Scripts in Padre do not run. Need step-by-step help in setting up, as all current procedures I have found have failed for me.

[Michael Goldsbie]

NOTE: To skip directly to the problem itself, skip to the bolded text below. However, I thought I would give some background context first.


Hi,

My name is Michael, and I am trying to get into Perl.  While I have Ubuntu Linux installed on my computer, my default environment is Windows 7, and ideally I would like to do everything on this OS.  I would also ideally prefer to use a single IDE than a text editor + compiler.  Apparently, Padre is typically the IDE that everyone uses.

So I started here:

http://learn.perl.org/installing/windows.html

However, instead of JUST installing Padre, I installed DWIM Perl, which includes Padre, Strawberry Perl, and many other goodies.

http://padre.perlide.org/download.html

So after downloading and installing it, what's the next step?  Is a reboot of my computer necessary (especially since it doesn't explicitly tell me to do so)?  Do I use the command "cpan App::cpanminus" as per the first link above?  Do I go to the following page and run the following script in the DOS window?

http://padre.perlide.org/howto.html

C:\Dwimperl\perl\bin\perl.exe -MCPAN -e "CPAN->upgrade('/^Padre/')"


The problem is that when I run that script, many of those tests fail.  The "cpan App::cpanminus" command does not work either, as I receive the following error:

Can't locate App/Cpan.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/msys /usr/

lib/perl5/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/msys /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8

.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl .) at /c/Dwimperl/perl/bin/cpan line 5.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /c/Dwimperl/perl/bin/cpan line 5.

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However, I'm not sure if these extra commands in the DOS window are necessary, so let's just go right to Padre.


In Padre, I have typed the simple script 

print "Hello world\n";

and yet when I choose Run > Run Script, nothing happens.  No new window, no indication that it's compiled or failed...nothing.  In addition, when I choose Tools > Module Tools > Open CPAN Config File, I get the error "Failed to find your CPAN configuration".

I'm at my wit's end trying to figure out how to make this work.  Any help would be much appreciated.


Thank you very much,

Michael

[Robert Wohlfarth]

On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Michael Goldsbie <michael....@alum.utoronto.ca> wrote:

In Padre, I have typed the simple script 

print "Hello world\n";

and yet when I choose Run > Run Script, nothing happens.  No new window, no indication that it's compiled or failed...nothing.  In addition, when I choose Tools > Module Tools > Open CPAN Config File, I get the error "Failed to find your CPAN configuration".

Isn't there an "Output" window or something at the bottom of Padre? It's been a while since I've used it. I seem to recall that standard output gets sent there.

--
Robert Wohlfarth

[Michael Goldsbie]

There is, yes, and thank you for telling me about it.  However, still, nothing happens when I choose Run Script.  I am guessing some components are not correctly installed or something.

[Michael Goldsbie]

Ah yes, I finally found the problems:

http://padre.perlide.org/trac/ticket/1438

http://padre.perlide.org/trac/ticket/1474
http://padre.perlide.org/trac/ticket/1457


So all this time, the source of my frustration has been the result of bugs.  Well, I do feel better knowing this rather than it being a problem on my end (i.e. me doing something wrong), which is what I had assumed up until now.

Is there a way I can create an account on that site so I can help track and verify bugs?  I used to work in software quality assurance, so I know quite a bit about using a bugtracker.

[Dr.Ruud]

On 24/05/2013 22:25, Michael Goldsbie wrote:

> [...] I installed DWIM Perl [...]

> So after downloading and installing it, what's the next step?

On http://dwimperl.com/ there is a link to 'Perl Tutorial',
which has a link to 'Introduction 1. Install'.

It mentions:

"Go ahead, download the exe file and install it on your system. Before
doing so, please make sure you don't have any other Perl installed."

Try 'which perl' on the command prompt. What does it report?

--
Ruud

[Michael Rasmussen]

The OP states he's working in a Win7 environment, `which perl` is
not available there.

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[Ruud H.G. van Tol]

On 26/05/2013 14:28, Michael Rasmussen wrote:
> On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 04:19:27PM +0200, Dr.Ruud wrote:
>> On 24/05/2013 22:25, Michael Goldsbie wrote:

>>> [...] I installed DWIM Perl [...]
>>> So after downloading and installing it, what's the next step?
>>
>> On http://dwimperl.com/ there is a link to 'Perl Tutorial',
>> which has a link to 'Introduction 1. Install'.
>>
>> It mentions:
>>
>> "Go ahead, download the exe file and install it on your system. Before
>> doing so, please make sure you don't have any other Perl installed."
>>
>> Try 'which perl' on the command prompt. What does it report?
>
> The OP states he's working in a Win7 environment, `which perl` is
> not available there.

Ah indeed, I must have meant 'where', try "where perl".

--
Ruud

[kevin dawson]

On 25/05/13 06:45, Michael Goldsbie wrote:
> Ah yes, I finally found the problems:
>
> http://padre.perlide.org/trac/ticket/1438
> http://padre.perlide.org/trac/ticket/1474
> http://padre.perlide.org/trac/ticket/1457
>

mikebg hi

you will need to ask Gabor to assist you with a track account

then you will be able to update the tickets re Padre 0.98

for Padre 0.98 you will have to ask Gabor re lead time for DWIMPerl


regards
bowtie