[Expectperl-discuss] Problems getting started with Expect.pm and IO::Pty

[Adams, J. W <JA1...@ex...>]

I'm having some problems getting Expect.pm installed and running--I suspect
my problem is in IO::Pty, but I don't know for sure. When I try this:

	#!/usr/bin/perl

	use Expect;
	$c = Expect->spawn("/usr/bin/telnet host");

I'm getting this:

	Expect: Could not assign a pty at
/usr/local/bin/perl5/site_perl/5.005/Expect.pm line 60.

I tried this also:

	#!/usr/bin/perl

	use IO::Pty;
	$pty = new IO::Pty;
	$slave = $pty->slave;

I get this:

	Cannot open  as :No such file or directory at ./exp2.pl line 6

(Line 6 is $slave = $pty->slave;).

I think my problem is not with Expect.pm proper but with IO::Pty--still, I
have a hunch someone else might have had similar problems.