I've just downloaded SlimServer_v6.0b1.tar.gz (SlimServer_v2005-03-08) from the website, and have unpacked it on my gentoo box. I then created a slimserver user, who now owns the slimserver tree, and attempted to start the perl script (./slimserver.pl --daemon).
Initially, there were error messages pointing to various perl modules which were missing/outdated (DBI,Compress:Zlib), which I was able to fix. Now I receive the following error: --------------------------------------------------------------------- $./slimserver.pl --audiodir /media/audio --daemon --stdio --logfile /tmp/slim.log Use of uninitialized value in -e at /usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Utils/Prefs.pm line 119. Use of uninitialized value in -d at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/File/Path.pm line 153. fileparse(): need a valid pathname at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/File/Path.pm line 154 Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Buttons/Plugins.pm line 20. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Buttons/Plugins.pm line 20. Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Buttons/Common.pm line 15. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Buttons/Common.pm line 15. Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Buttons/Settings.pm line 11. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Buttons/Settings.pm line 11. Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Display/Display.pm line 14. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Display/Display.pm line 14. Compilation failed in require at ./slimserver.pl line 192. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./slimserver.pl line 192. ------------------------------------------------------------------- at which point, I'm stuck. My knowledge of perl doesn't extend much beyond being able to install modules through cpan, and this doesn't look (to my untrained eyes, at least) to be a matter of a missing module. I've tried combing through the list archives, and more general search on google, but neither have turned up common problem or pointed to a solution. I do imagine that this is a case of my having missed something (possibly even something embarrassingly obvious ;), or my environment being otherwise not entirely what slimserver is expecting, but I'm quite stumped. I wondered if there was any documention that I was missing, which covered in more detail what slimserver needed to run (I.e., something beyond the Linux Install Guide), that I could use to begin troubleshooing this. Of course, if anyone happened to recognize the problem, a point in the right direction would also be greatly appreciated :) $perl -v This is perl, v5.8.5 built for i686-linux Steph -- BOFH Excuse #131: telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
