Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-26 Thread martinlittle
Thank you, as ever, @mherger. Saved me a lot of time, on Ubuntu 17.10. martinlittle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35518 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107609

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-26 Thread ltsv38
PasTim wrote: > The latest version of LMS supports Perl 5.26, as installed with Ubuntu > 17.10. This means you don't need to compile Perl 5.24 Thanks PasTim for your reply I've solved the issue. It was due to the fact I've previously modified the LMS launchers and that the new installation

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-26 Thread PasTim
ltsv38 wrote: > Hello > > I'm running on Ubuntu 17.10, so I've compiled Perl 5.24 as explained by > Roland > > > I've installed the last build of Logitech Media Server > (7.9.1~1508904967): thanks a lot Michael > > But when launching Logitech Media Server, a least one module is missing > in

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-26 Thread ltsv38
Hello I'm running on Ubuntu 17.10, so I've compiled Perl 5.24 as explained by Roland Roland0 wrote: > Just download the perl sources, run the configuration, install: > and use /opt/perl-5.24.3-LMS/bin/perl for LMS I've installed the last build of Logitech Media Server (7.9.1~1508904967):

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-25 Thread cdmackay
mherger wrote: > > So I'm hoping Michael may release a 5.26 compatible LMS soon. I'm now > on > > my backup music service (minimserver). > > The AMD64 .deb should be ready for download. Please give it a try and > let me know about your findings. > thank you very much indeed. all good here on

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-25 Thread Peter Galbavy
Perfect timing and thanks for the effort. I was just giving up on trying to DIY. I can get rid of the Windows instance now :) Peter Galbavy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32718 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-25 Thread PasTim
mherger wrote: > > Thanks very much indeed. LMS now starts, and will play to my Touch. > I > > have't reset any prefs or cache. > > Excellent! I'm glad it's working on Ubuntu based systems, too, as I've > built on Debian. And you never know before you try :-). > > > However, many (maybe

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-25 Thread Michael Herger
Thanks very much indeed. LMS now starts, and will play to my Touch. I have't reset any prefs or cache. Excellent! I'm glad it's working on Ubuntu based systems, too, as I've built on Debian. And you never know before you try :-). However, many (maybe all?) plugins fail to run (eg local

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-25 Thread ian_heys
Thanks Michael, I installed Ubuntu 17.10 on an old laptop (for travelling) yesterday and synced my music folder to my synology Nas music storage. I was about to install LMS this morning when I did my morning review of the new posts in the forum. The amd64 deb download worked perfectly and I

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-25 Thread PasTim
mherger wrote: > > So I'm hoping Michael may release a 5.26 compatible LMS soon. I'm now > on > > my backup music service (minimserver). > > The AMD64 .deb should be ready for download. Please give it a try and > let me know about your findings. > > (the other builds might take a little

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-24 Thread Michael Herger
So I'm hoping Michael may release a 5.26 compatible LMS soon. I'm now on my backup music service (minimserver). The AMD64 .deb should be ready for download. Please give it a try and let me know about your findings. (the other builds might take a little longer, as the build system has become

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-24 Thread PasTim
PasTim wrote: > Having been pointed at > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?99648-Howto-build-a-self-contained-LMS=howto%3A+build+a+self-contained > I'm now making progress. I may be some time... :) I think my ignorance is too great. I've followed instructions in the 'how to

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-23 Thread Roland0
Peter Galbavy wrote: > > Not had a chance to look in detail, but have any records been kept of > the changes made to the "custom" modules that are kept around and in the > case of performance-only changes, with modern hardware is there any > point in bothering if the upstream will not change

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-23 Thread PasTim
PasTim wrote: > I'd doing my usual dim bit here. I can download stuff and compile, but > I have so far failed to find out precisely what I'm meant to download or > git pull (and from where) to run with 5.24. The CPAN site has loads of > stuff on it. Can someone elucidate, or point me at the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-23 Thread Peter Galbavy
I upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 to fix some Emby (and Plex, but not so much) h/w transcode issues. This killed my LMS becasue I didn't think about perl versions. I am now, temporarily, running LMS on a Windows PC using a network share - but that gets turned off most of the time. It's been a very long

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-23 Thread PasTim
I'd doing my usual dim bit here. I can download stuff and compile, but I have so far failed to find out precisely what I'm meant to download or git pull (and from where) to run with 5.24. The CPAN site has loads of stuff on it. Can someone elucidate, or point me at the right post. LMS 7.9.1

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-23 Thread cdmackay
mherger wrote: > At some point for sure. This mostly likely will happen when one of the > major (and most popular) distributions used in the LMS community is > updating. What are you using? > Michael hi Michael, now that Ubuntu is shipping 5.26 in 17.10 (released a few days ago), would you

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-20 Thread paul-
Also, for the record, the slimserver-Vendor packages compile fine under perl 5.26 the buildme.sh script just needed patched for 5.26. paul-'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58858 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-19 Thread Roland0
TheTxoof wrote: > I've used CPAN or the OS package manager in the past to install these > packages, but always to the system-wide install and never into a > purpose-built perl install. > Can you all give me some suggestions as to a sane and reasonable way to > add the packages? Download the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-15 Thread Stefan Bellon
Seems I got it running by adding the following to the /etc/default/logitechmediaserver: # Ensure after an LMS update that we switch to our own Perl and not Debian's. for NAME in squeezeboxserver squeezeboxserver-cleanup squeezeboxserver-scanner; do sed -i -e

