Image::EXIF fails make test

[Boran]

I try to install Image::EXIF via CPAN but it fails during "make test".
This is the output I get after the compilation (which succeds without
a single warning):

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/pkg/bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib
-I/usr/pkg/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-netbsd -I/usr/pkg/lib/perl5/5.6.1
test.pl
1..1
Can't load 'blib/arch/auto/Image/EXIF/EXIF.so' for module Image::EXIF:
/root/.cpan/build/Image-EXIF-0.98.3/blib/arch/auto/Image/EXIF/EXIF.so:
Undefined PLT symbol "gpsprop" (symnum = 150) at
/usr/pkg/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-netbsd/DynaLoader.pm line 206.
at test.pl line 10
Compilation failed in require at test.pl line 10.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at test.pl line 10.
*** Error code 255

Stop.
make: stopped in /root/.cpan/build/Image-EXIF-0.98.3
/usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Could there be any dependencies I'm unaware of?

How would I go by installing it using "force" and would that
be very stupid of me? :-)


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boran

[Sisyphus]

Boran wrote:

> Can't load 'blib/arch/auto/Image/EXIF/EXIF.so' for module Image::EXIF:
> /root/.cpan/build/Image-EXIF-0.98.3/blib/arch/auto/Image/EXIF/EXIF.so:
> Undefined PLT symbol "gpsprop" (symnum = 150) at
> /usr/pkg/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-netbsd/DynaLoader.pm line 206.
> at test.pl line 10
> Compilation failed in require at test.pl line 10.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at test.pl line 10.
> *** Error code 255
>
> Stop.
> make: stopped in /root/.cpan/build/Image-EXIF-0.98.3
> /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
> Running make install
> make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Could there be any dependencies I'm unaware of?

There's certainly something that can't be found that's needed for
EXIF.so to load successfully.
The README suggests that you might need 'exiftags' available from:
[url]http://johnst.org/sw/exiftags/[/url]

Cheers,
Rob

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[Boran]

Sisyphus <kalinaubears@iinet.net.au> wrote:

> Boran wrote:

>> Can't load 'blib/arch/auto/Image/EXIF/EXIF.so' for module Image::EXIF:
>> /root/.cpan/build/Image-EXIF-0.98.3/blib/arch/auto/Image/EXIF/EXIF.so:
>> Undefined PLT symbol "gpsprop" (symnum = 150) at
>> /usr/pkg/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-netbsd/DynaLoader.pm line 206.

[ snip ]

> There's certainly something that can't be found that's needed for
> EXIF.so to load successfully.
> The README suggests that you might need 'exiftags' available from:
> [url]http://johnst.org/sw/exiftags/[/url]

I have installed it separately and since I can't get Image::EXIF, that
is what I use instead. I wanted to write my program without calling
external programs, but it really doesn't matter other than it would
feel nicer.

What I haven't told you is that I'm running an non-stable NetBSD
version which might be the cause of my problems. I give up for now.
:-)

Thank you the help!!


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boran

[Sisyphus]

Boran wrote:

> Sisyphus <kalinaubears@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>

>>Boran wrote:

>
>

>>>Can't load 'blib/arch/auto/Image/EXIF/EXIF.so' for module Image::EXIF:
>>>/root/.cpan/build/Image-EXIF-0.98.3/blib/arch/auto/Image/EXIF/EXIF.so:
>>>Undefined PLT symbol "gpsprop" (symnum = 150) at
>>>/usr/pkg/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-netbsd/DynaLoader.pm line 206.

>
> [ snip ]
>

>>There's certainly something that can't be found that's needed for
>>EXIF.so to load successfully.
>>The README suggests that you might need 'exiftags' available from:
>>[url]http://johnst.org/sw/exiftags/[/url]

>
>
> I have installed it separately and since I can't get Image::EXIF, that
> is what I use instead. I wanted to write my program without calling
> external programs, but it really doesn't matter other than it would
> feel nicer.
>
> What I haven't told you is that I'm running an non-stable NetBSD
> version which might be the cause of my problems. I give up for now.
> :-)
>

Presumably 'exiftags' contains a shared lib (.so) that Image::EXIF needs
to access. And perhaps that 'exiftags' shared lib is simply not being
found. The solution might be as simple as setting an environment
variable, or relocating the shared lib ..... but I struggle to
understand the operating systems I *do* use, let alone the ones I don't :-)

Cheers,
Rob

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[Boran]

Sisyphus <kalinaubears@iinet.net.au> wrote:

> Boran wrote:

>> What I haven't told you is that I'm running an non-stable NetBSD
>> version which might be the cause of my problems. I give up for now.
>> :-)

> Presumably 'exiftags' contains a shared lib (.so) that Image::EXIF needs
> to access. And perhaps that 'exiftags' shared lib is simply not being
> found. The solution might be as simple as setting an environment
> variable, or relocating the shared lib ..... but I struggle to
> understand the operating systems I *do* use, let alone the ones I don't :-)

I also like to understand the operating systems I use, but I think it's
wise to use a workaround if the searching takes too much time from the
actual work needed to be done.

I don't think I lack the basic knowledge of my operating systems in
general, but I'm not too confident in solving problems related to
installing modules via the CPAN shell.

My next step will be to learn more about the CPAN shell. Mayby the
equivalent of "make clean && make update" on all installed modules
would do the trick.

