SID-01375: Configure can not install extenstions

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	5.1.0	Perl version:	5.14.2
Category:	CategoryInstallation	Server OS:	openSUSE 12.1, kernel 3.1	Last update:	13 years ago

I was trying to install LdapContrib Here is the log:

Warning: CPAN is not available, some installer functions have been disabled

Error: Installer returned errors:

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Could not load installer script from tools/extender.pl.

If this is a TWiki release prior to 4.2, please download the
latest version of the script from:

http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/ExtenderScript

and place it in the 'tools' directory below your installation
root (create the directory if necessary).

If this is TWiki 4.2 or later, the script is missing from
your installation, or may be broken.
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 at /usr/lib/perl5/5.14.2/CGI/Carp.pm line 379
   CGI::Carp::realdie('************************************************************\x{a}...') called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.14.2/CGI/Carp.pm line 468
   CGI::Carp::die('************************************************************\x{a}...') called at /srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51/LdapContrib_installer line 66
   require /srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51/LdapContrib_installer called at /srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51/lib/TWiki/Configure/UIs/EXTEND.pm line 171
   eval {...} called at /srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51/lib/TWiki/Configure/UIs/EXTEND.pm line 168
   TWiki::Configure::UIs::EXTEND::ui('TWiki::Configure::UIs::EXTEND=HASH(0x859f8b8)') called at /srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51/bin/configure line 708
   TWiki::_actionInstallExtension() called at /srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51/bin/configure line 478
 at /usr/lib/perl5/5.14.2/CGI/Carp.pm line 379
   CGI::Carp::realdie('************************************************************\x{a}...') called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.14.2/CGI/Carp.pm line 468
   CGI::Carp::die('************************************************************\x{a}...') called at /srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51/lib/TWiki/Configure/UIs/EXTEND.pm line 173
   eval {...} called at /srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51/lib/TWiki/Configure/UIs/EXTEND.pm line 168
   TWiki::Configure::UIs::EXTEND::ui('TWiki::Configure::UIs::EXTEND=HASH(0x859f8b8)') called at /srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51/bin/configure line 708
   TWiki::_actionInstallExtension() called at /srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51/bin/configure line 478

LocalLib.cfg has @localPerlLibPath = ( '/srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51' );

-- AndreKuvshinov - 2012-01-12

Discussion and Answer

Not sure what went wrong. Try running /srv/www/some.site.my/twiki51/LdapContrib_installer from the command line. Make sure to run it as the webserver user. Watch out for errors.

You can always manually install a plugin: Unpack into the TWiki root with proper permission, and manually install dependencies.

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-01-12

There is no problem to install plugin manually. I had to install more then 20 plugins just to upgrade my twiki installation. It's quite a lot. So installing from "configure" is crucial. May be you've got a clue how to debug this problem?

-- AndreKuvshinov - 2012-01-13

Not sure what causes this. Things to check:

• Do you use a proxy? If yes, check the proxy settings in configure.
• Try to disable SElinux in case enabled.
• See if there are errors in the apache error log.
• The twiki/tools/extender.pl fails. Make sure you have up to date versions for File::Temp, File::Copy, File::Path, LWP and Archive::Tar.

Closing this question after more than 30 days of inactivity. Feel free to reopen if needed. Consider engaging one of the TWiki consultants if you need timely help. We invite you to get involved with the community, it is more likely you get community support if you support the open source project!

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-07-01

Same issue, Ubuntu 12.04 and updated perl modules.

-- AvishaiIshShalom - 2012-10-30

AvishaiIsh, you did not specify what TWiki version you use. We did some fixes in configure of the latest TWiki-5.1.2.

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-10-30

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