Question

I'm getting a "GaugePlugin error: Require Perl module 'GD' not found" all over the GaugePluginTests Page.

Now I have the following installed:

1. perl-GD-2.32-1.fc5
2. gd-2.0.33-6.2
3. libpng-1.2.8-2.2.1
4. zlib-1.2.3-1.2.1

and tested the GD in the Demo directory with samples.pl -- all checkouted.

All this was installed first, then I unziped the GaugePlugin.zip and went to Configure. Then I went to the Test page to make sure everything was OK.

Then I get the error message.

Environment

-- ThomasVines - 21 Apr 2006

Answer

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Where did you install GD? Is it accessible in the Perl lib path?

-- PeterThoeny - 21 Apr 2006

GD library installation directories are in /usr/local with the lib, include and bin off of /usr/local. Perl 5.8.8 is in /usr/local/bin.

-- ThomasVines - 24 Apr 2006

You need to make sure the Perl DG library is somewhere in your Perl lib path. For example, the @INC path on one of my systems is /opt/csw/lib/perl/site_perl /opt/csw/share/perl/site_perl /opt/csw/lib/perl/csw /opt/csw/share/perl/csw /opt/csw/lib/perl/5.8.7 /opt/csw/share/perl/5.8.7

If you installed the GD library in a non-standard location you can set a local Perl lib path in twiki/bin/LocalLib.cfg

-- PeterThoeny - 28 Apr 2006

I have installed this Plugin in Win 2003 Server with CygWin. I have installed the GD library with CPAN installation.

Now sure what to do next (how do I install other dependencies) and make this work.

Currently I get the Error "GaugePlugin error: Required Perl module 'GD' not found".

Many Thanks in advance !

-- RamkumarKb - 05 May 2006

Find out where GD.pm is located. Add that directory to @localPerlLibPath in twiki/bin/LocalLib.cfg

-- PeterThoeny - 05 May 2006

Hi Peter,

Thank you very much. I did as suggested but the GuagePlugin still does not work. I am attaching the LocalLib.cfg file here along with the error I see in Twiki page.

I did a "chmod a+x GD.pm" as the file did not have execute permission (Also did the same for the GD directory itself). But still no luck.

I have however not installed the gd & PNG libraries as mentioned in dependencies. Can you please guidme as to how to do this?

Thanks a lot !

/Ramkumar

-- RamkumarKb - 06 May 2006

I am attaching the CPAN i GD and my Twiki Testenv results here for further inputs

-- RamkumarKb - 06 May 2006

The Perl GD library is a wrapper around the gd libs. Please install the libs GD depens on, and test it out before using GD in TWiki. I do not know the details, please consult the installation instructions for GD.

-- PeterThoeny - 06 May 2006

After spending one full day with this, I am afraid I still could not get this working. I downloaded, compiled and installed the gd library.

After that when I try to make the GD library, it give me the error:

* [blib/arch/auto/GD/GD.dll] Error 2

I guess there is some issue using GD with perl 5.7.8 (it probably needs perl 5.8.8) due to some Math::Trig package mismatch.

So finally decided not to use this plugin for a while.

-- RamkumarKb - 09 May 2006

I am sorry it did not work out.

-- PeterThoeny - 09 May 2006