List of Perl Modules Installed by Default

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List of Perl Modules Installed by Default

Hi all,

Is there a list someplace of the default set of Perl modules that are installed with OSX?

Are any additional modules installed with XCodeTools?

Thanks!

MacBook Pro 17 Unibody, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Mar 21, 2009 11:41 AM

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baltwo

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Mar 21, 2009 1:57 PM in response to marcschwartz

Everything should be in /System/Library/Perl/, /Library/Perl/, and /usr/bin/wxPerl/. Xcode Tools includes /Developer/Examples/Perl/.

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marcschwartz Author

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Mar 21, 2009 3:47 PM in response to baltwo

@baltwo Thanks for the reply.

So, if for example /Library/Perl/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level/Text/CSV_XS.pm is present, that was installed by Apple as a default, not via XCodeTools.

I am asking about this module specifically as a colleague with a Macbook Air does not seem to have this particular module present. So if correct, either there has been an update of sorts between the time that he got his and I got mine, or it has found its way on to my Mac by some other means...

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baltwo

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Mar 21, 2009 4:13 PM in response to marcschwartz

AFAICT, the module is part of the standard install. At least, that's what's showing up in the bom file for 10.5.6 and 10.5.6 COMBO installs.

*lsbom /Library/Receipts/boms/com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.5.6.combo.bom*

shows: /System/Library/Perl/5.8.8/

Why it wouldn't be one your colleague's machine, is beyond my ken. Have him reinstall the 10.5.6 COMBO update.

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rivanna

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Apr 1, 2009 6:32 PM in response to marcschwartz

I am trying to connect to mysql from perl. I get the following error:

install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't locate DBD/mysql.pm in @INC (followed by the list of folders in @INC)

Where do I find the driver and how do I install it. The perl sites are full of dire warnings about messing with the Apple perl installation.

mysql is running fine, perl runs fine, but they don't communicate.

Ron

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baltwo

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Apr 1, 2009 7:01 PM in response to rivanna

You have a different issue, so I strongly suggest starting your own topic; especially, since threadjacking is frowned upon.

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rivanna

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Apr 1, 2009 7:23 PM in response to baltwo

Very sorry. Read "installed by default" and thought I was in the right place.

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