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Perl WWW::Mechanize test fails – odd address for HTML::Daemon->new(LocalAddr =>)
Posted by Mark
on December 19, 2011
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This has me scratching my head. Read more »
Creating VMware ESXi virtuals using the Perl SDK
Posted by Mark
on November 25, 2011
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I’ve been tinkering with the Perl SDK for VMware this last week. Read more »
VMware Perl SDK error “Server version unavailable..”
Posted by Mark
on November 17, 2011
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Whilst working with the VMware Perl SDK this morning I came across this error: Read more »
Problems installing DBD::mysql on OS X Snow Leopard
Posted by Mark
on February 27, 2011
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After a colleague showed me the excellent MySQL Workbench the other day I thought I’d install the packaged MySQL on my Macbook, to do a bit of Catalyst developing. Read more »
Installing Perl WWW::Mechanize when behind a proxy
Posted by Mark
on October 28, 2009
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I’ve just had a horrible time trying to install Catalyst::Plugin::AutoCRUD, because of a dependency on WWW::Mechanize. In short, WWW::Mechanize fails to pass its tests when you’re working behind an authenticating proxy. Read more »
Working out what package a file comes from in Solaris
Posted by Mark
on October 6, 2009
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As much as I like Solaris the packaging system is crap. And fathoming out what package you need to install to gain a particular command is nigh on impossible. Read more »
CPAN 1.94 fixes Solaris untar issue
Posted by Mark
on May 28, 2009
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In my earlier post about using local::lib I commented that CPAN wouldn’t untar with the Solaris shipped tar program, and you had to use GNU tar from OpenCSW or Blastwave. 1.94 appears to fix the problem and untars just fine with the native Solaris tar. Read more »
Further Catalyst on Solaris notes
Posted by Mark
on May 6, 2009
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In my last post about installing Catalyst on Solaris I went to great lengths to install every Perl module, in order, from CPAN. This was a painful process to establish, and just as painful to emulate. The post was updated back in March to include CPAN bundles, which would do most of the hard work for you – but as was pointed out in the comments, it should’ve been a simple case of ‘cpan Catalyst’. Read more »
Using Perl local::lib on Solaris 10
Posted by Mark
on February 10, 2009
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I tend to build perl modules to live in my home directory. Setting up CPAN with PREFIX= and LIB= variables means I can compile/build modules without being root and use them in any script with a simple ‘use lib …’ statement. Read more »