urxvt compilation cannot find perl: which package to install?

[kierun]

For various reasons, I need to compile rxvt-unicode on Fedora 12. I have the latest source from cvs but configure fails with this:

; ./configure --enable-perl=/usr/bin/perl
[...]
checking for perl5... no
checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl
checking for /usr/bin/perl suitability... configure: error: no working perl found, or perl not version >= 5.8

I do have perl, v5.10.0 built for i386-linux-thread-multi installed. What other package do I need to install to be able to compile urxvt?

Thanks.

[CronoCloud]

Originally Posted by kierun

For various reasons, I need to compile rxvt-unicode on Fedora 12.

I know this is going to be eventually moved to "End of Life", but I'll answer.

First, why are you compiling it, when urxvt is included in the distro itself. If the machine is connected to the internet, a simple yum install rxvt-unicode as root should do the trick, if you didn't install from DVD.

; ./configure --enable-perl=/usr/bin/perl

I do have perl, v5.10.0 built for i386-linux-thread-multi installed. What other package do I need to install to be able to compile urxvt?

Thanks.

I can tell you exactly where you went wrong, if you compiled perl from source and did a default install, it would be installed in /usr/local/bin not /usr/bin So giving that ./configure an option was a bad idea. In fact, I found it's usually best to not do so unless you absolutely have to. It's better take the easy button way and let the defaults do their job for you.

Also I'm surprised perl wasn't installed by default for you in the first place, and even if it wasn't, if the machine is connected to the net, it's a simple yum install perl away. I take it you installed from a Live CD?

Sigh...this is why I'm of the opinion that the DVD should be the default format listed, would save a LOT of hassles from people installing the CD and then coming here and saying, "My Fedora doesn't have whateverfoo" (Usually open/libre office)

And I should also recommend installing Fedora 16 since Fedora 12 is EOL'd.

CronoCloud

[kierun]

Originally Posted by CronoCloud

I know this is going to be eventually moved to "End of Life", but I'll answer.

Yes, we are using a legacy system until we can update. I cannot change this.

Originally Posted by CronoCloud

First, why are you compiling it, when urxvt is included in the distro itself. If the machine is connected to the internet, a simple yum install rxvt-unicode as root should do the trick, if you didn't install from DVD.

The one that comes with Fedora12 does not have 256 color support.

Originally Posted by CronoCloud

I can tell you exactly where you went wrong, if you compiled perl from source and did a default install, it would be installed in /usr/local/bin not /usr/bin So giving that ./configure an option was a bad idea. In fact, I found it's usually best to not do so unless you absolutely have to. It's better take the easy button way and let the defaults do their job for you.

Also I'm surprised perl wasn't installed by default for you in the first place, and even if it wasn't, if the machine is connected to the net, it's a simple yum install perl away. I take it you installed from a Live CD?

Sigh...this is why I'm of the opinion that the DVD should be the default format listed, would save a LOT of hassles from people installing the CD and then coming here and saying, "My Fedora doesn't have whateverfoo" (Usually open/libre office)

Ah, perl is the system one:

; which perl
/usr/bin/perl
; sudo yum install perl
Loaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Package 4:perl-5.10.0-96.fc12.i686 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do

Originally Posted by CronoCloud

And I should also recommend installing Fedora 16 since Fedora 12 is EOL'd.

If I could, I would.

Thank you.

[CronoCloud]

Found out something else, the ./configure option --enable-perl isn't used to point to your perl installation but to enable rxvt-unicode's embedded perl interpreter, so try a plain ./configure.

Also make certain perl-devel is installed.

CronoCloud

[leigh123linux]

Moved to EOL (End Of Life) Versions

[kierun]

Originally Posted by CronoCloud

Found out something else, the ./configure option --enable-perl isn't used to point to your perl installation but to enable rxvt-unicode's embedded perl interpreter, so try a plain ./configure.

Also make certain perl-devel is installed.

CronoCloud

Still getting the same error.

yum install perl-devel 
Loaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Package 4:perl-devel-5.10.0-96.fc12.i686 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do

[wrothe]

I needed to install the ExtUtils::Embed perl module

yum install perl-ExtUtils-Embed

Check out:

configure.ac

It has a check that uses ExtUtils::Embed to determine if you have 5.8 or higher.