[Info-vax] Perl (for OpenSSL) v. me

[BillPedersen]

On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 10:05:17 PM UTC-5, Steven Schweda wrote:
> Thanks for the info.
> 
> > [...] The configuration is just a
> > text file located at [._cpan.CPAN]MyConfig.pm [...]
> 
>    This, I'll guess, is a user-specific file, and the path is relative
> to SYS$LOGIN.  Mine (SYSTEM's) is pretty sparse:
> 
> ALP $ type [._cpan.CPAN]MyConfig.pm
> 1;
> ALP $ 
> 
> > [...] just replace
> > "DISK$USER" and "[me." with appropriate local values: 
> 
>    Again, is this supposed to be SYS$LOGIN - "]"?  So 'build_dir' has
> nothing to do with where Perl was installed?  Or is that where your Perl
> was installed?  Knowing nothing, a more explicit description of
> "appropriate local values" might be more helpful.
> 
> > [...] so if something broke in
> > first-time configuration, I wouldn't see it.  [...]
> 
>    Might be educational to try it.
> 
> > Or for your immediate problem, [...]
> 
>    I'll give that a try (and report back).

Steve:

When I first saw your message I tried some of what you were having problems with and saw some strangeness, too.  But along the way, I remembered some comments from Craig about CRTL Feature Logicals.  So, I DEASSIGN'd all the DECC$* logicals that were local to my process.

I then invoked "CPAN" just by itself - no arguments - and it came back and said that it needed to configure.  I gave it the automatic option - and off it went - no errors.

The I did:

$CPAN "TEXT::Template"

CPAN and Perl went off without a hitch and fetched TEXT::Template, installed it, and ran the tests - no errors.

So, if you have CRTL Feature Logicals - consider getting them cleared out.

Best,
Bill.