To: bug-gnu-cdrom AT gnu DOT org, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Cc: boersch AT freewwweb DOT com, GVAofG AT juno DOT com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 23:03:39 -0500
Subject: Perl interpreter cannot find 'POSIX'
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From: Christopher W Gray <gvaofg AT juno DOT com>
Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

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I just installed the GNU distribution for Windows 95.    I have a short
perl program which runs okay on Unix (SGI).   The program has the
statement:

       require 'POSIX';

I am issuing the command-line:

       perl "c:\My Documents\perl_stuff\abc.pl

The perl interpreter complains with the message:

       Can't locate POSIX in @inc (@inc contains: c:/fsf/lib/perl5
c:/fsf/lib/perl5/site cL/fsf/lib/perl5/site .) at c:\My
Documents\perl_stuff\abc.perl line 2.


The distribution CD did not install the POSIX extensions to Perl.   I
have no idea what to do to
get this to install.     Just copying the missing POSIX.pm file from the
cd to the hard drive does not work.    I would appreciate it if someone
could respond to me as I am unable to do anything.     Thanks much.

      David Boerschlein,   boersch AT freewwweb DOT com


The perl code is as follows (and is also attached):
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#!/fsf/bin/perl
require 'POSIX';
POSIX::tzset();
@zones = POSIX::tzname();
$time_t = POSIX::mktime(0,30,12,15,5,104);
($sec, $min, $hour, $mday, $mon, $year, $wday, $yday, $isdst)
    = localtime($time_t);
$zone = @zones[$isdst];
$year += 1900;
$dayname = ("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday",
            "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday")[$wday];
$monthname =  ("January", "February", "March", "April",
               "May", "June", "July", "August",
               "September", "October", "November", "December")[$mon];
print "$dayname, $monthname $mday, $year, $hour:$min:$sec ($zone)\n";
$time_t = POSIX::mktime(0,30,12,15,11,104);
($sec, $min, $hour, $mday, $mon, $year, $wday, $yday, $isdst)
    = localtime($time_t);
$zone = @zones[$isdst];
$year += 1900;
$dayname = ("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday",
            "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday")[$wday];
$monthname =  ("January", "February", "March", "April",
               "May", "June", "July", "August",
               "September", "October", "November", "December")[$mon];
print "$dayname, $monthname $mday, $year, $hour:$min:$sec ($zone)\n";
exit;

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