Problem installing GD

[dannoura]

Hi,

I downloaded GDGraph 1.42, GD 2.06 and GDTextUtil 0.86 . The problem is that the sample scripts provided with GDGraph aren't working.

The error is:
Can't locate GD/Graph/bars.pm in @INC (@INC contains: c:\perl\lib c:\perl\site\lib).

When I move the Graph directory to a new directory lib/GD I get:
Can't locate GD.pm in @INC (@INC contains: c:\perl\lib c:\perl\site\lib).

When I ran the Makefile.pl it gave warnings about GD and GD::Text not being found.
Does anyone have any idea how to solve this?

Thanks,
Jon.

[strat]

You didn't write which perl version you use. Under Windows, I wouldn't install GD per hand because it requires a lot of libs (you have already found out which are required because you read the README from the CPAN package?). But for Activestateperl (or PPM in common), some very nice people share precompiled versions of several modules...

If you use perl 5.0 or 5.6 or 5.61, have a look at Re: Modules in the Windows environment.

If you use perl 5.8, try

c:\> ppm
ppm > repository add http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/cgi-bin/ppmserver?ur
+n:/PPMServer58
ppm> install GD
ppm> exit

(thanks to Wangjianshuo's blog which I found after a lot of googling...)

Best regards,
perl -e "s>>*F>e=>y)\*martinF)stronat)=>print,print v8.8.8.32.11.32"

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ppm> search GD
Searching in Active Repositories
  1. GD           [2.07] Interface to Gd Graphics Library
  2. GD-Barcode   [1.14] Create barcode image with GD
  3. GD-Convert   [2.05] additional output formats for GD
  4. GD-Dashboard [0.04] Perl module to create JPEG graphics of meters
+ and dials
  5. GD-Graph3d   [0.63] Creates 3D charts with GD::Graph and GD.
  6. GDGraph      [1.42] Produces charts with GD
  7. GDGraph-Map  [1.05] generate HTML map text for GD::Graph diagramm
+s.
  8. GDTextUtil   [0.86] text utilities for GD
ppm> describe 1
====================
Package 1:
    Name: GD
 Version: 2.07
  Author: Lincoln Stein ([e-mail])
   Title: GD
Abstract: Interface to Gd Graphics Library
Location: theory
Available Platforms:
       1. MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8
====================
ppm> describe --dump 1
====================
Package 1:
<SOFTPKG NAME="GD" VERSION="2,07,0,0">
        <TITLE>GD</TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT>Interface to Gd Graphics Library</ABSTRACT>
        <AUTHOR>Lincoln Stein ([e-mail])</AUTHOR>
        <IMPLEMENTATION>
                <OS NAME="MSWin32" />
                <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8" />
                <CODEBASE HREF="http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/x86/
+GD.tar.gz" />
        </IMPLEMENTATION>
</SOFTPKG>
====================

update: More links for you found at http://crazyinsomniac.perlmonk.org/perl/ppm/README.html#If-you-wanna-install-perl-modules/binary-packages. You may also wanna read the How to RTFM tutorial, if you aren't aware of perldoc and such.

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I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6.x and 5.8.x -- I take requests (README).

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[gellyfish]

I guess by the path in your @INC that you are Activestate Perl - in which case you need to install the modules using PPM - i.e. at a command prompt you need to type:

ppm install GD
ppm install GDGraph

I don't think there is a package for GDTextUtil available

/J\

[dannoura]

Thanks for the suggestion but when I tried it I got:

Error: PPD for 'GD.ppd' could not be found

Btw, I don't know if this is useful but, installation of LWP worked fine.

[gellyfish]

Can you post the output of perl -v and ppm set please. You probably have PPM pointing at some wierd repository.

/J\

[strat]

This question was already posed yesterday. See Problem installing GD

Best regards,
perl -e "s>>*F>e=>y)\*martinF)stronat)=>print,print v8.8.8.32.11.32"

<update>This Node was reparented (thanks to tye) and so doesn't make any more sense</update>

[dannoura]

Yes, I was the one who asked it. For some reason I wasn't able to make any of the fixes (which admittedly looked very promising at first) work.

[strat]

Then you need to give us some more help. Without error messages or the like, nobody will be able to help you.

What error messages come up if you type in your command-prompt:

ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/GD.ppd

Best regards,
perl -e "s>>*F>e=>y)\*martinF)stronat)=>print,print v8.8.8.32.11.32"