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Re: [mh] Is anyone running Perl Version 5.8.9?
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From: Kevin R. K. <ke...@kr...> - 2013-11-04 17:40:29
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Odd, if you have a chance to capture any log data I would be interested to see what the problem is. On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 8:47 PM, H Plato <hp...@gm...> wrote: > I might have spoken too soon. I just pulled down the latest from master > and Insteon fails to start. Unfortunately I didn’t capture the logs. > Reverted to about a month or so ago, and everything starts. (Thanks again > to Steve for the git reset command pointer!) > > > On Nov 2, 2013, at 9:49 AM, H Plato <hp...@gm...> wrote: > > Yes, GD=1. I only run the web interface, so tk=0. > > I run GD v2.32 > > [mh@mh1 main]# perl -MGD -e 'print "$GD::VERSION\n"' > 2.32 > > On Nov 2, 2013, at 5:36 AM, Carl McGrath <cmc...@co...> wrote: > > HPlato > Are you running with the GD Perl Lib loaded and GD turned on? > My Perl 5.8.9 failure was in this area; if I set GD=0 the Web interface > was OK. > > On 11/01/2013 07:30 PM, H Plato wrote: > > I run 5.8.8 on an old FC5 box.Everything seems to be working though… > > On Nov 1, 2013, at 5:19 PM, Kevin Robert Keegan <ke...@kr...> > wrote: > > Interesting, well I am glad I gave up on version 5.8.9 then. I am > willing to make some effort to do backwards compatibility testing. I am > with you though, delving that deeply into an old version of perl is not my > idea of a fun hobby. > > I seem to be able to quickly switch to 5.10.1 using perlbrew. > Hopefully, not too many users who run the current version of MH use perl > versions older than this. > > > On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Carl McGrath <cmc...@co...>wrote: > >> Kevin >> At the botom of this is a messaged I posted back in Late August. >> I still have the unit (an RT-N16 high end router running DD-WRT/Optware) >> sitting on the shelf and could run some tests, but as you can see I ran >> into some problems myself on that Perl 5.8.8 unit that I chose not to >> pursue. >> For this, and other reasons, I decided to make my upgrade target a QNAP >> File server, running Debian 7 and it runs the latest PERL. >> >> Let me know, this might be older than you want to target anyway. >> >> >> Old Post >> -------------------------------------------- >> >> I have decided to repost this item with a clearer Subject: after reading >> some of my mailing list backlog and seeing discussion on why so many >> legacy Perl modules are being distributed with MH(e.g. the @INC thread) >> >> The genesis of this is my recent download of the new Misterhouse 3.0 >> from git. >> My target platform is an RT-N16 router (MIPS architecture) running >> dd-wrt (Kernel 2.6.24.111)+ Optware. >> The Perl available with Optware is Perl 5.8.8, rather dated. >> I built this combination a year ago and ran the then current SVN version >> of MH successfully with a couple Insteon test lights. >> >> I'll skip some details and workarounds (email me if you want to try >> this) and say that MH 3.0 initializes normally and serves up the web >> interface. >> I can navigate some of the web interface, but when I attempt to toggle >> my test items, mh crashes with the following error message on the cli >> console: >> perl: can't resolve symbol 'PerlIO_findFILE' >> >> I am no Perl monk, but most of us using mh have developed some Perl >> understanding and hacking skills. >> After Googling about, I find that PerlIO_findFILE is part of "perlapio - >> perl's IO abstraction interface". >> I can’t find any specifics on when perlapio was created or introduced >> (e.g. in what version does it appear). >> I am able to run CPAN from the platform. >> A search for perlIO says that it is part of the Perl 'core' and wants to >> download, make and install Perl 5.18. >> That is a big task for a 15W cpu with a usb HDD! and I doubt the >> additional Optware Perl packages would be compatible anyway. >> >> I am making a quick assumption that some reworked code in the web >> interface uses PerlIO. >> In parallel with my digging into the code, I pose these questions for >> those who might have current knowledge: >> >> Q1: Is there a minimum level of Perl core that is assumed by mh code >> developers? >> Q2 Has anyone running mh on similar embedded platforms attempted to run >> MH3.0? If successful, what Perl do you have? >> Q3. Any other thoughts? >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> On 11/01/2013 06:20 PM, Kevin Robert Keegan wrote: >> >> I was never able to get perlbrew to run MisterHouse using perl 5.8.9. >> I have successfully been able to get perl 5.10.1 to work though. So I >> should be able to test my coding changes for backward compatibility at >> least to perl 5.10.1. >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Steve Switzer <st...@sw...>wrote: >> >>> Nope, using the same as you: >>> >>> This is perl 5, version 14, subversion 2 (v5.14.2) built for >>> x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi >>> (with 56 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail) >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Steve Switzer >>> >>> --- >>> Get world-class business I.T. services and a phone system with awesome features that won't challenge your budget!http://www.SwitzerBusinessSolutions.com <http://www.switzerbusinesssolutions.com/> >>> >>> On 10/25/2013 07:51 PM, Kevin Robert Keegan wrote: >>> >>> In order to test to see if my coding is backwards compatible, I >>> installed perlbrew and perl 5.8.9 (according to wikipedia perl 5.8 is still >>> the most common version) >>> >>> I dealt with a lot of perlbrew hijinx. But now I get the following >>> error and I am stumped. If I switch back to perl 5.14.2 everything works. >>> >>> Error in user code file /usr/local/mh/data/mh_temp.user_code >>> >>> 25/10/2013 16:49:05 : Can't locate object method "new" via package >>> "Insteon::BaseDevice" at >>> /usr/local/mh/source/bin/../lib/Insteon/Lighting.pm line 34. >>> at mh line 31 >>> main::__ANON__('Can\'t locate object method "new" via package >>> "Insteon::BaseD...') called at >>> /usr/local/mh/source/bin/../lib/Insteon/Lighting.pm line 34 >>> Insteon::BaseLight::new('Insteon::BaseLight', '0E.2A.3E:01', >>> undef) called at /usr/local/mh/source/bin/../lib/Insteon/Lighting.pm line >>> 269 >>> Insteon::DimmableLight::new('Insteon::DimmableLight', >>> '0E.2A.3E:01', undef) called at >>> /usr/local/mh/source/bin/../lib/Insteon/Lighting.pm line 948 >>> Insteon::KeyPadLinc::new('Insteon::KeyPadLinc', '0E.2A.3E:01') >>> called at (eval 757) line 95 >>> Line 90: >>> Line 91: # List of File_Item objects >>> Line 92: use vars qw($f_weather_conditions $f_weather_forecast); >>> Line 93: >>> Line 94: $PLM = new >>> Insteon_PLM('Insteon_PLM',); >>> Line 95: $f_kt_pantry_lt_ma = new >>> Insteon::KeyPadLinc('0E.2A.3E:01', ); >>> Line 96: $All_Lights = new Group; >>> Line 97: $All_Lights -> >>> add($f_kt_pantry_lt_ma); >>> Line 98: $Mon_Main = new Group; >>> Line 99: $Mon_Main -> >>> add($f_kt_pantry_lt_ma); >>> Line 100: $Mon_Downstairs = new Group; >>> mh rc=1 >>> mh exited normally >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> October Webinars: Code for Performance >>> Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. >>> Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. 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