On 16 Sep 2019, at 0:36, Dave Horsfall wrote:
Sierra 10.12.6.
Trying to install the GQ LDAP browser I traced the failure to the Perl
module "XML::Parser" being required.
Trying the obvious "port install XML::Parser" resulted in:
Can't map the URL 'XML::Parser' to a port description file ("Can't
parse url XML::Parser").
Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct.
Error: Can't open URL 'XML::Parser' as a port
Error: Improper expression syntax while processing parameters
Can someone please remind me how to install this from ports (I
assume)?
Generally, Perl modules map to MacPorts port names by case-squashing,
replacement of :: with - and prefixing with 'p5-' or p5.##- where ##
denotes the specific Perl minor version (without patchlevel.) The p5-*
ports are wrappers with variants for the available Perl versions and
dependencies on the versioned ports.
Or is it pure Perl? If the latter I'll then have to remember how to
install a Perl module...
There are ports for many "pure Perl" modules. It is generally unwise to
use CPAN (either via the cpan script or 'perl -MCPAN -e <command>') to
install modules that exist as ports, particularly to fix dependencies in
MacPorts-originated software.
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