configuring local W3C validator on xampp - windows xp sp3

Question

Hi

I have no experience on perl. I am trying to configure the W3C validator on my localhost (win32).

I have already followed all the instructions given by W3C @http://validator.w3.org/docs/install_win.html, but I am getting the following error:

Can't locate loadable object for module Encode::HanExtra in @INC (@INC contains: C:/xampp/perl/lib C:/xampp/perl/site/lib .) at C:/xampp/validator-0.8.6/httpd/cgi-bin/check line 49 Compilation failed in require at C:/xampp/validator-0.8.6/httpd/cgi-bin/check line 49. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:/xampp/validator-0.8.6/httpd/cgi-bin/check line 49.

I'm running perl 5.10.1 on xampp and the following HandExtra Module http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/AUDREYT/Encode-HanExtra-0.23/lib/Encode/HanExtra.pm

This is C:/xampp/validator-0.8.6/httpd/cgi-bin/check line 49 : use Encode::HanExtra qw(); # for some chinese character encodings

if I document that line using # I get a similar message related to other object: Can't locate loadable object for module Sub::Name in @INC (@INC contains: C:/xampp/perl/lib C:/xampp/perl/site/lib .) at C:/xampp/perl/site/lib/Moose.pm line 12

This is Line 12 at Moose.pm : use Sub::Name 'subname';

I don't know how to proceed. I will appreciate any advise.

Thanks

Answer 1

Did you install the module properly or did you just copy the Encode/HanExtra.pm file to your perl directory?

Installing it properly means downloading the distribution (say, from here) and going through the installation procedure, typically

perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install

(possibly dmake instead of make on Windows systems).

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The CPAN module can simplify this process, though the first time you use it you will have to go through a lengthy setup process. But it's definitely worthwhile if you will be installing more than one or two modules.

$ perl -MCPAN -e shell
CPAN: File::HomeDir loaded ok (v0.80)

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9205)
ReadLine support enabled

cpan[1]> lengthy setup process goes here

cpan[2]> install Encode::HanExtra