Re: [mh] Can't locate object method "new" via package "Generic_Item" at /home/mrh/misterhouse-2.99/lib/X10_Items.pm line 24

[Gregg L. <gr...@li...>]

Ron Blout wrote:

>>>--------------cut here ----------------------------
>>>use lib '/home/mrh/misterhouse-2.99/lib';
>>>use X10_Items;
>>>$Chime = new X10_Item('M16');
>>>set $Chime=ON;
>>>-------------cut here ---------------------------
>>
>>Is the snippet of code referenced above embedded in a file located in
>>the dir specified by the ini parm: code_dir?  Do any of your other user
>>code files located in code_dir have a similar problem?
>>
> 
> the code snippet is located in code_dir in my mh.private.ini.  Other code
> files located there seem to function just fine, but do not
> reference any of misterhouse's libraries as does this code snippet.  

Your code snippet shouldn't have to either.  I assume you've tried w/o
all "use"s referenced above?

> Now I
> note that lib_dir is not defined in my mh.privatite.ini or in misterhoues's
> mh.ini.  

You shouldn't have to unless you're developing libs or using "patches"
to the current release.

> I  am wondering if I should create a lib directory in my private
> area and move the libs from misterhouse-299/lib to the lib directory in my
> private space.  Don't think I should have but can give it a try later today.

If it works, then perhaps that might tell us something.  But, I wouldn't
leave it that way as it would be masking a pathing problem.