GD install

[Matthew Bates]

Hi,

I'm currently trying to install the GD module for Perl on FreeBSD 4.10
and I'm experiencing some issues. I'm using the cpan to install but a
make test fails, reporting:

module GD: /usr/local/lib/libgd.so.2: Undefined symbol "libiconv_open"
at /usr/
local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/mach/DynaLoader.pm line 229

I'm relatively inexperienced with Perl so I'd appreciate any thought or
ideas.

Cheers,
Matt

 

[Jim Gibson]

Hi,

I'm currently trying to install the GD module for Perl on FreeBSD 4.10
and I'm experiencing some issues. I'm using the cpan to install but a
make test fails, reporting:

module GD: /usr/local/lib/libgd.so.2: Undefined symbol "libiconv_open"
at /usr/
local/lib/perl5/5.8.2/mach/DynaLoader.pm line 229

I'm relatively inexperienced with Perl so I'd appreciate any thought or
ideas.

The error message indicates that the problem is with your installation
of the GD library, not Perl or the GD module. Try testing to see if
your GD library (libgd.so) is working before trying to install the
GD.pm Perl module.

FYI: this newsgroup is defunct. Try comp.land.perl.misc for general
Perl questions in the future, or, for module-related subjects such as
yours, comp.lang.perl.modules. You are much more likely to get help
there.