Hi Jonie,

Welcome to the community. My company has been deploying WebGUI on Ubuntu since 6.06. By, "source-install", I presume that you mean you're using the native Apache, MySQL and Perl as opposed to installing the WRE. I cannot over-stress how much easier it is to use the WRE. If you insist on continuing, here's my suggestions.

First, you need to make sure you get those Perl modules installed. It sounds like you need to run `sudo apt-get install build-essential` so that Perl can build XS modules. Re-run the testEnvironment.pl script after doing that. (You'll need that for WRE also if it needs to build Perl modules with XS extensions).

i got this on the server log:

That error indicates that you have not correctly configured your Apache server as it doesn't know where to find the WebGUI libraries. You're probably missing a statement to load the preload.perl script (e.g., PerlRequire /data/WebGUI/sbin/preload.perl). Also, be sure to double-check your paths.

Good luck and let us know how it works out.

Cheers,
William

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Knowmad Technologies
http://www.knowmad.com

--- (Edited on 8/18/2008 8:45 am [GMT-0400] by knowmad) ---

Hi Jonie,

You are welcome. Glad I could help.

I did apt-get install build-essential and re-run testEnvironment.pl – everything was installed successfully but at least two modules are still on failed:

POE::Component::Client::HTTP & Apache2::Request

What errors are you getting when you try to build these modules? If you don't see any, try installing these modules via CPAN. I'll need to see what errors are being reported to be able to help.

and I think I have problem loading preload perl – please let me have some knowledge on this. I just follow the path /data/WebGUI

I'm not certain but would suspect that the missing libraries are the likely cause of that script failing. Any errors from your modperl error.log would help us to debug.

William

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Knowmad Technologies
http://www.knowmad.com

--- (Edited on 8/20/2008 8:44 am [GMT-0400] by knowmad) ---

Hello!

this is the Apache2::Request, it's a way long script but i'll just take the last part...i issue the "force install and make command

. . .

libapreq2 Version: 2.6.0
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating include/Makefile
config.status: creating library/Makefile
config.status: creating library/t/Makefile
config.status: creating module/Makefile
config.status: creating module/apache2/Makefile
config.status: creating glue/Makefile
config.status: creating build/doxygen.conf
config.status: creating include/groups.dox
config.status: creating apreq2-config
config.status: creating include/apreq_config.h
config.status: include/apreq_config.h is unchanged
config.status: executing depfiles commands
Making all in .
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN'
Making all in include
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/include'
/usr/bin/make  all-am
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/include'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/include'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/include'
Making all in library
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/library'
/usr/bin/make  all-am
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/library'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/library'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/library'
Making all in module
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/module'
Making all in apache2
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/module/apache2'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/module/apache2'
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/module'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/module'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/module'
Making all in glue
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue'
cd perl; /usr/bin/make
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl'
make[3]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xs'
make[4]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xs/APR'
make[5]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xs/APR/Request'
make[6]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xs/APR/Request/Apache2'
cc -c  -I/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xs -I/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/include -I/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xsbuilder -I/usr/include/apache2  -I/usr/include/apr-1.0  -I/usr/include/postgresql -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/lib/perl/5.8/CORE -DMOD_PERL -DMP_USE_GTOP -DMP_COMPAT_1X -g -Wall -O2   -DVERSION=\"2.08\" -DXS_VERSION=\"2.08\" -fPIC "-I/usr/lib/perl/5.8/CORE"   Apache2.c
In file included from Apache2.xs:39:
/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xsbuilder/apreq_xs_postperl.h:21:34: error: modperl_perl_unembed.h: No such file or directory
/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xsbuilder/apreq_xs_postperl.h:24:33: error: modperl_common_util.h: No such file or directory
In file included from Apache2.xs:45:
/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xsbuilder/APR/Request/Apache2/APR__Request__Apache2.h:1:22: error: mod_perl.h: No such file or directory
Apache2.c: In function ‘XS_APR__Request__Apache2_handle’:
Apache2.c:66: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘modperl_xs_sv2request_rec’
Apache2.c:66: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
make[6]: *** [Apache2.o] Error 1
make[6]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xs/APR/Request/Apache2'
make[5]: *** [subdirs] Error 2
make[5]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xs/APR/Request'
make[4]: *** [subdirs] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xs/APR'
make[3]: *** [subdirs] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl/xs'
make[2]: *** [subdirs] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue/perl'
make[1]: *** [perl_glue] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/libapreq2-2.08-T7FwpN/glue'
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
  JOESUF/libapreq2-2.08.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- NOT OK
Failed during this command:
 JOESUF/libapreq2-2.08.tar.gz                 : make NO

cpan[3]>

and then it just stops....

here's the one for the POE::Component::Client::HTTP

. . .