The program exiftags works like a charm and all it's libraries are found
in /usr/lib where they are supposed to be. The user environment is aware
of this.

Thank you once more for your help.


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boran

[Martin Herrmann]

Boran <boran@vmlinux.org> wrote in message news:<btco36$5q8s3$1@ID-171956.news.uni-berlin.de>...

> I try to install Image::EXIF via CPAN but it fails during "make test".

Why do you need Image::EXIF?
All EXIF informations may also be extracted with Image::Info.

> Could there be any dependencies I'm unaware of?

Image::Info has no dependencies to any libraries.

Regards
Martin

see also:
Mapivi - free image viewer with EXIF support written in Perl/Tk
[url]http://mapivi.de.vu[/url]

[Boran]

Martin Herrmann <mrh1@gmx.net> wrote:

> Boran <boran@vmlinux.org> wrote in message news:<btco36$5q8s3$1@ID-171956.news.uni-berlin.de>...

>> I try to install Image::EXIF via CPAN but it fails during "make test".

> Why do you need Image::EXIF?
> All EXIF informations may also be extracted with Image::Info.

I didn't know this. I'll try and install that one instead.

>> Could there be any dependencies I'm unaware of?

> Image::Info has no dependencies to any libraries.

Mayby it's of no great importance really, but I must say that the
independence of external programs is what makes me want to run CPAN-
modules in the first place. I prefer Image::Info over Image::EXIF
based only on that.



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boran

[Ed Landau]

Quick question: I'm also trying to get info from JPEG and RAM EXIF info. In
looking at CPAN image::Info, I see that it parses the EXIF info from JPEG
but from what I can tell, it does not expose those variables. Will it
expose creation date etc.?

Thanks.

-Ed

"Boran" <boran@vmlinux.org> wrote in message
news:bulgkg$jbd5n$1@ID-171956.news.uni-berlin.de...

> Martin Herrmann <mrh1@gmx.net> wrote:

> > Boran <boran@vmlinux.org> wrote in message

news:<btco36$5q8s3$1@ID-171956.news.uni-berlin.de>...

>

> >> I try to install Image::EXIF via CPAN but it fails during "make test".

> > Why do you need Image::EXIF?
> > All EXIF informations may also be extracted with Image::Info.

>
> I didn't know this. I'll try and install that one instead.
>

> >> Could there be any dependencies I'm unaware of?

> > Image::Info has no dependencies to any libraries.

>
> Mayby it's of no great importance really, but I must say that the
> independence of external programs is what makes me want to run CPAN-
> modules in the first place. I prefer Image::Info over Image::EXIF
> based only on that.
>
>
>
> --
> boran

[Juha Laiho]

(please don't top-post - edit appropriately the message to which you
are responding, and write your own content below the original -- or
when commenting to multiple sections of the original message,
intermixed with relevant parts of the original)

"Ed Landau" <aunst8_2000@yahoo.com> said:

>Quick question: I'm also trying to get info from JPEG and RAM EXIF info. In
>looking at CPAN image::Info, I see that it parses the EXIF info from JPEG
>but from what I can tell, it does not expose those variables. Will it
>expose creation date etc.?

Apparently you're looking for something like:

#! /usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

use Image::Info qw/image_info/;

my $info=image_info("filename.jpg");

print $info->{DateTime},"\n";

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[Ed Landau]

> "Ed Landau" <aunst8_2000@yahoo.com> said:

> >Quick question: I'm also trying to get info from JPEG and RAM EXIF info.

In

> >looking at CPAN image::Info, I see that it parses the EXIF info from JPEG
> >but from what I can tell, it does not expose those variables. Will it
> >expose creation date etc.?

>
> Apparently you're looking for something like:
> #! /usr/bin/perl -w
> use strict;
> use Image::Info qw/image_info/;
> my $info=image_info("filename.jpg");
> print $info->{DateTime},"\n";
> Wolf a.k.a. Juha Laiho Espoo, Finland

Thanks Juha: Do you know of a module which will also parse the EXIF info
from RAW images such as those that my Canon Digital SLR writes?

Thanks.

-Ed
P.S. Why don't you like top-posting? It saves scrolling :)

[Boran]

Ed Landau <aunst8_2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

> P.S. Why don't you like top-posting? It saves scrolling :)

A. No.
Q. Does top-posting make sense?

;-)







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boran

[Juha Laiho]

"Ed Landau" <aunst8_2000@yahoo.com> said:

>Do you know of a module which will also parse the EXIF info
>from RAW images such as those that my Canon Digital SLR writes?

I have no idea what the image format there would be like; I have
a Canon 35mm SLR myself, and have been looking at the digital SLRs
for a while now, but haven't been able to afford one yet (not even
with the current prices).

>P.S. Why don't you like top-posting? It saves scrolling :)

This traditional way of formatting messages keeps typically discussion
context better together. So, easier for someone to start reading in
mid-thread, and also easier for myself so that I don't need to memorize
what the discussion was - by reading the message I pretty much get the
relevant context in an order that is sensible to read.

Also keeping messages in sensible lengths works better this way. Now,
for example, if someone with more topical information on the Canon RAW
format and especially processing it with Perl, writes a followup to this
message, it'll be easy for him to just snip off all this text about
posting styles. So, for someone reading just that article, the article
will be "100% content".
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