Perl 5.8.8 errors

[Edgar Brito]

I am trying to install perl and get this messages
ppm> search URI

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/opt/perl_32/bin/ppm3-bin: error: '/opt/perl_32/lib/site_perl/5.8.8/ppm-conf/ppminst' is not executable at /opt/perl_32/lib/5.8.8/PPM/Installer/Local.pm line 58.

Is it correct that installation program looks at

'/opt/perl_32/lib/site_perl/5.8.8/ppm-conf/ppminst'

when file is at:

/opt/perl_32/lib/5.8.8/ppm-conf/ ?

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Edgar:

On an 11.11 system with Perl 5.8.8 built by ActiveState as provided by the HP-UX software download site, I see:

# find /opt -name ppminst -exec ls -l {} \+
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 17588 May 5 2006 /opt/perl_32/lib/site_
perl/5.8.8/ppm-conf/ppminst
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 17588 May 5 2006 /opt/perl_64/lib/site_
perl/5.8.8/ppm-conf/ppminst

I do not have a directory:

/opt/perl_32/lib/5.8.8/ppm-conf/

Given the error you received:

"'/opt/perl_32/lib/site_perl/5.8.8/ppm-conf/ppminst' is not executable ..."

Make sure that the file is executable. Are you running as 'root'? Do the permissions of the parent directories allow read and execute actions?

In an earlier post of yours regarding Perl 5.8.8 installation you failed to provide any feedback to responses you received. Please re-visit:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1185382

...and follow the guidelines in:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#28

Regards!

...JRF...