Issues with installing Inline::Python

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

Hello,

I am trying to install CPAN Inline::Python, so I can use python code inside of my perl script. I am seeing the following error, and not sure what may be the problem. Any help will be appreciated.

I did the following, based on http://www.cpan.org/modules/INSTALL.html

1. set http_proxy to mycorp proxy server
2. set ftp_proxy to mycorp proxy server.
3. cpan App::cpanminus
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error is as below:

Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://ftp.wayne.edu/cpan/modules/03modlist.data.gz
Going to read /nfs/pdx/disks/nehalem.pde.252/hsw/tvpv/user_dir/sbharg2
+/perlcpan/sources/modules/03modlist.data.gz
Going to write /nfs/pdx/disks/nehalem.pde.252/hsw/tvpv/user_dir/sbharg
+2/perlcpan/Metadata
Running install for module App::cpanminus
Running make for M/MI/MIYAGAWA/App-cpanminus-1.6915.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
  file://ftp.uwsg.iu.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/authors/id/M/MI/MIYAGAWA/App-cp
+anminus-1.6915.tar.gz
LWP failed with code[404] message[File `//ftp.uwsg.iu.edu/pub/perl/CPA
+N/authors/id/M/MI/MIYAGAWA/App-cpanminus-1.6915.tar.gz' does not exis
+t]
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://ftp.wayne.edu/cpan/authors/id/M/MI/MIYAGAWA/App-cpanminus-1.69
+15.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok
Fetching with LWP:
  file://ftp.uwsg.iu.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/authors/id/M/MI/MIYAGAWA/CHECKS
+UMS
Fetching with LWP:
  file://ftp.uwsg.iu.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/authors/id/M/MI/MIYAGAWA/CHECKS
+UMS.gz
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://ftp.wayne.edu/cpan/authors/id/M/MI/MIYAGAWA/CHECKSUMS
Checksum for /nfs/pdx/disks/nehalem.pde.252/hsw/tvpv/user_dir/sbharg2/
+perlcpan/sources/authors/id/M/MI/MIYAGAWA/App-cpanminus-1.6915.tar.gz
+ ok
Scanning cache /nfs/pdx/disks/nehalem.pde.252/hsw/tvpv/user_dir/sbharg
+2/perlcpan/build for sizes
App-cpanminus-1.6915/
App-cpanminus-1.6915/bin/
App-cpanminus-1.6915/Changes
App-cpanminus-1.6915/cpanfile
App-cpanminus-1.6915/lib/
App-cpanminus-1.6915/LICENSE
App-cpanminus-1.6915/Makefile.PL
App-cpanminus-1.6915/MANIFEST
App-cpanminus-1.6915/MANIFEST.SKIP
App-cpanminus-1.6915/META.json
App-cpanminus-1.6915/META.yml
App-cpanminus-1.6915/README
App-cpanminus-1.6915/t/
App-cpanminus-1.6915/t/happy_cpantesters.t
App-cpanminus-1.6915/lib/App/
App-cpanminus-1.6915/lib/App/cpanminus.pm
App-cpanminus-1.6915/bin/cpanm

  CPAN.pm: Going to build M/MI/MIYAGAWA/App-cpanminus-1.6915.tar.gz

ExtUtils::MakeMaker version 6.3 required--this is only version 6.17 at
+ Makefile.PL line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 7.
Running make test
  Make had some problems, maybe interrupted? Won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, maybe interrupted? Won't install
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Re: Issues with installing Inline::Python by davido (Cardinal) on May 20, 2013 at 21:00 UTC
Everything you've shown has to do with installing cpanminus, not Inline::Python. You may discover Inline::Python issues next, but not until you've gotten past getting a CPAN installer up and running. If you do want to use cpanminus to do your CPAN installs, be sure to read the documentation: App::cpanminus. There you'll find tips for a simple installation of this utility, which differ from the strategy you're following. If the steps listed in the module's documentation still fail to result in a successful installation of App::cpanminus, follow up here with an explanation of the failure as it applies to your following the official instructions. Update: If you don't have proper permissions you can always use perlbrew and local::lib to set up your own library where you do have permissions. But then when you go to production you'll run into the problem of not having the necessary dependencies, and not having made prior arrangements to have them installed. The problem won't go away until that gets resolved. Dave	[reply]
Re: Issues with installing Inline::Python by Anneq (Vicar) on May 20, 2013 at 20:43 UTC
Try the following to bring it up to the latest version, and your error may go away: `$ cpan ExtUtils::MakeMaker` [download] Anne	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Issues with installing Inline::Python by sbc (Initiate) on May 20, 2013 at 22:39 UTC
Unfortunately, I do not have root permissions to write to the standard perl path used by mycorp. Hence, i see this error at the end: `/usr/bin/make test -- OK Running make install !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +!! ERROR: Can't create '/usr/bin' Do not have write permissions on '/usr/bin' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +!! at -e line 1 make: *** [pure_perl_install] Error 255 /usr/bin/make install -- NOT OK You may have to su to root to install the package` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Issues with installing Inline::Python by aitap (Curate) on May 21, 2013 at 07:26 UTC
You could have tried to install local::lib, but it also requires a newer version of ExtUtils::MakeMaker. Try downloading a fatpacked version of App::cpanminus from http://cpanmin.us/.	[reply]
Re^3: Issues with installing Inline::Python by Anneq (Vicar) on May 20, 2013 at 23:10 UTC
Try this: `$ cpan cpan>look ExtUtils::MakeMaker [/path/to/the/module/build/directory]#` [download] If the path to the build directory is not under your user directory, then you will have to download the CPAN tar.gz file into a directory and unpack it. Then: `$ cd /path/to/the/module/build/directory $ perl Makefile.PL $ make $ make test $ make install` [download] I'm not an expert with CPAN or modules, so I don't know if this will work for you. Good luck. Anne	[reply] [d/l] [select]


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