help installing WWW::Mechanize::Chrome in Strawberry Perl

Per the advice given to me in a previous thread (https://perlmonks.org/?node_id=11123667) in which I asked for help trying to install the module IO-Async-0.77.tar.gz, a prerequisite to WWW::Mechanize::Chrome, in cygwin, I tried to install WWW::Mechanize::Chrome in Strawberry Perl but am still encountering the same failure with IO-Async-0.77.tar.gz. Here is the logfile:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.685]
(c) 2020 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>cpan WWW::Mechanize::Chrome
Loading internal logger. Log::Log4perl recommended for better logging
CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.219)
Database was generated on Sun, 03 Jan 2021 22:38:41 GMT
Running install for module 'WWW::Mechanize::Chrome'
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v6.02)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.096)
Checksum for C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\id\C\CO\CORION\WWW-Mecha
+nize-Chrome-0.65.tar.gz ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v2.38)
CPAN: YAML::XS loaded ok (v0.82)
CPAN: CPAN::Meta::Requirements loaded ok (v2.140)
CPAN: Parse::CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.150010)
CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.150010)
CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v5.20200717)
Configuring C/CO/CORION/WWW-Mechanize-Chrome-0.65.tar.gz with Makefile
+.PL
Can't locate PerlX/Maybe.pm in @INC (you may need to install the PerlX
+::Maybe module) (@INC contains: C:/Strawberry/perl/site/lib C:/Strawb
+erry/perl/vendor/lib C:/Strawberry/perl/lib . lib) at ./examples/../l
+ib/WWW/Mechanize/Chrome.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./examples/../lib/WWW/Mechanize/C
+hrome.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at examples/gen_examples_pod.pl line 32.
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Warning: prerequisite IO::Async 0 not found.
Warning: prerequisite Image::Info 0 not found.
Warning: prerequisite Log::Log4perl 0 not found.
Warning: prerequisite Net::Async::WebSocket::Client 0.12 not found.
Warning: prerequisite Object::Import 0 not found.
Warning: prerequisite PerlX::Maybe 0 not found.
Warning: prerequisite Test::Memory::Cycle 0 not found.
Warning: prerequisite URI::ws 0 not found.
Warning: prerequisite Win32::File::VersionInfo 0 not found.
Generating a gmake-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for WWW::Mechanize::Chrome
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
  CORION/WWW-Mechanize-Chrome-0.65.tar.gz
  C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- OK
Running make for C/CO/CORION/WWW-Mechanize-Chrome-0.65.tar.gz
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----  CORION/WWW-Mechanize-Chrome-0.65.tar.gz ----
    IO::Async [requires]
    Image::Info [build_requires]
    Log::Log4perl [requires]
    Net::Async::WebSocket::Client [requires]
    Object::Import [requires]
    PerlX::Maybe [requires]
    Test::Memory::Cycle [build_requires]
    URI::ws [requires]
    Win32::File::VersionInfo [requires]
Running install for module 'IO::Async'
Checksum for C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\id\P\PE\PEVANS\IO-Async-
+0.77.tar.gz ok
Configuring P/PE/PEVANS/IO-Async-0.77.tar.gz with Build.PL
Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Creating new 'Build' script for 'IO-Async' version '0.77'
  PEVANS/IO-Async-0.77.tar.gz
  C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Build.PL -- OK
Running Build for P/PE/PEVANS/IO-Async-0.77.tar.gz
Building IO-Async
  PEVANS/IO-Async-0.77.tar.gz
  C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe ./Build -- OK
Running Build test for PEVANS/IO-Async-0.77.tar.gz
t\00use.t .................... ok
t\01timequeue.t .............. ok
t\02os.t ..................... ok
t\03loop-magic.t ............. ok
t\04notifier.t ............... ok
t\05notifier-loop.t .......... ok
t\06notifier-mixin.t ......... ok
t\07notifier-future.t ........ ok
t\10loop-poll-io.t ........... ok
t\10loop-select-io.t ......... ok
t\11loop-poll-timer.t ........ ok
t\11loop-select-timer.t ...... ok
t\12loop-poll-signal.t ....... skipped: This OS does not have signals
t\12loop-select-signal.t ..... skipped: This OS does not have signals
t\13loop-poll-idle.t ......... ok
t\13loop-select-idle.t ....... ok
t\14loop-poll-process.t ...... ok
t\14loop-select-process.t .... ok
t\15loop-poll-control.t ...... ok
t\15loop-select-control.t .... ok
t\16loop-poll-metrics.t ...... ok
t\16loop-select-metrics.t .... ok
t\18loop-poll-legacy.t ....... ok
t\18loop-select-legacy.t ..... ok
t\19loop-future.t ............ ok
t\19test.t ................... ok
t\20handle.t ................. ok
t\21stream-1read.t ........... ok
t\21stream-2write.t .......... ok
t\21stream-3split.t .......... ok
t\21stream-4encoding.t ....... ok
t\22timer-absolute.t ......... ok
t\22timer-countdown.t ........ ok
t\22timer-periodic.t ......... ok
t\23signal.t ................. skipped: This OS does not have signals
t\24listener.t ............... ok
t\25socket.t ................. ok
t\26pid.t .................... ok
t\27file.t ................... ok
t\28filestream.t ............. ok
t\30loop-fork.t .............. skipped: POSIX fork() is not available
t\31loop-spawnchild.t ........ skipped: POSIX fork() is not available
t\32loop-spawnchild-setup.t .. skipped: POSIX fork() is not available
t\33process.t ................ skipped: POSIX fork() is not available
t\34process-handles.t ........ skipped: POSIX fork() is not available
t\35loop-openprocess.t ....... skipped: POSIX fork() is not available
t\36loop-runchild.t .......... skipped: POSIX fork() is not available
t\37loop-child-root.t ........ skipped: POSIX fork() is not available
t\38loop-thread.t ............ ok
t\39loop-runproccess.t ....... skipped: POSIX fork() is not available
t\40channel.t ................ ok
t\41routine.t ................ ok
t\42function.t ............... ok
t\50resolver.t ............... 1/?
#   Failed test '->failure [3] gives EAI_NONAME or EAI_NODATA'
#   at t\50resolver.t line 342.
# $errno is 11002
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 35.
t\50resolver.t ............... Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x
+100)
Failed 1/35 subtests
        (less 5 skipped subtests: 29 okay)
t\51loop-connect.t ........... ok
t\52loop-listen.t ............ ok
t\53loop-extend.t ............ ok
t\60protocol.t ............... ok
t\61protocol-stream.t ........ ok
t\62protocol-linestream.t .... ok
t\63handle-connect.t ......... ok
t\64handle-bind.t ............ ok
t\70future-io.t .............. skipped: Future::IO is not available
t\99pod.t .................... ok

