/urlencoded/006-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/xforms/
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/xforms/001-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/xforms/001-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/xforms/001-results.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/xforms/002-content.dat
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/xforms/002-headers.yml
HTTP-Body-1.04/t/data/xforms/002-results.yml
Removing previously used /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Body-1.04

  CPAN.pm: Going to build A/AG/AGRUNDMA/HTTP-Body-1.04.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Warning: prerequisite File::Temp 0.14 not found. We have 0.13.
Writing Makefile for HTTP::Body
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during [A/AG/AGRUNDMA/HTTP-Body
+-1.04.tar.gz] -----
    File::Temp
Shall I follow them and prepend them to the queue
of modules we are processing right now? [yes] yes
Running make test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module File::Temp
Running make for T/TJ/TJENNESS/File-Temp-0.20.tar.gz
Checksum for /Users/shoness/.cpan/sources/authors/id/T/TJ/TJENNESS/Fil
+e-Temp-0.20.tar.gz ok
File-Temp-0.20/
File-Temp-0.20/._ChangeLog
File-Temp-0.20/ChangeLog
File-Temp-0.20/Makefile.PL
File-Temp-0.20/MANIFEST
File-Temp-0.20/META.yml
File-Temp-0.20/misc/
File-Temp-0.20/misc/benchmark.pl
File-Temp-0.20/misc/results.txt
File-Temp-0.20/._README
File-Temp-0.20/README
File-Temp-0.20/t/
File-Temp-0.20/t/cmp.t
File-Temp-0.20/t/._fork.t
File-Temp-0.20/t/fork.t
File-Temp-0.20/t/._lock.t
File-Temp-0.20/t/lock.t
File-Temp-0.20/t/mktemp.t
File-Temp-0.20/t/object.t
File-Temp-0.20/t/posix.t
File-Temp-0.20/t/security.t
File-Temp-0.20/t/seekable.t
File-Temp-0.20/t/tempfile.t
File-Temp-0.20/._Temp.pm
File-Temp-0.20/Temp.pm
Removing previously used /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/File-Temp-0.20

  CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TJ/TJENNESS/File-Temp-0.20.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for File::Temp
cp Temp.pm blib/lib/File/Temp.pm
cp ._Temp.pm blib/lib/File/._Temp.pm
Manifying blib/man3/File::Temp.3pm
  /usr/bin/make  -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/cmp.........ok                                                      
+      
t/fork........ok                                                      
+      
t/lock........ok                                                      
+      
t/mktemp......ok                                                      
+      
t/object......ok                                                      
+      
t/posix.......ok                                                      
+      
t/security....ok                                                      
+      
t/seekable....ok                                                      
+      
t/tempfile....ok                                                      
+      
All tests successful.
Files=9, Tests=106, 22 wallclock secs ( 1.73 cusr +  0.41 csys =  2.14
+ CPU)
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Writing /Users/shoness/perl/System/Library/Perl/5.8.1/darwin-thread-mu
+lti-2level/auto/File/Temp/.packlist
Appending installation info to /Users/shoness/perl/System/Library/Perl
+/5.8.1/darwin-thread-multi-2level/perllocal.pod
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
Running make for A/AG/AGRUNDMA/HTTP-Body-1.04.tar.gz
  Is already unwrapped into directory /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-
+Body-1.04

  CPAN.pm: Going to build A/AG/AGRUNDMA/HTTP-Body-1.04.tar.gz

cp lib/HTTP/Body/OctetStream.pm blib/lib/HTTP/Body/OctetStream.pm
cp lib/HTTP/Body/XForms.pm blib/lib/HTTP/Body/XForms.pm
cp lib/HTTP/Body/UrlEncoded.pm blib/lib/HTTP/Body/UrlEncoded.pm
cp lib/HTTP/Body/XFormsMultipart.pm blib/lib/HTTP/Body/XFormsMultipart
+.pm
cp lib/HTTP/Body.pm blib/lib/HTTP/Body.pm
cp lib/HTTP/Body/MultiPart.pm blib/lib/HTTP/Body/MultiPart.pm
Manifying blib/man3/HTTP::Body::XFormsMultipart.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/HTTP::Body::MultiPart.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/HTTP::Body::XForms.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/HTTP::Body::OctetStream.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/HTTP::Body::UrlEncoded.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/HTTP::Body.3pm
  /usr/bin/make  -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/01use............NOK 1#     Failed test (t/01use.t at line 8)       
+      
#     Tried to use 'HTTP::Body'.
#     Error:  File::Temp version 0.14 required--this is only version 0
+.13 at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Body-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body/O
+ctetStream.pm line 7.
# BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP
+-Body-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body/OctetStream.pm line 7.
# Compilation failed in require at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Bod
+y-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body.pm line 17.
# Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 2.
# Looks like you failed 1 tests of 1.
t/01use............dubious                                            
+      
        Test returned status 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
DIED. FAILED test 1
        Failed 1/1 tests, 0.00% okay
t/02pod............skipped
        all skipped: Test::Pod 1.14 required
t/03podcoverage....skipped
        all skipped: Test::Pod::Coverage 1.04 required
t/04critic.........skipped
        all skipped: Critic test only for developers.
t/04multipart......File::Temp version 0.14 required--this is only vers
+ion 0.13 at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Body-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/B
+ody/OctetStream.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-B
+ody-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body/OctetStream.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Body-
+1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body.pm line 17.
Compilation failed in require at t/04multipart.t line 9.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/04multipart.t line 9.
# Looks like your test died before it could output anything.
t/04multipart......dubious                                            
+      
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-98
        Failed 98/98 tests, 0.00% okay
t/05urlencoded.....File::Temp version 0.14 required--this is only vers
+ion 0.13 at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Body-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/B
+ody/OctetStream.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-B
+ody-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body/OctetStream.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Body-
+1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body.pm line 17.
Compilation failed in require at t/05urlencoded.t line 10.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/05urlencoded.t line 10.
# Looks like your test died before it could output anything.
t/05urlencoded.....dubious                                            
+      
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-31
        Failed 31/31 tests, 0.00% okay
t/06octetstream....File::Temp version 0.14 required--this is only vers
+ion 0.13 at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Body-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/B
+ody/OctetStream.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-B
+ody-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body/OctetStream.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Body-
+1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body.pm line 17.
Compilation failed in require at t/06octetstream.t line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/06octetstream.t line 7.
# Looks like your test died before it could output anything.
t/06octetstream....dubious                                            
+      
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-12
        Failed 12/12 tests, 0.00% okay
t/07xforms.........File::Temp version 0.14 required--this is only vers
+ion 0.13 at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Body-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/B
+ody/OctetStream.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-B
+ody-1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body/OctetStream.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /Users/shoness/.cpan/build/HTTP-Body-
+1.04/blib/lib/HTTP/Body.pm line 17.
Compilation failed in require at t/07xforms.t line 9.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/07xforms.t line 9.
# Looks like your test died before it could output anything.
t/07xforms.........dubious                                            
+      
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-12
        Failed 12/12 tests, 0.00% okay
Failed Test       Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
t/01use.t            1   256     1    1 100.00%  1
t/04multipart.t    255 65280    98  196 200.00%  1-98
t/05urlencoded.t   255 65280    31   62 200.00%  1-31
t/06octetstream.t  255 65280    12   24 200.00%  1-12
t/07xforms.t       255 65280    12   24 200.00%  1-12
3 tests skipped.
Failed 5/8 test scripts, 37.50% okay. 154/154 subtests failed, 0.00% o
+kay.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 2
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force

