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Date:      Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:03:46 -0600
From:      Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: math:random
Message-ID:  <336C7F9E6C35AA130A674BCB@utd59514.utdallas.edu>
In-Reply-To: <475D781D.8020707@email.unc.edu>
References:  <475D781D.8020707@email.unc.edu>

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--On Monday, December 10, 2007 12:32:13 -0500 Jay Aikat 
<jaikat@email.unc.edu> wrote:

> Hi,	
> 	When I run a perl script that uses math:random, I get the following:
>
> Can't locate Math/Random.pm in @INC (@INC contains:
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/BSDPAN
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/mach
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at xyz.pl
> line 46.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at xyz.pl line 46.
>
> This machine is a 4.10-RELEASE, with perl, version 5.005_03.  But I am
> getting this on several machines running different versions of FreeBSD
> with different perl versions as well.
>
> How do I fix this?  Searched online a lot, but no resolution.  Thanks
> much for any help on fixing this,

You need to install the appropriate perl module - in this case Math::Random.

FreeBSD ports contain many of the perl modules.  Most are in the format 
p5-Foo-Bar.  To find them, go to /usr/ports and type "make search 
key=Math-Random" (for example.)

pauls@utd59514# ls /usr/ports/math/p5-Math-Random
p5-Math-Random/         p5-Math-Random-MT/      p5-Math-Random-MT-Auto/ 
p5-Math-Random-OO/      p5-Math-RandomOrg/

So, cd to /usr/ports/math/p5-Math-Random, make install clean and your 
problem will be solved.

-- 
Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
Senior Information Security Analyst
The University of Texas at Dallas
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/




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