[Spread-users] Unable to get the perl module working

[Pete Emerson]

I am trying to get the perl module for Spread working.

I have spread-4.0.0 installed with no changes (installed to /usr/local/ 
(bin|sbin|lib) and working properly with spuser.
I have downloaded the Spread-3.17.3_108 perl module.
I made the following changes to the perl Makefile.PL:

$SPLIB_LIB = '-L../.. -L../spread-src-3.17.0/ -L/usr/local/lib' ;
$SPLIB_INCLUDE = '-I ../.. -I ../spread-src-4.0.0/' ;

I ran the make file, made the module and installed it without error.

I then created a simple spread perl script based on the perldoc for  
Spread (join a group, send a message). It's

I get an error message just like this thread in the archives:

http://lists.spread.org/pipermail/spread-users/2007-June/003380.html

Can't load '/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/ 
auto/Spread/Spread.so' for module Spread: libspread.so: cannot open  
shared object file: No such file or directory at /usr/lib64/ 
perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/DynaLoader.pm line 230.

However, like the message in the archive, all of the files listed in  
the error message above exist.

I've also done the following to try to remedy the situation with no  
success:

1) Tried spread 3.17.4 and 3.17.3
2) Tried to do the same on 32 bit architecture instead of 64 bit
3) Tried to make no changes to the perl Makefile.PL

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Pete