cpan> quit
Terminal does not support GetHistory.
Lockfile removed.
mac$ perl -V
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 8 subversion 1 RC3) configur
+ation:
  Platform:
    osname=darwin, osvers=7.0, archname=darwin-thread-multi-2level
    uname='darwin b43.apple.com 7.0 darwin kernel version 8.3.0: mon o
+ct 3 20:04:04 pdt 2005; root:xnu-792.6.22.obj~2release_ppc power maci
+ntosh powerpc '
    config_args='-ds -e -Dprefix=/usr -Dccflags=-g  -pipe  -Dldflags=-
+Dman3ext=3pm -Duseithreads -Duseshrplib'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define usemulti
+plicity=define
    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='cc', ccflags ='-g -pipe -pipe -fno-common -DPERL_DARWIN -no-cp
+p-precomp -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include',
    optimize='-Os',
    cppflags='-no-cpp-precomp -g -pipe -pipe -fno-common -DPERL_DARWIN
+ -no-cpp-precomp -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include'
    ccversion='', gccversion='3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build
+ 1495)', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=4321
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=8
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t',
+ lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=8, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.3 cc', ldflags ='-L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib
    libs=-ldbm -ldl -lm -lc
    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lc
    libc=/usr/lib/libc.dylib, so=dylib, useshrplib=true, libperl=libpe
+rl.dylib
    gnulibc_version=''
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dyld.xs, dlext=bundle, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
    cccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -L/us
+r/local/lib'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES PERL
+_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
  Locally applied patches:
        RC3
        SPRINTF0 - fixes for sprintf formatting issues - CVE-2005-3962
  Built under darwin
  Compiled at Oct 13 2006 23:53:57
  %ENV:
    PERL5LIB="/Users/shoness/perl/Library/Perl/5.8.1"
  @INC:
    /Users/shoness/perl/Library/Perl/5.8.1/darwin-thread-multi-2level
    /Users/shoness/perl/Library/Perl/5.8.1
    /System/Library/Perl/5.8.1/darwin-thread-multi-2level
    /System/Library/Perl/5.8.1
    /Library/Perl/5.8.1/darwin-thread-multi-2level
    /Library/Perl/5.8.1
    /Library/Perl
    /Network/Library/Perl/5.8.1/darwin-thread-multi-2level
    /Network/Library/Perl/5.8.1
    /Network/Library/Perl
    .

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Thanks!
Cheers!

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Re: CPAN Update of File::Temp Doesn't Update
by shmem (Chancellor) on Sep 02, 2008 at 08:54 UTC
    CPAN downloads the current File::Temp version (0.20) and successfully builds it and installs it into the expected location pointed to by the PREFIX. It then re-attempts to build HTTP::Body which fails with the same error

    This looks like %ISA isn't updated after building and installing the new File::Temp. CPAN requires File::Temp to get at its version, downloads the new package, builds and installs it, then goes to build HTTP::Body - still having the old File::Temp loaded.

    Quitting the CPAN shell after having installed File::Temp and invoking it again to install HTTP::Body should work.

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      ++ for the help! Your suggestion doesn't change anything however! I leave CPAN, open new shells, even reboot the machine, but the results persist.

      This behaviour must be a Mac thing. Perhaps they are caching or somehow using a pre-built DLL for the Perl modules...?

      I suppose I'll just have to make a new Perl installation... Strange...

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Re: CPAN Update of File::Temp Doesn't Update
by Anonymous Monk on Sep 02, 2008 at 06:07 UTC
    My scripts are able to pull other modules out via $PERL5LIB. "perl -V" shows it at the front of @INC after all. Are core modules different somehow? How can I override? Do I need to install a second (newer) Perl? Is this a Mac-specific thing?

    No, core modules (like File::Temp) aren't different, but some pragmas are (strict, warnings ...). PERL5LIB works as long as the path exists (absolute path), and its readable, and tainting is off. Example

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