Re: [GT] scan.pl error

["Todd Turner" <todd AT turnernet.org>]

I went to install the libdate-manip-perl module and it turns out I
already had that package.  Not sure why the test you had me do
indicated it wasn't installed.  Maybe my environment is not set up
correctly.

Todd

On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Robert A. Schmied <ras
AT
acm.org> wrote:
> Todd Turner wrote:
>  > I just checked...I do not have Date::Manip installed.
>
>  aloha todd
>
>  thanks for that reply -- this is interesting; thought you wrote
>  you're using beancounter? i'm seeing both beancounter and BeanCounter.pm
>  using Date::Manip as far back as beancounter-0.6.3 ???
>
>
>  todd and all other newer gt users -- don't know what platform you're
>  using so don't know if it's a big deal or worse to install perl modules.
>  but i believe if you find gt useful, you'll really like the date entry
>  flexibility the stems by adding Date::Manip to you're perl install.
>
>  as an example
>  % scan.pl --timeframe day --start '6 months ago' --end 'last friday' \
>    scan_symbol2 'last friday' scan_signal
>  instead of
>  % scan.pl --timeframe day --start 'heck -- you do the date math!
>
>
>
>
>  -- fellow hackers this suggests we cannot presume Date::Manip will
>  be available even for those users using beancounter. the only gt
>  module i know requires it is the new GT::DB:Text. but GT::Tools
>  will use it if available.
>
>
>  ras
>
>
>  >
>  > Todd
>  >
>  > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:40 PM, Robert A. Schmied <ras
AT
acm.org> wrote:
>  >
>  >>Todd Turner wrote:
>  >> > Hi Robert,
>  >> >
>  >> > Your modified scan.pl works.  Thanks!
>  >>
>  >> more correctly, my corrected scan.pl works.
>  >>
>  >> good to hear! again sorry for the screwup -- seems you
>  >> may have been the guinea pig for that one.
>  >>
>  >> a question if you don't mind:
>  >>
>  >> do you have perl module Date::Manip installed?
>  >>   try perl -M"Date::Manip 99" -e 'exit;'
>  >>   you'll get something like
>  >>   Date::Manip version 99 required--this is only version 5.44.
>  >>   BEGIN failed--compilation aborted.
>  >>   if you do, and something like
>  >>   Can't locate Date/Manip.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/perl5....
>  >>   if you do not.
>  >>
>  >> aloha
>  >>
>  >> ras
>
>  << snip >>
>
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