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Bug 594768 - perl-CPAN should install modules into local/site_perl directory
Summary: perl-CPAN should install modules into local/site_perl directory
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: perl
Version: 6.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
medium
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: Marcela Mašláňová
QA Contact: Petr Šplíchal
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-05-21 14:40 UTC by Petr Šplíchal
Modified: 2023-06-01 06:31 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: perl-5.10.1-110.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
: 616736 (view as bug list)
Environment:
Last Closed: 2010-11-11 14:53:58 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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Red Hat Bugzilla 1201191 0 unspecified CLOSED run 'make test' on ppc64, s390, s390x 2021-02-22 00:41:40 UTC

Internal Links: 1201191

Description Petr Šplíchal 2010-05-21 14:40:01 UTC 
Description of problem:

Using CPAN to install the latest modules can result into
overwriting files from the perl rpm package. This can cause
problems such as broken modules after package update (bug 375621).

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
perl-CPAN-1.9402-109.el6.x86_64

Steps to Reproduce:
# perl -MCPAN -e 'install "Scalar::Util"'
...
Installing /usr/lib64/perl5/auto/List/Util/Util.so
Installing /usr/lib64/perl5/Scalar/Util.pm
Installing /usr/lib64/perl5/Scalar/Util/PP.pm
Installing /usr/lib64/perl5/List/Util.pm
Installing /usr/lib64/perl5/List/Util/XS.pm
Installing /usr/lib64/perl5/List/Util/PP.pm
Appending installation info to /usr/lib64/perl5/perllocal.pod
  GBARR/Scalar-List-Utils-1.23.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persistent state

Actual results:
# rpm -V perl
.M5....T.    /usr/lib64/perl5/List/Util.pm
SM5....T.    /usr/lib64/perl5/List/Util/PP.pm
.M5....T.    /usr/lib64/perl5/List/Util/XS.pm
.M5....T.    /usr/lib64/perl5/Scalar/Util.pm
SM5....T.    /usr/lib64/perl5/Scalar/Util/PP.pm
SM5....T.    /usr/lib64/perl5/auto/List/Util/Util.so

Expected results:
Manually installed modules go into local/site_perl directory where
they override system files by being earlier in @INC. Inspecting
@INC I see:

# perl -e 'print join "\n", @INC;'
/usr/local/lib64/perl5
/usr/local/share/perl5
/usr/local/share/perl5
/usr/lib64/perl5
/usr/share/perl5
/usr/share/perl5
/usr/lib64/perl5
/usr/share/perl5
/usr/local/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl

which looks like site_perl directories are only after system,
while in RHEL5 we have site_perl at the beginning:

# perl -e 'print join "\n", @INC;'
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
/usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8

Is that expected? I guess not...
Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2010-06-07 16:02:49 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux major release.  Product Management has requested further
review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux Major release.  This request is not yet committed for
inclusion.
Comment 3 Marcela Mašláňová 2010-06-08 08:07:15 UTC 
Paths @INC were changed to be shorter (and probably faster) for RHEL-6. They are defined in this way:
site:    /usr/local/lib64/perl5
site:    /usr/local/share/perl5
    /usr/local/share/perl5
vendor:    /usr/lib64/perl5
vendor:    /usr/share/perl5
    /usr/share/perl5
perl:    /usr/lib64/perl5
perl:    /usr/share/perl5
compatibility directories:    /usr/local/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0
    /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl

I'll add a patch that set "site" as default installation path for CPAN.
Comment 5 Petr Šplíchal 2010-07-21 09:48:07 UTC 
Verified with perl-5.10.1-113.el6.x86_64,
perl-CPAN-1.9402-113.el6.x86_64. All files now installed into
/usr/local/* which will prevent clashes:

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: [   LOG    ] :: Test
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

:: [   LOG    ] :: Scalar::Util version is 1.21
:: [   PASS   ] :: Installing Scalar::Util module from CPAN
:: [   LOG    ] :: Scalar::Util version is 1.23
:: [   PASS   ] :: Scalar::Util smoke test
:: [   PASS   ] :: Checking for installed files
:: [   PASS   ] :: Checking /usr/local/lib64/perl5/auto/List/Util/Util.so
:: [   PASS   ] :: Checking /usr/local/lib64/perl5/auto/List/Util/Util.bs
:: [   PASS   ] :: Checking /usr/local/lib64/perl5/List/Util.pm
:: [   PASS   ] :: Checking /usr/local/lib64/perl5/List/Util/XS.pm
:: [   PASS   ] :: Checking /usr/local/lib64/perl5/List/Util/PP.pm
:: [   PASS   ] :: Checking /usr/local/lib64/perl5/Scalar/Util.pm
:: [   PASS   ] :: Checking /usr/local/lib64/perl5/Scalar/Util/PP.pm
:: [   PASS   ] :: Checking /usr/local/share/man/man3/Scalar::Util.3pm
:: [   PASS   ] :: Checking /usr/local/share/man/man3/List::Util.3pm
:: [   PASS   ] :: Checking /usr/local/share/man/man3/List::Util::XS.3pm
:: [   PASS   ] :: Verifying the perl package
:: [   LOG    ] :: Duration: 1m 19s
:: [   LOG    ] :: Assertions: 14 good, 0 bad
:: [   PASS   ] :: RESULT: Test
Comment 6 releng-rhel@redhat.com 2010-11-11 14:53:58 UTC 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 is now available and should resolve
the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed
with a resolution of CURRENTRELEASE. You may reopen this bug report if the
solution does not work for you.
Comment 7 Kenny G 2013-04-03 21:26:33 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
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