Bug 1293 – Prefs.pm 'mkpath $CacheDir' will not allow server to start

Bug 1293 - Prefs.pm 'mkpath $CacheDir' will not allow server to start

Summary:

Prefs.pm 'mkpath $CacheDir' will not allow server to start

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	Logitech Media Server
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Platform Support
Version:	6.0.0
Platform:	Sun Other

Importance:	P1 normal (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Dan Sully

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Blocks:
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Reported:	2005-04-02 15:43 UTC by Carl Gadener
Modified:	2011-03-16 04:34 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Check for $cacheDir defined. (434 bytes, patch) 2005-04-07 19:21 UTC, Dan Sully	Details \| Diff
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Description Carl Gadener 2005-04-02 15:43:01 UTC

The statement mkpath $CacheDir if (!-e $CacheDir);
in Prefs.pm will not allow the server to start on a Solaris 5.9 with Perl 5.8.5

FIX = uncomment line

Comment 1 Dan Sully 2005-04-03 15:40:34 UTC

Carl - why won't it allow it to start?

What's the error you're getting?

Comment 2 Carl Gadener 2005-04-03 17:15:17 UTC

Sorry, here is the output of the startup:


Starting SLIMP3 server:
Use of uninitialized value in -e at
/export/tools/sparc/SlimServer_v6.0/Slim/Utils/Prefs.pm line 123.
Use of uninitialized value in -d at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.5/File/Path.pm line
153.
fileparse(): need a valid pathname at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.5/File/Path.pm
line 154
Compilation failed in require at
/export/tools/sparc/SlimServer_v6.0/Slim/Buttons/Plugins.pm line 20.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
/export/tools/sparc/SlimServer_v6.0/Slim/Buttons/Plugins.pm line 20.
Compilation failed in require at
/export/tools/sparc/SlimServer_v6.0/Slim/Buttons/Common.pm line 15.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
/export/tools/sparc/SlimServer_v6.0/Slim/Buttons/Common.pm line 15.
Compilation failed in require at
/export/tools/sparc/SlimServer_v6.0/Slim/Buttons/Settings.pm line 11.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
/export/tools/sparc/SlimServer_v6.0/Slim/Buttons/Settings.pm line 11.
Compilation failed in require at
/export/tools/sparc/SlimServer_v6.0/Slim/Display/Display.pm line 14.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
/export/tools/sparc/SlimServer_v6.0/Slim/Display/Display.pm line 14.
Compilation failed in require at ./slimserver.pl line 205.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./slimserver.pl line 205.

Comment 3 Dan Sully 2005-04-04 13:17:26 UTC

And what does your directory structure look like where your CacheDir lives?

Or is this without any cache dir set from a clean install?

Thanks.

Comment 4 Carl Gadener 2005-04-04 13:42:40 UTC

The Cache directory exists already under /.../SlimServer_v6.0/Cache and the
prefs file points to the very same directory. The equivalent prefs setting works
with 5.4.

I even tried an empty Cache directory to try to force the rebuild from scratch,
but I get the same error.

Carl

Comment 5 Dan Sully 2005-04-07 19:21:31 UTC

Created attachment 409 [details]
Check for $cacheDir defined.

Carl - could you try this patch instead?

Thanks

Comment 6 Carl Gadener 2005-04-07 19:31:51 UTC

Patch works. I tried both with an existing Cache directory and without. In the
latter case, the function properly creates the dir.

Thanks,

Carl

Comment 7 Dan Sully 2005-04-07 19:36:07 UTC

Submitted as subversion change 2908.