[NTLUG:Discuss] Request Tracker question

[rob apodaca]

On 12 Dec 2002 12:08:31 -0600
Bobby Wrenn <bjwrenn at augustmail.com> wrote:

> I have googled and searched the RT web site. I don't find any mail
> lists or a lot of other info.
> 
> I am having trouble installing RT on a system running Mandrake 9.0.
> If anyone has experience with this package or Perl in general. Help!

Sorry, I don't know anything specific about RT.

> 
> The install script seems to run OK. However, I get some errors after
> the make install looks complete. At least I get message telling me
> the upgrade was successful. I think the messages are telling me I am
> missing some Perl modules.

If the messages are warnings, you are *probably ok. If the messages
are errors then there is most definatley a problem with the install.
The ones I usually come across are from missing stuff.

> 
> Finally the question. How do I find out what Perl modules are
> installed(maybe using cpan)?

>From the cpan prompt:
cpan> i /module::name/

--Example--
cpan> i /file::basename/
Module id = File::Basename
    DESCRIPTION  Return basename of a filename
    CPAN_USERID  JHI (Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi at iki.fi>)
    CPAN_VERSION 2.71
    CPAN_FILE    J/JH/JHI/perl-5.8.0.tar.gz
    DSLI_STATUS  Supf (standard,comp.lang.perl.*,perl,functions)
    MANPAGE      fileparse - split a pathname into pieces basename -
extract just the filename from a path dirname - extract just the
directory from a path    INST_FILE   
/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/File/Basename.pm    INST_VERSION 2.6


> And is _DBIx::SearchBuilder::Record_ a Perl module?

You can search the cpan website:
http://search.cpan.org/search?query=DBIx%3A%3Asearchbuilder%3A%3Arecord&mode=module


Hope it helps.
-rob