[Dxspider-support] ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provides db_file

[Dirk Koopman G1TLH]

Looking at the PPM build logs, it appears as though they are not 
installing the necessary Berkeley DB files. Now this may actually be a 
problem with more modern DB_File modules. I will go on a hunt for a 
working one.

I shall also see if I can sort out an alternative that I can live with.

Dirk

N4DW - Dave wrote:
> Last night I was attempting to set up a new DXSpider node on my main 
> machine after a near catastrophic failure on my 6+year old DXSpider 
> dedicated PC.  At this time, I’ll not discuss the failure, only the new 
> installation.
> 
>  
> 
> Info:
> 
> XP Professional, SP3
> 
> Celeron 2.93ghz, 960mb ram
> 
> 8 gig free space on a 20 gig hard drive
> 
> isp is Charter
> 
> Charter’s Security Suite, by F-Secure
> 
> No internet access difficulties
> 
> I am not conversant in Perl
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Following the instructions in the DXSpider wiki site,
> 
>  
> 
> http://wiki.dxcluster.org/index.php/Microsoft_Windows_Installation#Microsoft_Windows_Installation 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> I was unable to locate ActivePerl v5.8.8  as recommended, but I did find 
> both v5.8.9/827 and v5.10.1/1007.
> 
>  
> 
> I installed Perl v5.8.9/827 with apparently no problem.  
> 
>  
> 
> Yes, I rebooted.
> 
>  
> 
> C:\Perl>perl -v
> 
>  
> 
> This is perl, v5.8.9 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
> 
> (with 12 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)
> 
>  
> 
> Copyright 1987-2008, Larry Wall
> 
>  
> 
> Binary build 827 [291969] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveState.com
> 
> Built Jan 26 2010 21:15:51
> 
>  
> 
> Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License 
> or the
> 
> GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.
> 
>  
> 
> Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on
> 
> this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl".  If you have access to the
> 
> Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Adding the extensions went OK for “net-telnet” and “timedate”, but when 
> attempting
> 
>  
> 
> Ppm install db_file
> 
>  
> 
> The following occurred:
> 
>  
> 
> C:\Perl>ppm install db_file
> 
> ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provides db_file
> 
>  
> 
> After several hours of sleep I tried again with this result:
> 
>  
> 
> C:\Perl>ppm install db_file
> 
> Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist...done
> 
> Updating ActiveState Package Repository database...done
> 
> ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provides db_file
> 
>  
> 
> Yes, somewhere in there I installed DXSpider, but cannot get it to run:
> 
>  
> 
> C:\Spider\perl>cluster.pl
> 
> Can't locate DB_File.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /spider/local 
> /spider/perl C:/Pe
> 
> rl/site/lib C:/Perl/lib .) at /spider/perl/Prefix.pm line 13.
> 
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /spider/perl/Prefix.pm line 13.
> 
> Compilation failed in require at /spider/perl/Filter.pm line 33.
> 
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /spider/perl/Filter.pm line 33.
> 
> Compilation failed in require at /spider/perl/DXChannel.pm line 33.
> 
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /spider/perl/DXChannel.pm line 33.
> 
> Compilation failed in require at C:\Spider\perl\cluster.pl line 64.
> 
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\Spider\perl\cluster.pl line 64.
> 
>  
> 
> Has anyone else run into the failure of db_file to install and if so 
> were you able to resolve the issue?
> 
>  
> 
> What was the resolution? 
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>  
> 
> Is there a resolution?
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>  
> 
> I saw where this identical problem was posted last October 13^th , 2009, 
> but there didn’t seem to be a resolution at that time.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks & 73,
> 
> Dave
> 
> N4DW
> 
> Sysop @ N1HEJ
> 
>  
> 
> 
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