perlivp

Langue: en

Version: 2010-10-08 (fedora - 01/12/10)

Section: 1 (Commandes utilisateur)

NAME

perlivp - Perl Installation Verification Procedure

SYNOPSIS

perlivp [-a] [-p] [-v] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

The perlivp program is set up at Perl source code build time to test the Perl version it was built under. It can be used after running:
     make install
 
 

(or your platform's equivalent procedure) to verify that perl and its libraries have been installed correctly. A correct installation is verified by output that looks like:

     ok 1
     ok 2
 
 

etc.

OPTIONS

-h help
Prints out a brief help message.
-a run all tests
Normally tests for optional features are skipped. With -a all tests are executed.
-p print preface
Gives a description of each test prior to performing it.
-v verbose
Gives more detailed information about each test, after it has been performed. Note that any failed tests ought to print out some extra information whether or not -v is thrown.

DIAGNOSTICS

*
print ``# Perl binary `$perlpath' does not appear executable.\n'';

Likely to occur for a perl binary that was not properly installed. Correct by conducting a proper installation.

*
print ``# Perl version `$]' installed, expected $ivp_VERSION.\n'';

Likely to occur for a perl that was not properly installed. Correct by conducting a proper installation.

*
print ``# Perl \@INC directory `$_' does not appear to exist.\n'';

Likely to occur for a perl library tree that was not properly installed. Correct by conducting a proper installation.

*
print ``# Needed module `$_' does not appear to be properly installed.\n'';

One of the two modules that is used by perlivp was not present in the installation. This is a serious error since it adversely affects perlivp's ability to function. You may be able to correct this by performing a proper perl installation.

*
print ``# Required module `$_' does not appear to be properly installed.\n'';

An attempt to "eval "require $module"" failed, even though the list of extensions indicated that it should succeed. Correct by conducting a proper installation.

*
print ``# Unnecessary module `bLuRfle' appears to be installed.\n'';

This test not coming out ok could indicate that you have in fact installed a bLuRfle.pm module or that the "eval " require \"$module_name.pm\"; "" test may give misleading results with your installation of perl. If yours is the latter case then please let the author know.

*
print ``# file'',+($#missing == 0) ? '' : 's',`` missing from installation:\n'';

One or more files turned up missing according to a run of "ExtUtils::Installed -> validate()" over your installation. Correct by conducting a proper installation.

*
print ``# Perl header `$_' does not appear to be properly installed.\n'';

Correct by running h2ph over your system's C header files. If necessary, edit the resulting *.ph files to eliminate perl syntax errors.

For further information on how to conduct a proper installation consult the INSTALL file that comes with the perl source and the README file for your platform.

AUTHOR

Peter Prymmer