Re: [MacPerl] Re: MacPerl Help menu script (was README)

["Larry F. Allen-Tonar" <larryat@cts.com>]

Axel,
Did you dowload and expand the file:
	<http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/id/CNANDOR/cpan-mac-0.40.sit.bin>
and text:
	<ftp://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/id/CNANDOR/cpan-mac-0.40.readme>
I suspect that that is what is meant by the 'cpan-mac' distribution.
-- L
At 11:26 PM +0200 10/25/99, Axel Rose wrote:
>Hi Chris, hi folks,
>
>>At 23:57 +0200 1999.10.24, Axel Rose wrote:
>> >So please let's consider a tutorial on how to install all the
>> >necessary modules for working with AppleEvents.
>>
>>Step 1:  Install the cpan-mac distribution.
>
>I did.
>5.2.0r4 (17Apr98) was installed already.
>
>
>>Step 2:  There's no step two!
>
>Nice if it would.
>
>As said in my yesterday email:
>I freshly installed "Mac-AppleEvents-Simple-0.80.tgz" plus
>"Mac::Apps::Launch".
>I tested Mac::AppleEvents with the ProgressBar example. This works. The Launch
>module test runs well too.
>
>When running:
>#####
>use Mac::AppleEvents::Simple;
>use Mac::Files;  # for NewAliasMinimal
>$alias = NewAliasMinimal(scalar MacPerl::Volumes);
>do_event(qw/aevt odoc MACS/, "'----':alis(\@\@)", $alias);
>#####
>
>I get:
>#####
># Undefined subroutine &Mac::AppleEvents::Simple::typeObjectSpecifier called.
>File 'Fressplatte:Programme:MacPerl
>Ÿ:site_perl:Mac:AppleEvents:Simple.pm'; Line 342
># BEGIN failed--compilation aborted.
>File 'Fressplatte:Programme:MacPerl
>Ÿ:site_perl:Mac:AppleEvents:Simple.pm'; Line 352
># BEGIN failed--compilation aborted.
>File '<AppleEvent>'; Line 1
>#####
>
>When syntax checking "Simple.pm" I get the same error message.
>I cross checked this on a second Mac. Same results. I'm stuck. Help!
>
>
>Axel
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