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-15 Thread Stefan Bellon
What about putting for NAME in squeezeboxserver squeezeboxserver-cleanup squeezeboxserver-scanner; do sed -i -e 's+/usr/bin/perl+/opt/perl-5.24.3-LMS/bin/perl+g' /usr/sbin/$NAME done in /etc/default/logitechmediaserver ? ___ Squeezecenter mailing

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-14 Thread Michael Herger
However now the question remains what's an easy way to force LMS' /etc/init.d scripts to use the /opt/perl instead of the system one? Any suggestions? Use a git clone instead of the packages. It's quickly updated (git pull) and the changes remain (unless they conflict with recent code changes

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-14 Thread paul-
You I’ll have to make those edits whenever you upgrade LMS. paul-'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58858 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107609

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-14 Thread Roland0
sbellon wrote: > Ok, so I think it was easier to get a non-system Perl 5.24.3 compiled > with additional modules like Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA, IO::Socket::INET6, > and Net::SDP (which I need for ShairTunes2) than to get the modules for > LMS compiled. > > However now the question remains what's an

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-14 Thread Stefan Bellon
Ok, so I think it was easier to get a non-system Perl 5.24.3 compiled with additional modules like Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA, IO::Socket::INET6, and Net::SDP (which I need for ShairTunes2) than to get the modules for LMS compiled. However now the question remains what's an easy way to force LMS'

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-14 Thread paul-
The end result is the same, just in a different directory. In either case you still have extra modifications to get LMS to use a different than system perl. paul-'s Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-14 Thread Stefan Bellon
Well, sadly, this IS what I get in that case: $ tar xzf Module-Build-0.4220.tar.gz $ cd Module-Build-0.4220/ $ perl Makefile.PL Died at Makefile.PL line 11. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 11. Debian unstable x86_64. ___

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-14 Thread Roland0
bpa wrote: > You can use perlbrew to help admin of multiple Perl versions. I'd advise against using perlbrew for this use case. > perlbrew is a tool to manage multiple perl installations in your $HOME > directory. In this case, there is only a single perl installation (the system perl will be

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-14 Thread Roland0
sbellon wrote: > > Next problem however is (pasted from build.log): > build_module run tests:0 clean:1 hints 1 Module-Build-0.4220 > tar zxvf Module-Build-0.4220.tar.gz > tar done > Died at Makefile.PL line 11. > Can't reproduce this (on gentoo x64 or aarch64). Try manually: Code:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-14 Thread paul-
Might be easier to use perlbrew. That way upgrades in the future wont break lms. Code: $~/sudo apt-get install perlbrew $~/perlbrew init(This will give you a line to put in your bashrc file) $~/perlbrew

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-14 Thread Stefan Bellon
Ok, I thought I would give it a try, if it was that easy ... First thing I had to fix was the "cd EV-4.*" in buildme.sh because that expands to "cd EV-4.22 EV-4.22.tar.gz" which then does not work. That was easy to fix. Next problem however is (pasted from build.log): build_module run tests:0

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-13 Thread bpa
Roland0 wrote: > Alternatively, install you own perl outside of the regular system (e.g. > /opt/perl-5.24) and run LMS with that, then you can use the pre-compiled > version. You can use perlbrew to help admin of multiple Perl versions.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-13 Thread Roland0
sbellon wrote: > > So, wouldn't it be possible to build the Perl modules *once* per new > Perl version and reuse them whenever one installs a new nightly LMS? > Yes, and it's quite simple. Basically, you install the binary perl parts somewhere outside of the regular system (e.g.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-10-13 Thread Stefan Bellon
This Perl issue is really becoming more and more of a problem. I know that here on the lists instructions where given of how to compile the CPAN modules for oneself. But this had to be done whenever one installed a new version of the LMS. So, not really a choice for people using the nightlies

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-08-07 Thread Stefan Bellon
Hi all, I'm now hit by this issue as well as Debian updated to Perl 5.26 and I have again to "keep on hold" a log of packages to avoid broken dependencies. Greetings, Stefan -- Stefan Bellon ___ Squeezecenter mailing list

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-07-05 Thread Michael Herger
I use 'LFS' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_From_Scratch) (Linux From Scratch) so I always build components (e.g. Perl, LMS) from source...:) I will try to modify CPAN/buildme.sh (to add Perl 5.26 support) for my new LMS build. Hehe... just wanted to say: if you're running LFS, then you

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-07-05 Thread bernid
Thanks Michael mherger wrote: > What are you using? I use 'LFS' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_From_Scratch) (Linux >From Scratch) so I always build components (e.g. Perl, LMS) from source...:) I will try to modify CPAN/buildme.sh (to add Perl 5.26 support) for my new LMS build. Regards,

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Perl 5.26 support?

2017-07-05 Thread Michael Herger
I see that new stable version of Perl 5.26 was issued some time ago. Yeah, more than a month ago! Are you going to add to LMS support to this new Perl's version? At some point for sure. This mostly likely will happen when one of the major (and most popular) distributions used in the LMS