Perl can't find Multicast.pm

Question

[root@newserver Socket]# /root/scripts/filetest testfile.txt
Can't locate loadable object for module IO::Socket::Multicast in @INC (@INC
contains: /usr/local/lib64/perl5/IO/Socket /usr/local/lib64/perl5 /usr/local/share/perl5
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5 /usr/share/perl5

filetest is calling "use IO::Socket::Multicast;"

The contents of the directory /usr/local/lib64/perl5/IO/Socket is the following:

-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 12342 Mar 22  2017 INET.pm  
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 14201 Nov 30 10:13 Multicast.pm  
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root  3111 Mar 22  2017 UNIX.pm

Why can't perl find the Multicast.pm?

did you install the multicast module first?are these two different modules? could there be another location for the modules? — Tux_DEV_NULL, Nov 30 '17 at 18:13
It looks like you've mixed up a locally built copy of perl with the system perl? What is going on with this system? — Michael Hampton, Nov 30 '17 at 19:01

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 30 '17 at 21:13

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I found the problem, the path to Multicast.pm was a symbolic link and it appears that Perl didn't like it. Once I removed the symlink and just copied the files I needed over it was fine.

answered Nov 30 '17 at 21:13

rahrahruby

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There is no sign of a symlink in your directory listing in the question. Are you sure? – chicks Dec 01 '17 at 02:57
If you're certain this actually worked, you can accept your own answer to resolve this post. – zymhan Dec 01 '17 at 14:23

Perl can't find Multicast.pm

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