Relocation Error After Tk Install

[tyzr]

My sysadmin just installed Perl Tk. When I try to execute
the test script: perl -e 'use Tk', I get the following error
message:
ld.so.1: perl: fatal: relocation error: file
/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.00503/sun4-solaris/auto/Tk/Event/Event.so:
symbol Perl_get_sv:
referenced symbol not found
Killed
I guess the installation is not quite right. Any ideas about
what might be wrong, or where to start investigating?

Thanks!

[integral]

The Tk module isn't written using pure perl, it uses some XS code, which is converted into C and compiled as a shared object (shared library). Perl then tries to load it when you request the Tk module, and that's where its failing.

My best guess at why its having problems finding the symbol is that there is a mismatch between the perl executable and the version that the library was compiled against.

You probably want to start investigating by recompiling and reinstalling the Tk module and make sure all the tests included with it run ok.

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integral, resident of freenode's #perl

[tyzr]

Thanks, integral. We reinstalled, and it seemed to go ok this time. I appreciate your help. tyzr