not able to install GeoIP2::Database::Reader

[thvv]

Since GeoIP Legacy will not be supported after April, I wanted to update my software to GeoIP2. My environment is macOS 10.12.6, Perl 5.24

I did "sudo -H cpan" and then "install GeoIP2::Database::Reader" and install failed.

MAXMIND/GeoIP2-004000 required Data::Validate::IP DROLSKY/Data-Validate-IP.0.27 required NetAddr::IP MIKER/NetAddr-IP.4.079 failed its tests and would not install.

  Test Summary Report
  -------------------
  t/binet_ntoa.t            (Wstat: 0 Tests: 20 Failed: 3)
Failed tests:  7, 9, 11
  t/binet_pton.t            (Wstat: 0 Tests: 32 Failed: 3)
Failed tests:  19, 21, 23
  t/inet_pton.t             (Wstat: 0 Tests: 32 Failed: 3)
Failed tests:  19, 21, 23
  t/ipv6_ntoa.t             (Wstat: 0 Tests: 20 Failed: 3)
Failed tests:  7, 9, 11
  Files=39, Tests=1528,  2 wallclock secs ( 0.21 usr  0.11 sys +  0.87 cusr  0.23 csys =  1.42 CPU)
  Result: FAIL
  Failed 4/39 test programs. 12/1528 subtests failed.
  make[2]: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255
  make[1]: *** [subdirs-test_dynamic] Error 2
  make: *** [subdirs-test_dynamic] Error 2
MIKER/NetAddr-IP-4.079.tar.gz
/usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
  //hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, try:
reports MIKER/NetAddr-IP-4.079.tar.gz
DROLSKY/Data-Validate-IP-0.27.tar.gz
Has already been unwrapped into directory /var/root/.cpan/build/Data-Validate-IP-0.27-0
DROLSKY/Data-Validate-IP-0.27.tar.gz
Has already been prepared
  Running make for D/DR/DROLSKY/Data-Validate-IP-0.27.tar.gz
  Warning: Prerequisite 'NetAddr::IP => 4' for 'DROLSKY/Data-Validate-IP-0.27.tar.gz' failed when processing 'MIKER/NetAddr-IP-4.079.tar.gz' with 'make_test => NO'. Continuing, but chances to succeed are limited.

(i tried the "reports" command and it failed with an exception.)

[oschwald]

I think this is the same as this NetAddr::IP issue. Perhaps you could try upgrading Socket6?

[thvv]

On Jan 17, 2018, at 4:12 PM, Gregory Oschwald notifications@github.com wrote: I think this is the same as this NetAddr::IP issue. Perhaps you could try upgrading Socket6?

thanks for the valuable clue. i need another though.

the last line of the NetAddr::IP issue says "Fixed in 0.26 added" so in cpan i did "i Socket6" .. mine says INST_VERSION 0.28 so I guess I have this fix.

i ran cpan-outdated. it showed Socket as downrev, updated that. NetAddr::IP still does not install.

what else can i try?

[thvv]

I solved my problem. My CPAN config was looking at a mirror that was over 400 days out of date. Changed the mirror, reloaded the index, tried again, and the install completed after a lot of updates.

[oschwald]

Thanks for letting us know. I will close this then.

[thvv]

On Jan 17, 2018, at 4:12 PM, Gregory Oschwald notifications@github.com wrote:

I think this is the same as this NetAddr::IP issue. Perhaps you could try upgrading Socket6?

I resolved this problem by upgrading Perl.

I am on a Mac and did a "port install ImageMagick" which upgraded a whole lot of software, including Perl. It upgraded Perl 5.24.3 to 5.24.4, and also installed 5.24.6.

Then I did a "sudo -H cpan" and "install GeoIP2::Database::Reader" This took about 45 minutes and installed a whole kitchen sink of stuff. Started with NetAddr::IP, which succeeded this time, and then went on and on and on. Finally it finished without failing. Looks like it installed in the 5.26 library. Guess I have to change PERL5LIB to make use of all this.