Perl script Problem with Linux

[Ed Greshko]

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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