Bug #105486 for XML-LibXML: XML::LibXML does not build for ActiveState Perl PPM buildbot anymore

Thu Jun 25 16:59:17 2015 ASB [...] cpan.org - Ticket created

Subject:

XML::LibXML does not build for ActiveState Perl PPM buildbot anymore

Since ActiveState Perl 5.18, XML::LibXML does not build as a PPM anymore. You can have a look at the reports here: http://code.activestate.com/ppm/XML-LibXML/ There is also detailled descriptions why the build fails, if you click the icons in the pass matrix (I wish they would send reports to CPAN testers...), e.g. http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86-64int/5.20/2000/S/SH/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0121.d/log-20150504T065807.txt?_ga=1.3866992.1943044981.1421690950 Here is an excerpt of why it does not build (I guess): [snip] Applying 1 patch: C:\cpanfly-5.20\etc\distroprefs\XML-LibXML.patch C:\cygwin\bin\patch.exe -N -p1 <<EOT --- XML-LibXML/Makefile.PL.orig 2013-03-07 17:17:28.213834200 -0800 +++ XML-LibXML/Makefile.PL 2013-03-07 17:24:38.870266600 -0800 @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ $config_LIBS_alternatives = [ map { "$l $_" } q/ -lxml2 -lzlib/, - q/ -llibxml2 -lzlib -llibgettextlib.dll/ + q/ -llibxml2 -lzlib/ ]; $config{LIBS} = $config_LIBS_alternatives->[-1]; } EOT (Stripping trailing CRs from patch; use --binary to disable.) patching file Makefile.PL Hunk #1 succeeded at 315 with fuzz 2 (offset 10 lines). CPAN.pm: Building S/SH/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0121.tar.gz Show quoted text

>>> C:\Perl-5.20\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL INC=-I%FLY_LIBS%\include "LIBS=-L%FLY_LIBS%\lib -liconv"

enable native perl UTF8 Checking for ability to link against xml2...no Checking for ability to link against libxml2...libxml2, zlib, and/or the Math library (-lm) have not been found. Try setting LIBS and INC values on the command line Or get libxml2 from http://xmlsoft.org/ If you install via RPMs, make sure you also install the -devel RPMs, as this is where the headers (.h files) are. Also, you may try to run perl Makefile.PL with the DEBUG=1 parameter to see the exact reason why the detection of libxml2 installation failed or why Makefile.PL was not able to compile a test program. No 'Makefile' created SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0121.tar.gz C:\Perl-5.20\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL INC=-I%FLY_LIBS%\include "LIBS=-L%FLY_LIBS%\lib -liconv" -- NOT OK Running make test Make had some problems, won't test Could not read metadata file. Falling back to other methods to determine prerequisites Finished 2015-05-04T06:58:16 [/snip]

Fri Jun 26 03:06:41 2015 SHLOMIF [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Hi ASB, thanks for the report, but now the questions are - what is wrong in the Makefile.PL that prevents the build and how can it be fixed? Is there any way I can reproduce the process of the PPM buildbot inside a VM? I should note that XML::LibXML builds and works fine on Strawberry Perl. Regards, -- Shlomi Fish On Thu Jun 25 16:59:17 2015, ASB wrote: Show quoted text

> Since ActiveState Perl 5.18, XML::LibXML does not build as a PPM > anymore. > You can have a look at the reports here: > http://code.activestate.com/ppm/XML-LibXML/ > There is also detailled descriptions why the build fails, if you click > the icons in the pass matrix (I wish they would send reports to CPAN > testers...), e.g. http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86- > 64int/5.20/2000/S/SH/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0121.d/log- > 20150504T065807.txt?_ga=1.3866992.1943044981.1421690950 >

Fri Jun 26 03:06:41 2015 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Fri Jun 26 03:45:17 2015 ASB [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Hi Shlomi, it's possible to reproduce the issue by installing ActiveState Perl 5.20 and running 'cpan install XML::LibXML'. Here is some more information: * OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 * Perl: 5.20.2 build 2001 Please let me know if you need any other information. The output from the reproduction is as follows: XML-LibXML-2.0121/dom.h Configuring S/SH/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0121.tar.gz with Makefile.PL enable native perl UTF8 Checking for ability to link against xml2...no Checking for ability to link against libxml2...libxml2, zlib, and/or the Math li brary (-lm) have not been found. Try setting LIBS and INC values on the command line Or get libxml2 from http://xmlsoft.org/ If you install via RPMs, make sure you also install the -devel RPMs, as this is where the headers (.h files) are. Also, you may try to run perl Makefile.PL with the DEBUG=1 parameter to see the exact reason why the detection of libxml2 installation failed or why Makefile.PL was not able to compile a test program. No 'Makefile' created SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0121.tar.gz C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site -- NOT OK Failed during this command: SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0121.tar.gz : writemakefile NO -- No 'Makefile ' created HTH, Alex Am Fr 26. Jun 2015, 03:06:41, SHLOMIF schrieb: Show quoted text

