Net::LibIDN

[Odhiambo Washington]

* Martin Hudec <corwin at aeternal.net> [20040609 16:40]: wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> >
> >  CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TH/THOR/Net-LibIDN-0.07.tar.gz
> >
> >/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lidn
> >This module requires GNU Libidn, which could not be found.
> >
> >What am I gonna do? ;-))
> 
> 	and did you try this one to install as prerequisite for Net-LibIDN?
> 
> amber# make search name="libidn"
> Port:   libidn-0.4.6
> Path:   /usr/ports/devel/libidn
> Info:   Internationalized Domain Names command line tool
> Maint:  krion at FreeBSD.org
> Index:  devel
> B-deps: expat-1.95.7 gengetopt-2.11 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2 
> libiconv-1.9.1_3 libtool-1.3.5_2
> R-deps: expat-1.95.7 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2 libiconv-1.9.1_3


I mentioned that I had installed devel/libidn. Didn't you see? ;-))


> And perhaps then try to install your wanted perl module from ports 
> instead of CPAN:
> 
> Port:   p5-Net-LibIDN-0.07_1
> Path:   /usr/ports/devel/p5-Net-LibIDN
> Info:   This module provides access to the libidn library
> Maint:  domi at saargate.de
> Index:  devel perl5
> B-deps: expat-1.95.7 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2 libiconv-1.9.1_3 
> libidn-0.4.6
> R-deps: expat-1.95.7 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgnugetopt-1.2 libiconv-1.9.1_3 
> libidn-0.4.6

Now this has worked for me. Thanks so much, although I don't like
installing Perl Modules using the ports, but since it works, I will
use this method in the future when I am btn a rock and a hard place.




        Best regards,
        Odhiambo Washington
        Wananchi Online Ltd.


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