FS#7724 - aclocal fails with apparently Perl-related error

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by name withheld (Gullible Jones) - Wednesday, 01 August 2007, 21:36 GMT
Last edited by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Friday, 03 August 2007, 16:11 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Current
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Aaron Griffin (phrakture)
Architecture All
Severity Critical
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.05 Duke
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Any attempt to run aclocal, e.g. as part of a compilation process, fails with the following message.

Can't locate strict.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/share/automake-1.10 /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.4/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.4 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.3/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.3 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.1/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl .) at /usr/bin/aclocal line 37.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/aclocal line 37.
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Closed by  Roman Kyrylych (Romashka)
Friday, 03 August 2007, 16:11 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by name withheld (Gullible Jones) - Friday, 03 August 2007, 16:10 GMT
Okay, it looks like Perl somehow got corrupted. Forcing a reinstall worked.

Sorry to waste your time, guys. :/

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