Script debugging

[Adam Smith]

Hi,

Platform i386, freeBSD 4.9 O/S

I am running a perl cgi script and am getting an error message to my
http error log files
==> /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1:
/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/mach/CORE/libperl.so: Undefined symbol
"nl_langinfo"

grep'ing seems to localize the problem in the libperl.so library

grep -in nl_langinfo /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/mach/CORE/libperl.so
Binary file /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/mach/CORE/libperl.so matches

but I am at a bit of a loss as to how best to proceed, just need a
directional push start.

Anyone up to the task?

-- Adam --

[Adam Smith]

Actually discovered that this is an Installation Problem apparently.
Merely, launching Perl produces the Undefined symbol condition.
Suggestions sought.



Adam Smith wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Platform i386, freeBSD 4.9 O/S
>
> I am running a perl cgi script and am getting an error message to my
> http error log files
> ==> /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1:
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/mach/CORE/libperl.so: Undefined symbol
> "nl_langinfo"
>
> grep'ing seems to localize the problem in the libperl.so library
>
> grep -in nl_langinfo /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/mach/CORE/libperl.so
> Binary file /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/mach/CORE/libperl.so matches
>
> but I am at a bit of a loss as to how best to proceed, just need a
> directional push start.
>
> Anyone up to the task?
>
> -- Adam --

[Ben Morrow]

[f'ups set]

Quoth Adam Smith <adamsmith@econ.com>:

> Platform i386, freeBSD 4.9 O/S
>
> I am running a perl cgi script and am getting an error message to my
> http error log files
> ==> /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1:
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/mach/CORE/libperl.so: Undefined symbol
> "nl_langinfo"

At least on my system (linux), nl_langinfo is defined in libc.so. Have
you upgraded your libc since you installed perl? What do you get if you
run 'ldd /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/mach/CORE/libperl.so'?

I suspect the only solution is to rebuild perl, unless your system's
really badly broken.

Ben

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