Topic: perl upgrade possible? SME7.4

[yank]

Perhaps a newbie question in the wrong forum, but I'll take the risc;;
Is it possible to upgrade perl from v.5.8.5 to newer version without breaking the whole server?
And if so; which version is recommended?

Reason for upgrading perl is "new SqueezeCenter software, now renamed Squeezebox Server 7.4"
Error message on starting up the app;
[root@hell libexec]# ./squeezeboxserver
generates
The following modules failed to load: EV JSON::XS YAML::Syck GD Sub::Name
To download and compile them, please run: /usr/libexec/Bin/build-perl-modules.pl EV JSON::XS YAML::Syck GD Sub::Name
Exiting..

Perhaps one could issue the command suggested, but I really don't know.
At this moment the server is running smoothly, so the expression
"If it isn't broke, don't fix it... " comes to mind.
Anybody wish to give me a word of advice?
Call me chicken...
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yank

[Stefano]

how did you install the application?

[yank]

rpm -Uvh squeezeboxserver-7.4.0-1.noarch.rpm

oops! I should have used yum, shouldn't I.....
(to get the dependencies?)

[CharlieBrady]

Is it possible to upgrade perl from v.5.8.5 to newer version without breaking the whole server?

Probably not.

The following modules failed to load: EV JSON::XS YAML::Syck GD Sub::Name
To download and compile them, please run: /usr/libexec/Bin/build-perl-modules.pl EV JSON::XS YAML::Syck GD Sub::Name
Exiting..

This indicates that you are expected to install some additional modules, not that you need a different version of perl.

[Stefano]

This indicates that you are expected to install some additional modules, not that you need a different version of perl.

tha's why I've asked how did he install it..

btw, some of the modules are available on Dag repo

[yank]

hmm, thanks for the replies!
So I just need something extra, the question is what do I need? The 'additional modules', are these seperate or "all in one package". I'm sorry but I'm still learning..
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yank

[Stefano]

I'm sorry but I'm still learning..

well, first of all, then, start to learn to answer the questions?

how did you install that application?

[yank]

sorry, but I thought I did answered about four posts earlier:
rpm -Uvh squeezeboxserver-7.4.0-1.noarch.rpm

That's how I installed the application..
Or am I missing your point?

[Stefano]

sorry, but I thought I did answered about four posts earlier:
rpm -Uvh squeezeboxserver-7.4.0-1.noarch.rpm

That's how I installed the application..
Or am I missing your point?

no, no.. you are not missing anything..

please:
- setup Dag repo as per wiki instructions
- remove squeezeboxserver with

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rpm -e squeezeboxserver
- reinstall it with

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yum --enablerepo=dag localinstall squeezeboxserver-7.4.0-1.noarch.rpm

it should install the application AND all the dependencies.. if not, there's something wrong with that rpm

hth

[byte]

Moving this topic to the SME 7.x contribs forum, it is more appropriate there. Thanks!

[CharlieBrady]

it should install the application AND all the dependencies.. if not, there's something wrong with that rpm

I suspect that the rpm doesn't have appropriate dependency information encoded in it, which is why 'yank' was able to install it.

He could try:

yum install --enablerepo=dag 'perl(EV)' 'perl(JSON::XS)' 'perl(YAML::Syck)' \
  'perl(GD)' 'perl(Sub::Name)'

but there's a good chance that Dag hasn't build all those.

This is what is known as 'dependency hell'. Not suitable for beginners...

[Stefano]

I suspect that the rpm doesn't have appropriate dependency information encoded in it, which is why 'yank' was able to install it.

me too..