package postgresql-9.4 9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10 failed to install/upgrade: /usr/share/perl5 missing from perl path (with perl installed in /usr/local)

This is the relevant part of the upgrade log for perl, p-common, and p-9.4:

Unpacking perl (5.20.1-1) over (5.18.2-2ubuntu1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libperl5.20.
Preparing to unpack .../libperl5.20_5.20.1-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libperl5.20 (5.20.1-1) ...
[...]
Unpacking perl-base (5.20.1-1) over (5.18.2-2ubuntu1) ...
[...]
Setting up perl-modules (5.20.1-1) ...
[...]
Setting up perl (5.20.1-1) ...
[...]
Setting up postgresql-common (162) ...
[...]
Setting up postgresql-9.4 (9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10) ...
Can't locate PgCommon.pm in @INC (you may need to install the PgCommon module) (@INC contains: /usr/share/postgresql-common /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.20.0/x86_64-linux /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.20.0 /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.20.0/x86_64-linux /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.20.0 .).

So the unpack/configure order seems fine to me. But indeed your @INC is incomplete: /usr/share/perl5/ and sr/share/perl/5.20 (and a few others) are missing entirely. Can you please give me the output of these commands:

  which perl
  perl -e 'use foo'

 *which perl*
/usr/local/bin/perl

* perl -e 'use foo'*
Can't locate foo.pm in @INC (you may need to install the foo module) (@INC
contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.20.0/x86_64-linux
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.20.0
/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.20.0/x86_64-linux /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.20.0 .) at
-e line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at -e line 1.

Matt

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 5:41 AM, Martin Pitt <email address hidden> wrote:

> This is the relevant part of the upgrade log for perl, p-common, and
> p-9.4:
>
> Unpacking perl (5.20.1-1) over (5.18.2-2ubuntu1) ...
> Selecting previously unselected package libperl5.20.
> Preparing to unpack .../libperl5.20_5.20.1-1_amd64.deb ...
> Unpacking libperl5.20 (5.20.1-1) ...
> [...]
> Unpacking perl-base (5.20.1-1) over (5.18.2-2ubuntu1) ...
> [...]
> Setting up perl-modules (5.20.1-1) ...
> [...]
> Setting up perl (5.20.1-1) ...
> [...]
> Setting up postgresql-common (162) ...
> [...]
> Setting up postgresql-9.4 (9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10) ...
> Can't locate PgCommon.pm in @INC (you may need to install the PgCommon
> module) (@INC contains: /usr/share/postgresql-common
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.20.0/x86_64-linux
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.20.0
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.20.0/x86_64-linux /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.20.0 .).
>
> So the unpack/configure order seems fine to me. But indeed your @INC is
> incomplete: /usr/share/perl5/ and sr/share/perl/5.20 (and a few others)
> are missing entirely. Can you please give me the output of these
> commands:
>
> which perl
> perl -e 'use foo'
>
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - package postgresql-9.4 9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10 failed to
> install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 2
> + package postgresql-9.4 9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10 failed to
> install/upgrade: /usr/share/perl5 missing from perl path
>
> ** Package changed: postgresql-9.4 (Ubuntu) => postgresql-common
> (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: postgresql-common (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> Title:
> package postgresql-9.4 9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10 failed to
> install/upgrade: /usr/share/perl5 missing from perl path
>
> Status in postgresql-common package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> was upgrading from 14.04 to the latest version via the command line
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
> Package: postgresql-9.4 9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Mon Jan 5 15:33:09 2015
> DuplicateSignature:
> package:postgresql-9.4:9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10:subprocess installed
> post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 2
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-14 (386 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64
> (20131016.1)
> SourcePackage: ...

Ah, you have a local perl installed which is misconfigured to not include /usr/share/perl5/ into its search path. I figure this would break a *lot* of things on your computer, certainly far more than just postgresql?

I did a *do-release-upgrade* and the only thing that failed from the
process was this postgres piece.

I manually added "/usr/lib/perl5" to the PERL5LIB environment variable and
the upgrade completed properly.

I'm going to clean up and attempt to correct this. thanks

Matt

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 8:24 AM, Martin Pitt <email address hidden> wrote:

> Ah, you have a local perl installed which is misconfigured to not
> include /usr/share/perl5/ into its search path. I figure this would
> break a *lot* of things on your computer, certainly far more than just
> postgresql?
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - package postgresql-9.4 9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10 failed to
> install/upgrade: /usr/share/perl5 missing from perl path
> + package postgresql-9.4 9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10 failed to
> install/upgrade: /usr/share/perl5 missing from perl path (with perl
> installed in /usr/local)
>
> ** Changed in: postgresql-common (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: postgresql-common (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => New
>
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> Title:
> package postgresql-9.4 9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10 failed to
> install/upgrade: /usr/share/perl5 missing from perl path (with perl
> installed in /usr/local)
>
> Status in postgresql-common package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> was upgrading from 14.04 to the latest version via the command line
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
> Package: postgresql-9.4 9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Mon Jan 5 15:33:09 2015
> DuplicateSignature:
> package:postgresql-9.4:9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10:subprocess installed
> post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 2
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-14 (386 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64
> (20131016.1)
> SourcePackage: postgresql-9.4
> Title: package postgresql-9.4 9.4~rc1-1~0ubuntu0.14.10 failed to
> install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 2
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2015-01-05 (0 days ago)
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