> Hi ASB, > > thanks for the report, but now the questions are - what is wrong in > the Makefile.PL that prevents the build and how can it be fixed? Is > there any way I can reproduce the process of the PPM buildbot inside a > VM? I should note that XML::LibXML builds and works fine on Strawberry > Perl. > > Regards, > > -- Shlomi Fish > > On Thu Jun 25 16:59:17 2015, ASB wrote:

> > Since ActiveState Perl 5.18, XML::LibXML does not build as a PPM > > anymore. > > You can have a look at the reports here: > > http://code.activestate.com/ppm/XML-LibXML/ > > There is also detailled descriptions why the build fails, if you > > click > > the icons in the pass matrix (I wish they would send reports to CPAN > > testers...), e.g. http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86- > > 64int/5.20/2000/S/SH/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0121.d/log- > > 20150504T065807.txt?_ga=1.3866992.1943044981.1421690950 > >

Fri Jun 26 07:01:54 2015 SHLOMIF [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Hi Alexander, On Fri Jun 26 03:45:17 2015, ASB wrote: Show quoted text

> Hi Shlomi, > > it's possible to reproduce the issue by installing ActiveState Perl > 5.20 and running 'cpan install XML::LibXML'. > > Here is some more information: > * OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 > * Perl: 5.20.2 build 2001 > > Please let me know if you need any other information. >

Can you provide a patch for that, or at least run Makefile.PL with DEBUG=1? I guess I can try setting up a Windows Server 2012 R2 VM, but it will likely be time-consuming. Regards, -- Shlomi Fish

Fri Jun 26 11:02:46 2015 ASB [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Hi! Please find attached the output of the cpan shell with DEBUG=1. I guess it's pretty obvious that libxml2 is missing. I also cannot install Alien::LibXML. I downloaded the Windows binaries from http://xmlsoft.org/ and added the bin folder to %PATH%, but no change. HTH, Alex Am Fr 26. Jun 2015, 07:01:54, SHLOMIF schrieb: Show quoted text

> Hi Alexander, > > On Fri Jun 26 03:45:17 2015, ASB wrote:

> > Hi Shlomi, > > > > it's possible to reproduce the issue by installing ActiveState Perl > > 5.20 and running 'cpan install XML::LibXML'. > > > > Here is some more information: > > * OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 > > * Perl: 5.20.2 build 2001 > > > > Please let me know if you need any other information. > >

> > Can you provide a patch for that, or at least run Makefile.PL with > DEBUG=1? I guess I can try setting up a Windows Server 2012 R2 VM, but > it will likely be time-consuming. > > Regards, > > -- Shlomi Fish

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xml-libxml-2015-06-26_17h01install-fail.txt

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Fri Jun 26 12:25:57 2015 SHLOMIF [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Hi! On Fri Jun 26 11:02:46 2015, ASB wrote: Show quoted text

> Hi! > > Please find attached the output of the cpan shell with DEBUG=1. > I guess it's pretty obvious that libxml2 is missing. I also cannot > install Alien::LibXML. > I downloaded the Windows binaries from http://xmlsoft.org/ and added > the bin folder to %PATH%, but no change. >

Thanks! It seems that gcc cannot find the headers. You need to set the environment variables here: http://linux.die.net/man/1/gcc (See "CPATH" and "LIBRARY_PATH".). Can you try again with them set? Show quoted text

> HTH, > Alex > > Am Fr 26. Jun 2015, 07:01:54, SHLOMIF schrieb:

> > Hi Alexander, > > > > On Fri Jun 26 03:45:17 2015, ASB wrote:

> > > Hi Shlomi, > > > > > > it's possible to reproduce the issue by installing ActiveState Perl > > > 5.20 and running 'cpan install XML::LibXML'. > > > > > > Here is some more information: > > > * OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 > > > * Perl: 5.20.2 build 2001 > > > > > > Please let me know if you need any other information. > > >

> > > > Can you provide a patch for that, or at least run Makefile.PL with > > DEBUG=1? I guess I can try setting up a Windows Server 2012 R2 VM, > > but > > it will likely be time-consuming. > > > > Regards, > > > > -- Shlomi Fish

Sun Jun 28 06:27:10 2015 ASB [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

