Re: PDL and PGPLOT on Windows XP

[syphilis]

I have PGplot.pm installed right where it is supposed to be at: C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\PDL\Graphics\PGplot.pm

That's not the file it "can't locate". The file it can't locate is C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\auto\PGPLOT\PGPLOT.xs.dll. That file should have been installed when you installed PGPLOT via ppm.
Does that file exist ? If not, does that directory even exist (and, if it exists, what does it contain) ?

Might pay to try re-installing PGPLOT:

ppm remove PGPLOT --force

(hope that's the right invocation - I think you'll need to use '--force'), then:

ppm install http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/PPMPackages/10xx/PGPLOT.ppd

Cheers,
Rob

[BJ_Covert_Action]

Hmmm. Well it appears that I do have that directory and file installed. Existing within: C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\auto\PGPLOT, I have the following files:

• .packlist
• PGPLOT.bs
• PGPLOT.xs.dll

I did a remove command using ppm and tried reinstalling PGPLOT. I also added C:\strawberry\perl\bin to my PATH variable (though I think it might already have been there). After doing so, I tried use PGPLOT; in the perldl shell again and I got this error:

Attempt to reload PGPLOT.pm aborted.
Compilation failed in require at (eval 44) line 4, <STDIN> line 2.
 at (eval 44) line 4
        main::BEGIN() called at (eval 44) line 4
        eval {...} called at (eval 44) line 4
        eval '
                                                            sub {
                                                              {
                                                                use PG
+PLOT;
;
                                                              }
                                                            }

;' called at C:\strawberry\perl\bin/perldl line 657
        main::eval_and_report('use PGPLOT;\x{a}') called at C:\strawbe
+rry\perl\bin/perldl line 606
        main::process_input() called at C:\strawberry\perl\bin/perldl 
+line 626
        eval {...} called at C:\strawberry\perl\bin/perldl line 626
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 44) line 4, <STDIN> line 2.
 at (eval 44) line 4
        eval '
                                                            sub {
                                                              {
                                                                use PG
+PLOT;
;
                                                              }
                                                            }

;' called at C:\strawberry\perl\bin/perldl line 657
        main::eval_and_report('use PGPLOT;\x{a}') called at C:\strawbe
+rry\perl\bin/perldl line 606
        main::process_input() called at C:\strawberry\perl\bin/perldl 
+line 626
        eval {...} called at C:\strawberry\perl\bin/perldl line 626

...which appears to be substantially different, though I can't tell if it is better or worse. Any new ideas? Thanks again for the help thus far.






EDIT: So, I tried removing and reinstalling PGPLOT one more time using PPM and after reinstalling all of the dll's and exe's in my C:\strawberry\perl\bin\ directory I am back to getting this error:




Can't locate loadable object for module PGPLOT in @INC (@INC contains:
+ C:/strawberry/perl/lib C:/strawberry/perl/site/lib .) at (eval 40) l
+ine 4
Compilation failed in require at (eval 40) line 4, <STDIN> line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 40) line 4, <STDIN> line 1.




So it might be worth skipping all that junk that got spewed out during my first attempt.

[syphilis]

I am back to getting this error

Sorry - I've only just now remembered that the DynaLoader that shipped with 5.10.0 was broken as regards the mechanism that loads PGPLOT.xs.dll.
If you can upgrade to 5.10.1, or just grab a 5.10.1 DynaLoader.pm and stick it in there, then all should be fine.

Or, if you /msg me your email address I could send you the DynaLoader.pm that I use with 5.10.0.

Cheers,
Rob