Trouble with amavisd-new - won't start because of errors

[David Evans]

On 12/12/15 7:47 AM, Robert Chalmers wrote:
> zeus:etc robert$ sudo port install p5-convert-binhex
> --->  Computing dependencies for p5-convert-binhex
> --->  Dependencies to be installed: p5.16-convert-binhex p5.16-file-slurp perl5.16 p5.16-test-most p5.16-exception-class
> p5.16-class-data-inheritable p5.16-devel-stacktrace p5.16-test-simple p5.16-test-deep p5.16-test-differences
> p5.16-capture-tiny p5.16-module-build p5.16-cpan-meta p5.16-cpan-meta-requirements p5.16-cpan-meta-yaml
> p5.16-parse-cpan-meta p5.16-scalar-list-utils p5.16-version p5.16-inc-latest p5.16-module-metadata p5.16-perl-ostype
> p5.16-podlators p5.16-pod-simple p5.16-pod-escapes p5.16-text-diff p5.16-algorithm-diff p5.16-test-exception
> p5.16-sub-uplevel p5.16-test-warn
> --->  Fetching archive for perl5.16
> 
> etc
> etc
> 
> And when it finished ….
> 
> robert$ sudo /opt/local/sbin/amavisd -V
> Password:
> fetch_modules: error loading optional module MIME/Decoder/BinHex.pm:
>   Can't locate Convert/BinHex.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Convert::BinHex module) (@INC contains:
> /opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.22/darwin-thread-multi-2level /opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.22
> /opt/local/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.22/darwin-thread-multi-2level /opt/local/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.22
> /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.22/darwin-thread-multi-2level /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.22) at
> /opt/local/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.22/MIME/Decoder/BinHex.pm line 45.
>   BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /opt/local/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.22/MIME/Decoder/BinHex.pm line 45.
>   Compilation failed in require at /opt/local/sbin/amavisd line 209.
> amavisd-new-2.10.1 (20141025)
> 
> 
> So it’s still not found in p22 of course :-)

Currently perl5.16 is the default perl (will be changed to perl5.22 before too long).  To indicate that
you want perl5.22 as the default

sudo port install perl5 +perl5_22

or just install p5.22-convert-binhex.

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>> On 12 Dec 2015, at 15:32, David Evans <devans at orindasoftware.com <mailto:devans at orindasoftware.com>> wrote:
>>
>> On 12/12/15 6:54 AM, Robert Chalmers wrote:
>>> sudo /opt/local/sbin/amavisd -h
>>> fetch_modules: error loading optional module MIME/Decoder/BinHex.pm:
>>>  Can't locate Convert/BinHex.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Convert::BinHex module) (@INC contains:
>>> /opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.22/darwin-thread-multi-2level /opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.22
>>> /opt/local/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.22/darwin-thread-multi-2level /opt/local/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.22
>>> /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.22/darwin-thread-multi-2level /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.22) at
>>> /opt/local/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.22/MIME/Decoder/BinHex.pm line 45.
>>>  BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /opt/local/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.22/MIME/Decoder/BinHex.pm line 45.
>>>  Compilation failed in require at /opt/local/sbin/amavisd line 209.
>>> Config file "/etc/amavisd.conf" does not exist, at /opt/local/sbin/amavisd line 2150.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Missing dependency p5-convert-binhex added to p5-mime-tools (home of MIME::Decoder::BinHex) in r143432.  Listed as an
>> optional but recommended dependency upstream but apparently required.
>>
>> Looking at the /etc/amavisd.conf issue.  The default configuration file is actually installed at
>> /opt/local/etc/amavisd.conf.
>>
>> Dave
>>
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