Installing XML::Simple - CPAN
I need some help, I've been trying to install the CPAN module XML::Simple on OS X Lion 10.7.3 so far with no good results.
I installed this on my linux mint machine in no time but for some reason the simple task had turned onto a project on the Mac.
I found an old posting for setting up the CPAN modules on Mac but I haven't been able to applied to my environment.
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Two of my friends today asked me to help them get XML::Simple working on their Mac's. Somthing that should be a simple cpan one-liner "install XML::Simple" doesnt work on OSX. It took me a half hour to figure all this out... here are the steps:
Prerequisites:
- X11 1.1.3 package from the OSX install disk (or Apple download site)
- Perl 5.8.x w/cpan (default on OSX)
- a terminal
- A reasonable working knowledge of Perl and Unix
Step 1:
Open terminal, type 'cpan' to enter the cpan installer.
cpan> install XML::Simple
It will ask you three times if you want to follow the prerequired modules. Hit enter every time. Eventually you will get a dozen test failures. These are in XML::Parser, a required module.
Step 2:
cpan> exit
$ cd ~/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.34 **Note the version may change
$ perl Makefile.PL EXPATLIBPATH=/usr/X11R6/lib EXPATINCPATH=/usr/X11R6/include
$ make test
$ make install
Step 3:
Back to cpan...
$ cpan
cpan> install XML::Parser
Already Installed
cpan> install XML::Parser::Expat
Already Installed
cpan> install XML::SAX::Expat
Installs with some silly warning about ParserDetails.ini. Lets fix that.
cpan> exit
Step 4:
Here is the command/code to add Expat to the ParserDetails.ini file. If we don't, we can't proceed past this point.
$ sudo perl -MXML::SAX -e "XML::SAX->addparser(q(XML::SAX::Expat))->saveparsers()"
Step 5:
Back to cpan to finish the install
$ cpan
cpan> install XML::Simple
Hit enter if it asks you anyting. The whole thing should work.
cpan> exit
Step 6:
Verify XML::Simple existance with:
$ perl -MXML::Simple -e '1;'
If you don't get an error, you're all done!
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This is where I have gotten so far:
to get in CPAN I use sudo cpan <enter>
cpan[6]> cpan[6]> install XML::Simple
Going to read '/Users/josephhandschu/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz'
............................................................................DONE
Going to read '/Users/josephhandschu/.cpan/sources/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz'
Database was generated on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:12:32 GMT
..............
New CPAN.pm version (v1.9800) available.
[Currently running version is v1.9456]
You might want to try
install CPAN
reload cpan
to both upgrade CPAN.pm and run the new version without leaving
the current session.
..............................................................DONE
Going to read '/Users/josephhandschu/.cpan/sources/modules/03modlist.data.gz'
............................................................................DONE
Going to write /Users/josephhandschu/.cpan/Metadata
XML::Simple is up to date (2.18).
Then I get out of CPAN
cpan[11]> exit
Terminal does not support GetHistory.
Lockfile removed.
Josephs-MacBook-Air-2:/ josephhandschu$ cd ~/.cpan/build/XML-Parser*
Josephs-MacBook-Air-2:XML-Parser-2.41-2ew4TC josephhandschu$ perl^C
Try to run the Makefile.PL
Josephs-MacBook-Air-2:XML-Parser-2.41-2ew4TC josephhandschu$ perl Makefile.PL EXPATLIBPATH=/usr/X11R6/lib EXPATINCPATH=/usr/X11/include
Couldn't find your C compiler
Compilation failed in require at Makefile.PL line 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 5.
Josephs-MacBook-Air-2:XML-Parser-2.41-2ew4TC josephhandschu$
or with a shorter version taking the default parameters
Josephs-MacBook-Air-2:XML-Parser-2.41-2ew4TC josephhandschu$ perl Makefile.PL
Couldn't find your C compiler
Compilation failed in require at Makefile.PL line 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 5.
But this complains about not finding the C compiler
Any ideas?
Suggestions are greatly appreciated, I've hitted a wall....
Joseph.
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
