[mythtv-users] can't run optimize_mythdb.pl from command line

[Michael T. Dean]

On 01/13/2020 10:40 PM, Jeremy D. Eiden wrote:
>
> Looking for an answer to Greg Oliver's question, I realized I cannot 
> run optimize_mythdb.pl from command line on OpenSuse 15.1, mythtv 
> version 29-fixes, and I'd like to put it into cron.  I get this error:
>
> Base class package "IO::Socket::INET6" is empty.
>     (Perhaps you need to 'use' the module which defines that package 
> first,
>     or make that module available in @INC (@INC contains: 
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.26.1/x86_64-linux-thread-multi 
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.26.1 
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.26.1/x86_64-linux-thread-multi 
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.26.1 
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.26.1/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.26.1 
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl).
>  at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.26.1/IO/Socket/INET/MythTV.pm line 14.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at 
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.26.1/IO/Socket/INET/MythTV.pm line 14.
> Compilation failed in require at 
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.26.1/MythTV.pm line 14.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at 
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.26.1/MythTV.pm line 14.
> Compilation failed in require at ./optimize_mythdb.pl line 15.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./optimize_mythdb.pl line 15.
>
> As to IPV6, I don't run that at all, I disable it completely. I've 
> never worked at all with Perl, so I'm not exactly sure what to do.  
> @INC, from the error message, already contains the Perl I have installed.
>
> However, it seems like I don't have "DBI" and "MythTV" defined 
> correctly, but I don't know how to correctly define them in Perl.
>
> Thank you, and I apologize in advance for the silly question.
>

Looks like you're missing some of the prerequisite Perl modules for the 
MythTV Perl bindings--specifically you need IO::Socket::INET6. I don't 
know what package that would be for OpenSuse, but likely something to 
the effect of perl-IO-Socket-INET6.  Even if you're not using IPv6, you 
need the module installed for the bindings--it's actually used for IPv4 
and IPv6.

Mike