I'm sorry, I didn't get it to work. The reason is most likely me, as I'm a luser when it comes to compiling. Did I use the correct libxml package? I downloaded libxml2-2.7.8.win32, a set of binaries compiled for Windows. The content of the directory looks like this: C:\Perl\ext-dependencies\libxml2-2.7.8.win32>tree /f Folder PATH listing Volume serial number is 0CA1-C796 C:. │ readme.txt │ ├───bin │ libxml2.dll │ xmlcatalog.exe │ xmllint.exe │ ├───include │ └───libxml │ c14n.h │ catalog.h │ chvalid.h │ debugXML.h │ dict.h │ DOCBparser.h │ encoding.h │ entities.h │ globals.h │ hash.h │ HTMLparser.h │ HTMLtree.h │ list.h │ nanoftp.h │ nanohttp.h │ parser.h │ parserInternals.h │ pattern.h │ relaxng.h │ SAX.h │ SAX2.h │ schemasInternals.h │ schematron.h │ threads.h │ tree.h │ uri.h │ valid.h │ xinclude.h │ xlink.h │ xmlautomata.h │ xmlerror.h │ xmlexports.h │ xmlIO.h │ xmlmemory.h │ xmlmodule.h │ xmlreader.h │ xmlregexp.h │ xmlsave.h │ xmlschemas.h │ xmlschemastypes.h │ xmlstring.h │ xmlunicode.h │ xmlversion.h │ xmlwriter.h │ xpath.h │ xpathInternals.h │ xpointer.h │ └───lib libxml2.lib libxml2_a.lib libxml2_a_dll.lib So, I simply defined CPATH = LIBRARY_PATH as follows: C:\Perl\ext-dependencies\XML-LibXML-2.0121>set CPATH=C:\Perl\ext-dependencies\li bxml2-2.7.8.win32\bin;C:\Perl\ext-dependencies\libxml2-2.7.8.win32\include\libxm l;C:\Perl\ext-dependencies\libxml2-2.7.8.win32\lib;%PATH% C:\Perl\ext-dependencies\XML-LibXML-2.0121>SET LIBRARY_PATH=%CPATH% And then I ran "perl Makefile.PL DEBUG=1" again. The result is the same, the head files are not found. Is it something simple that I'm making wrong? Best regards, Alex Am Fr 26. Jun 2015, 12:25:57, SHLOMIF schrieb: Show quoted text

> Hi! > > On Fri Jun 26 11:02:46 2015, ASB wrote:

> > Hi! > > > > Please find attached the output of the cpan shell with DEBUG=1. > > I guess it's pretty obvious that libxml2 is missing. I also cannot > > install Alien::LibXML. > > I downloaded the Windows binaries from http://xmlsoft.org/ and added > > the bin folder to %PATH%, but no change. > >

> > Thanks! It seems that gcc cannot find the headers. You need to set the > environment variables here: > > http://linux.die.net/man/1/gcc > > (See "CPATH" and "LIBRARY_PATH".). > > Can you try again with them set? > >

> > HTH, > > Alex > > > > Am Fr 26. Jun 2015, 07:01:54, SHLOMIF schrieb:

> > > Hi Alexander, > > > > > > On Fri Jun 26 03:45:17 2015, ASB wrote:

> > > > Hi Shlomi, > > > > > > > > it's possible to reproduce the issue by installing ActiveState > > > > Perl > > > > 5.20 and running 'cpan install XML::LibXML'. > > > > > > > > Here is some more information: > > > > * OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 > > > > * Perl: 5.20.2 build 2001 > > > > > > > > Please let me know if you need any other information. > > > >

> > > > > > Can you provide a patch for that, or at least run Makefile.PL with > > > DEBUG=1? I guess I can try setting up a Windows Server 2012 R2 VM, > > > but > > > it will likely be time-consuming. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > -- Shlomi Fish

Sun Jun 28 07:10:05 2015 SHLOMIF [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Hi ASB, On Sun Jun 28 06:27:10 2015, ASB wrote: Show quoted text

> I'm sorry, I didn't get it to work. > The reason is most likely me, as I'm a luser when it comes to > compiling. > > > So, I simply defined CPATH = LIBRARY_PATH as follows: > > C:\Perl\ext-dependencies\XML-LibXML-2.0121>set CPATH=C:\Perl\ext- > dependencies\li > bxml2-2.7.8.win32\bin;C:\Perl\ext-dependencies\libxml2- > 2.7.8.win32\include\libxm > l;C:\Perl\ext-dependencies\libxml2-2.7.8.win32\lib;%PATH% >

I believe you need to have C:\Perl\ext-dependencies\libxml2-2.7.8.win32\include in the CPATH Without the \libxml suffix, because it looks for "libxml/*.h". Try again with it.

Mon Mar 25 19:45:22 2019 DBOOK [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

XML::LibXML now uses Alien::Libxml2 to find or link against libxml2. Please open an issue for that distribution if this problem still occurs.