[Filterproxy-devel] Re: Problems getting FilterProxy running

[Bob M. <mce...@dr...>]

Glenn [gl...@so...] wrote:
> Hello, I was wondering if perhaps you have a few minutes to help me get
> FilterProxy working. If not, don't worry, I'm sure you're busy!=20
>=20
> After downloading FilterProxy, I installed the necessary packages
> (libxml, libxslt) from my Mandrake CD's, then started up the CPAN shell
> to install the Perl modules. After some hair pulling, I *think* I have
> everything installed correctly, although HTML::Mason has been giving me
> fits. Apparantly it has some dependencies that it doesn't report, but at
> this point, I can run "test HTML::Mason" from the CPAN shell, and it
> reports "OK" at the end. However, when I try running FilterProxy.pl,
> this is what I get:

If you're feeling adventurous, grab the 'configure' script out of CVS.
It should install any necessary dependencies for you when run.

> [glenn@rainwalker FilterProxy-0.30]$ ./FilterProxy.pl
> Loaded module: Compress
> Loaded module: DeAnim
> Loaded module: Header
> Module ImageComp not loaded because:
>         Can't locate Image/Magick.pm in @INC (@INC contains: .
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /home/glenn/FilterProxy-0.30/FilterProxy) at
> /home/glenn/FilterProxy-0.30/FilterProxy/ImageComp.pm line 9.
>         BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
> /home/glenn/FilterProxy-0.30/FilterProxy/ImageComp.pm line 9.
>         Compilation failed in require at (eval 30) line 1.
>         BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 30) line 1.Loaded
> module: Rewrite
> Loaded module: Skeleton
> Loaded module: Source
> Module XSLT not loaded because:
>         Can't locate XML/LibXSLT.pm in @INC (@INC contains: .
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /home/glenn/FilterProxy-0.30/FilterProxy) at
> /home/glenn/FilterProxy-0.30/FilterProxy/XSLT.pm line 27.
>         BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
> /home/glenn/FilterProxy-0.30/FilterProxy/XSLT.pm line 27.
>         Compilation failed in require at (eval 34) line 1.
> Can't locate object method "new" via package "HTML::Mason::Parser"
> (perhaps you forgot to load "HTML::Mason::Parser"?) at ./FilterProxy.pl
> line 203.
>         BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 34) line
> 1.[glenn@rainwalker [glenn@rainwalker FilterProxy-0.30]$
>=20
> I didn't install the ImageMagick module on purpose (plus it fails when I
> try), and the XML::LibXML and XML::LibXSLT modules also fail when I
> tried to install them.=20

The above errors relating to ImageMagick and XML... are not fatal, and
FilterProxy will still run.  (I made it not print those messages unless
debug is on for the next version -- everyone thinks something is
horribly wrong when they see them)

> Do you have any advice for me to try? I'm pretty much out of ideas,
> which is unfortunate, because I'd really like to give FilterProxy a try.
> Anyway, thanks for your time-

I have made the fixes to HTML::Mason (they changed some interfaces out
from under me).  You can either get the code out of CVS, or grab the
debian tarball:
    http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/f/filterproxy/filterproxy_0.30-4=
.tar.gz
which has this fix.

I'll try to release a new version soon.

Cheers,
-- Bob

Bob McElrath (rsm...@st...)=20
Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison, Department of Physics

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