It seems a bit unfair ("shooting the messenger") blaming zef for
module install error messages and after all it does says "Perl 5
version requirement not met"Looking at what triggers this error... https://github.com/niner/Inline-Perl5/blob/master/Build.pm#L6 suggests you need 5.18 or better and it doesn't look this is installed. Note also the docs https://github.com/niner/Inline-Perl5/blob/master/README.md (under BUILDING) says your Perl 5 needs to be built with particular compile flags (-fPIC via -Duseshrplib). It's probably worth checking this is the case when you upgrade perl 5. If you have to rebuild perl5 from source you may (not sure) also have to rebuild perl 6 from source in order to use the same C compiler with both. This all *should* work on Windows (although I'd be unsurprised if noone has tested it recently) but it's probably easier to practice the steps on a common linux distro (under virtualbox or whatever) before trying it on that platform. Cheers Steve On 29 September 2017 at 17:06, Ville Koskinen <perl6-bugs-follo...@perl.org> wrote: > # New Ticket Created by Ville Koskinen > # Please include the string: [perl #132183] > # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. > # <URL: https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=132183 > > > > I downloaded and installed the latest Windows x64 build of Rakudo > (http://rakudo.org/downloads/star/rakudo-star-latest-x86_64%20(JIT).msi). > My operating system is Windows Server 2016. > > When I try to install Inline::Perl5 with zef, the package installation > fails. But no matter how high I set verbosity, all I get is a cryptic > error message: > > C:\Users\villek>zef --debug install Inline::Perl5 > ===> Searching for: Inline::Perl5 > ===> Found: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') [via > Zef::Repository::LocalCache] > ===> Dependencies: LibraryMake, File::Temp > ===> Filtering: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') > ===> Filtering [OK] for Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') > ===> Building: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') > Building with plugin: Zef::Service::Shell::Build+{<anon|123227344>} > Command: C:\rakudo\bin\perl6.bat -Ilib -I. -MBuild -e > ::('Build').new.build('C:\Users\villek\.zef\store\Inline-Perl5-0.29.tar.gz\Inline-Perl5-0.29'); > exit(0); > Can't find string terminator '"' anywhere before EOF at -e line 1. > > Perl 5 version requirement not met > > in method build at > C:\Users\villek\.zef\store\Inline-Perl5-0.29.tar.gz\Inline-Perl5-0.29\Build.pm > (Build) line 6 > in block <unit> at -e line 1 > > > ===> Building [FAIL]: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') > Aborting due to build failure: > Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') (use --force-build to > override) > in code at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA > (Zef::Client) line 329 > in method build at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA > (Zef::Client) line 294 > in sub at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA > (Zef::Client) line 520 > in method install at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA > (Zef::Client) line 631 > in sub MAIN at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\ED3033E8712BCF9F6DE53678B14A54705DF211A6 > (Zef::CLI) line 152 > in block <unit> at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\resources\DC5F87DA28311BE6F3A731229527E5C4A2F12716 > line 1 > in sub MAIN at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\bin\zef line 2 > in block <unit> at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\bin\zef line 2 > > This is in cmd.exe. In Powershell, the output is similar: > > PS C:\Users\villek> zef --debug install Inline::Perl5 > ===> Searching for: Inline::Perl5 > ===> Found: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') [via > Zef::Repository::LocalCache] > ===> Dependencies: LibraryMake, File::Temp > ===> Filtering: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') > ===> Filtering [OK] for Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') > ===> Building: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') > Building with plugin: Zef::Service::Shell::Build+{<anon|123227344>} > Command: C:\rakudo\bin\perl6.bat -Ilib -I. -MBuild -e > ::('Build').new.build('C:\Users\villek\.zef\store\Inline-Perl5-0.29.tar.gz\Inline-Perl5-0.29'); > exit(0); > Can't find string terminator '"' anywhere before EOF at -e line 1. > > Perl 5 version requirement not met > > in method build at > C:\Users\villek\.zef\store\Inline-Perl5-0.29.tar.gz\Inline-Perl5-0.29\Build.pm > (Build) line 6 > in block <unit> at -e line 1 > > > ===> Building [FAIL]: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') > Aborting due to build failure: > Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') (use --force-build to > override) > in code at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA > (Zef::Client) line 329 > in method build at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA > (Zef::Client) line 294 > in sub at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA > (Zef::Client) line 520 > in method install at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA > (Zef::Client) line 631 > in sub MAIN at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\ED3033E8712BCF9F6DE53678B14A54705DF211A6 > (Zef::CLI) line 152 > in block <unit> at > C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\resources\DC5F87DA28311BE6F3A731229527E5C4A2F12716 > line 1 > in sub MAIN at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\bin\zef line 2 > in block <unit> at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\bin\zef line 2 > > Is this a bug in zef or in perl6.bat? > > Am I expected to read through the source code on the lines mentioned in > the stack trace? > > It would be much more useful to see some diagnostics about which > compiler the Build package is trying to use (if any!), whether it has > failed to find it and what it is actually trying to accomplish. > > Regards, > Ville Koskinen -- 4096R/EA75174B Steve Mynott <steve.myn...@gmail.com>