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t\50resolver.t             (Wstat: 256 Tests: 35 Failed: 1)
  Failed test:  28
  Non-zero exit status: 1
Files=64, Tests=1249, 120 wallclock secs ( 0.23 usr +  0.12 sys =  0.3
+6 CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/64 test programs. 1/1249 subtests failed.
  PEVANS/IO-Async-0.77.tar.gz
  C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe ./Build test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, t
+ry:
  reports PEVANS/IO-Async-0.77.tar.gz
Stopping: 'install' failed for 'IO::Async'.

The error section appears to be:

# Looks like you failed 1 test of 35.
t\50resolver.t ............... Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x
+100)
Failed 1/35 subtests

How do I fix this? A poster in my other thread said they had successfully installed the IO-Async-0.77.tar.gz module under Strawberry Perl. Should I just forward this output to the module's author? I checked the module's test results and I don't see Strawberry Perl represented (unless mswin32 is code for Strawberry Perl): http://matrix.cpantesters.org/?dist=IO-Async+0.77

[Corion]

It seems that this bug is not restricted to Windows. It seems that the test expects a nameserver always to be available.

I guess you can try to apply the patch attached to that RT ticket, whitelist the appropriate network packets in your firewall or just force the installation, ignoring that test failure.

Update: There also is a Windows related bug report. I'm not sure which one applies, but as the rest works OK for you, you should be OK to force the installation.

[Discipulus]

Hello Special_K,

..and Bod too.

Being IO::Async the guilty one you can try to test it per se:

cpan> test  IO::Async

...

Nothing was ready after 10 second wait; called at t\51loop-connect.t l
+ine 262

...

Stopping: 'test' failed for 'IO::Async'.
Failed during this command:
 PEVANS/IO-Async-0.77.tar.gz                  : make_test NO

I also noticed the windows firewall blocking something during the test phase.

Iirc I had the very same problem installing WWW::Mechanize::Chrome but problably I have just cpan --notest install IO::Async or --force the installation.

