[rt-users] RT wont run after up2date in RHEL 4.0

[Jesse Vincent]

Jim GLutting wrote:
> Hi
>       We have been running RT for about 1 month on RHEL 4.0
> up2date was run last week, and now I get the following error in the http logs:
> 
> /RT requires the Scalar::Util module be built with support for  the 'weaken'
> function.
> It is sometimes the case that operating system upgrades will replace
> a working Scalar::Util with a non-working one. If your system was working
> correctly up until now, this is likely the cause of the problem.
> Please reinstall Scalar::Util, being careful to let it build with your C
> compiler. Ususally this is as simple as running the following command as
> root.
> 
>     perl -MCPAN -e'install Scalar::Util'/
> 
> If I run cpan install Scalar::Util, it says it is up to date.
> 
> How can I correct this problem to get RT up?
> 

You'll need to manually install Scalar::Util by downloading it from
search.cpan.org. RedHat installed a version that's labeled as current,
but is broken (built without a C compiler).

> Thank you
> 
> -- 
> Jim Glutting
> I.T. Consultant
> Continental Services, Inc.
> 248-310-7400
> www.ContinentalServ.com
> 
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