[Expat-discuss] Re: troubles with expat sol 8/gcc/xml-parser

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Chris Watson writes:
 > i have installed perl version 5.8
 > i have installed expat version 1.95.4
 > i am trying to install XML-Parser-2.31 a perl module.
 > 
 > the parser package  allows you to test the distribution with a make test.  when
 > i run the make test the error messages that i get are, (please
 > excuse the ^M):
...
 > /gaia/bartlett/d1/scripts/nis/src/XML-Parser-2.31/blib/arch/auto/XML/Parser/Expat/Expat.so: symbol XML_GetErrorCode: referenced symbol
 > not found at /server/utils/lib/perl5/5.8.0/sun4-solaris/DynaLoader.pm line 229.

The XML::Parser::Expat module should be re-linked to use the static
version of the Expat library (libexpat.a).  I don't know how to do
this since I don't use Perl much, and have never built a Perl
extension.


  -Fred

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