Actually on my strawberry 5.26 i have:

cpan> r IO::Async

Package namespace         installed    latest  in CPAN file
IO::Async                      0.75      0.77  PEVANS/IO-Async-0.77.ta
+r.gz

cpan> r WWW::Mechanize::Chrome

Package namespace         installed    latest  in CPAN file
WWW::Mechanize::Chrome         0.50      0.65  CORION/WWW-Mechanize-Ch
+rome-0.65.tar.gz

L*

[kikuchiyo]

FWIW, the bug tracker for IO::Async has several Windows-related install bugs, and also specifically this:

Bug #125614 for IO-Async: tests hang at t\52loop-listen.t

It's not encouraging that it's been open for 3 years.

[Bod]

It's not something specific to you...
I've tried installing WWW::Mechanize::Chrome and mine also fails when loading the IO::Async dependency.

I'll have a better look tomorrow as it's a module I've been meaning to try for quite some time...

[pritesh_ugrankar]

Hi,

As suggested by 1nickt I ran the command again with cpanm -v WWW::Mechanize::Chrome and here is what I found

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And when I check the C:\Users\PUGRAN~1\.cpanm\work\1609769637.8608\build.log file, it shows this:

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From what I could understand, the issue is mainly at:

t/49-pipe.t ................................... skipped: Pipes are cur
+rently unsupported on MSWin32
t/49-port.t ................................... ok
t/50-follow-link.t ............................ ok
t/50-form-with-fields-gh48.t .................. 1/6 cannot unlink file
+ for C:\Users\PUGRAN~1\AppData\Local\Temp\Dvvy_MMaaV\CrashpadMetrics-
+active.pma: Permission denied at C:/Strawberry/perl/lib/File/Temp.pm 
+line 916.
cannot remove directory for C:/Users/PUGRAN~1/AppData/Local/Temp/Dvvy_
+MMaaV: Directory not empty at C:/Strawberry/perl/lib/File/Temp.pm lin
+e 916.

And

C:/Strawberry/perl/site/lib/Devel/Cycle.pm line 107.
t/78-memleak.t ................................ ok
t/78-two-instances.t .......................... Unhandled type: GLOB a
+t C:/Strawberry/perl/site/lib/Devel/Cycle.pm line 107.
t/78-two-instances.t .......................... ok
t/99-interactive-single-window.t .............. ok
t/rt127588.t .................................. ok
t/rt130999.t .................................. ok
t/select.t .................................... Use of uninitialized v
+alue $ENV{"PATH"} in split at C:/Strawberry/perl/lib/File/Spec/Win32.
+pm line 169.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"PATH"} in split at C:/Strawberry/perl
+/lib/File/Spec/Win32.pm line 169.
t/select.t .................................... ok

But my Perl Foo is not that strong. I'll still try to figure it out.

[Corion]

Actually the two errors are:

...
t/50-mech-new-tab.t ........................... 7/8 Could not find nod
+e with given id

-32000 at C:\Users\PUGRAN~1\.cpanm\work\1609769637.8608\WWW-Mechanize-
+Chrome-0.65\blib\lib/Chrome/DevToolsProtocol/Target.pm line 490
# Looks like your test exited with 2304 just after 7.
t/50-mech-new-tab.t ........................... Dubious, test returned
+ 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
Failed 1/8 subtests
...
t/60-mech-custom-headers.t .................... 4/21 No search session
+ with given id found

-32000 at C:\Users\PUGRAN~1\.cpanm\work\1609769637.8608\WWW-Mechanize-
+Chrome-0.65\blib\lib/Chrome/DevToolsProtocol/Target.pm line 490
# Looks like your test exited with 2304 just after 10.
t/60-mech-custom-headers.t .................... Dubious, test returned
+ 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
Failed 11/21 subtests

These errors are "safe" to ignore, as they are some timing related issue which I haven't found the cause of (or a solution for) yet.

[pritesh_ugrankar]

Hi,

Indeed!!. I ran cpanm -v --force WWW::Mechanize::Chrome and it did install fine!! Given below is the output just in case

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Please let me know how did you figure out that these are not "showstopper" errors? Did you refer any line/log that helped you decide that?

[pritesh_ugrankar]

Hi,

I'm on Windows 10 64 Bit. Perl Version is 5.32 (64 Bit).

If I do cpanm WWW::Mechanize::Chrome the IO::Async installs successfully (as one of the dependencies of the module):

Building and testing IO-Async-0.77 ... OK
Successfully installed IO-Async-0.77

However, the module installation hangs at Building and testing WWW-Mechanize-Chrome-0.65 .... It's stuck there since about an hour. I've left the command prompt open. Will check and report here in a while.

Here's the entire output.

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[1nickt]

Hi, fyi you can add the -v flag to cpanm and see what's going on in more detail.

Hope this helps!