[rt-users] Perl is Broken after Centos 5.4 update

[Mathieu Longtin]

How to fix it:
cpan File::Temp

How to future proof it:
Setup cpan to install File::Temp in site_perl instead of the default
location, that way it won't get overwritten next time perl is updated.

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Mathieu Longtin
1-514-803-8977


On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:48 PM, Mike <Mike at thesheengroup.com> wrote:

>   Does anyone have suggestions on how to repair perl after Centos-5.4
> upgrade?
>
>
>
> I was running Centos 5.2, mysql and modperl2.
>
> Update brought down Centos 5.4 and a gazillion other updates.
>
> After which:
>
> Apache would not start.
>
> "make testdeps" will not run with *** No rule to make target `testdeps'.
> Stop. error.
>
> installed dependancies using "perl sbin/rt-test-dependencies --with-mysql
> --with-modper2 --install
>
> Apache starts with “httpd dead but subsys locked” error.
>
>
>
> - yum upgrade perl-File-Temp
> 455 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
> Setting up Upgrade Process
> Package(s) perl-File-Temp available, but not installed.
> No Packages marked for Update
>
>
>
> I see a lot of talk about how redhat messed up perl, but I have not seen
> clear instructions on how to fix or prevent it again.
>
>
>
> -Mike Sitzer
>
>
>
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