perl precompiled modules for unix

[subirp]

perl 5.6 on hpux 11.0

I need some modules beyond the standard set but I've run into a problem trying to compile one of them from source. But then it occured to me, some vendors (like Active State) provide a library of precompiled modules for quick install into their version of Perl. Might that be the case here? The module that's giving me problems is Math::GMP, and it relies on the GNU MP library (libgmp). The latter has multiple ABI's which depend on how it's compiled and I'm having trouble coming up with the right configuration to match the way Perl was compiled, so it keeps giving errors. So if there is a way to get around having to compile this it would really help.

 

[MikeLacey]

Hi there,

I've come across this problem a number of times when trying to install modules on an HPUX system.

You won't like the way I got around it though.

Compile your own, standard, version of Perl.

This will allow you to compile any module.

Mike

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