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/59_andy_one_keepalive (Wstat: 256 Tests: 2 Failed: 1)
  Failed test:  1
  Non-zero exit status: 1
Files=24, Tests=138, 161 wallclock secs ( 0.37 usr  0.08 sys + 21.93 cusr  3.55 csys = 25.93 CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/24 test programs. 1/138 subtests failed.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 1
  RCAPUTO/POE-Component-Client-HTTP-0.85.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, try:
  reports RCAPUTO/POE-Component-Client-HTTP-0.85.tar.gz
Running make install
Installing /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/POE/Component/Client/HTTP.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/POE/Component/Client/HTTP/Request.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/POE/Component/Client/HTTP/RequestFactory.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/POE/Filter/HTTPChunk.pm
Installing /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/POE/Filter/HTTPHead.pm
Installing /usr/local/man/man3/POE::Component::Client::HTTP.3pm
Installing /usr/local/man/man3/POE::Filter::HTTPChunk.3pm
Installing /usr/local/man/man3/POE::Component::Client::HTTP::RequestFactory.3pm
Installing /usr/local/man/man3/POE::Component::Client::HTTP::Request.3pm
Installing /usr/local/man/man3/POE::Filter::HTTPHead.3pm
Writing /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.8/auto/POE/Component/Client/HTTP/.packlist
Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl/5.8/perllocal.pod
  RCAPUTO/POE-Component-Client-HTTP-0.85.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK
Failed during this command:
 RCAPUTO/POE-Component-Client-Keepalive-0.21.tar.gz: make_test FAILED but failure ignored because 'force' in effect
 RCAPUTO/POE-Component-Client-HTTP-0.85.tar.gz: make_test FAILED but failure ignored because 'force' in effect

                                                                                                                            cpan[4]>

i also did Todor's suggestion to obtain it via apt-get, yes i got it succesfully but not in testEnvironment.pl

hhmm..it seems i need to wait a little more to make this thing work, i appreciate it so much thanks a lot Todor!

however, do i need to configure something out of the box,

something that is not on the source-install wiki?

thanks a lot William!

Jonie Evangelista

Computersplus/Palau

--- (Edited on 8/21/2008 7:17 am [GMT-0500] by jonie_e2000) ---

libapache2-mod-perl2, libapreq2 and other stuffs are already loaded in my system…

I’m about to quit this thing, though it’s a really tough and challenging one, after 2 weeks of hurdles… I had finally made it run, LOL! Considering what you’ve mention about wre installation I tried it once more using “wre 0.8.3” and “WebGUI 7.5.21”, doing it dozen of times brought me no luck, because no matter what seating position I do in my room mod_perl doesn’t really starts and when I start the feel of throwing the towel - I notice the advisory of “0.8.4 errata” …hmmm…I see! So I did use wre 0.8.4 and did what the link says http://www.plainblack.com/getwebgui/advisories/wre-0.8.4-errata and BOOM! It’s nice to see WebGUI home page streaming from the server down to my computers browser. It’s time to read Ruling WebGUI! Oh another thing that I have encountered on starting mysql… is to set it using port 3307 instead of 3306 – It somehow conflicts with my system although I had already shut mysql off and even renaming my.cnf to my.cnf.old in /etc/mysql, to change it to another port makes mysql start successfully. I don’t know about other flat forms but as for me... I’m using Ubuntu 7.10 and it works fine for me, Thanks again Todor and William! a good hearted wizards

Jonie Evangelista

Computersplus/Palau

--- (Edited on 8/28/2008 11:21 pm [GMT-0500] by jonie_e2000) ---