Perl script Problem with Linux
Ed Greshko
Ed.Greshko at greshko.com
Thu Nov 25 06:58:40 UTC 2004
Padiyath Sreekumaran wrote:
> I have a perl script which reads a configuration file. This
> Script works on SUN as well as Tru64 to certain extend. Since I donot
> have all the input files on SUN and Tru64 the script stops. The
> Problem on Linux is that it dies immediately in line 9 of the
> Configuration file. Iam using Perl version 5.8 and Redhat 9.0. The
> problem is in the routine read_conf of the perl script. Iam not an
> expert on Perl. Can any one help me? Am I missing any Perl modules on
>
> Linux? Thanks for your help.
>
>
>
> Iam enclosing both files: script and config file
Seems as if the listserver strips out attachments.... Which is not a
bad thing, IMHO.
> # perl -v
> This is perl, v5.8.0 built for i386-linux-thread-multi
>
> (with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail)
>
> # uname -a
>
> Linux pc4289 2.4.20-28.9 #1 Thu Dec 18 13:45:22 EST 2003 i686 i686 i386
> GNU/Linux
>
> I know that I should have send this problem to Perl FAQ. Since I get
> error with Linux I thought that I shall ask here. Sorry for that.
>
> Error I get on Linux:
>
> # ./dnewsreport103.pl -f ./dnewsreport.103.conf
>
> Error in ./dnewsreport.103.conf line 9: must be 'section' instead of '#'
One common problem that presents itself in many ways is the setting of
the LANG environment variable. In later versions of RH it often
defaults to:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
try changing that to
LANG=en_US
or whatever you are using minus the .UTF-8
This is just a stab in the dark. YMMV.
Ed
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