Hello there

I'm trying to use autoslack to update my slackware system / look for some additional inspiration for my own script. Alas not wanting to re-invent the wheel i'd like to actually test autoslack before touting my own superior intellect.

Sadly i can't get autoslack to work (so much for touting intellect period)

I get the following message:

root@laptix:/home/chakkerz# autoslack
Can't locate Getopt/Mixed.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.6/i486-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.6 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6/i486-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.4 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl) at /usr/sbin/autoslack line 24.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/autoslack line 24.

I've seen this message (or something like it) before in dvd::rip ...and i never resolved it ... but the key to the problem ... according to various threads on forums and the like appears to be related to the perl installation (the @INC bit anyways).

The problem is i can't find the file (Mixed.pm) on my HDD (so i can't try to add it to @INC ... which i don't know where it is permanently defined anyway) and i can't find a download that will promise the file either. I saw a redhat post that it will go into a perl subdirectory ... but again, no leads as to where to get the file for my slackware system from.

Any help would be appreachiated.

You need GetOpt::Mixed perl module. Try www.cpan.org

Ok, that did help

But it keeps asking for more and more modules AND it is an utter pain to get @INC to recognize them.

From the documentation that is on the site i gather, you "just copy the [individual files] to the perl library" and presto ... but this is not globaly true for ALL modules (goodo :-) ).

Thankfully that explains the error message. Sadly this does not offer a clear way to resolve the problem. Is there a way to get the entire install up to date ?? get ALL modules (i hate screwing around).

Now as i am writting this i just ran 'install Bundle::CPAN' which appears to be installing ... a lot but not everything.

I notice i /<package>::*/ will list all available in a <package> but is there a way to install the lot? or a more efficient way to install what i need??

One way or another this has put me on the way. So thanks

Oh yes, even after using cpan to install stuff i still get @INC error about stuff not being found (though being there installed first manually and then using cpan) ... is there something i can run to verify the proper installation of module?