Hi John, Thanks for identifying and finding a resolution to this bug. Can you create an issue on the project's issue tracker regarding this bug and the resolution?
http://code.google.com/p/google-api-adwords-perl/issues/list Also, if you've liked to become a contributor to the project and commit the fix directly let us know. Best, - Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team On Jun 1, 4:06 pm, JohnW2G <jwri...@where2getit.com> wrote: > With some help from Perl Monks found the and fixed the issue: > > Quoted from the Perl Monks ticket... > > Line 24 of Google/AdWords/Deserializer.pm reads > > use SOAP::Lite; > use base qw(SOAP::Deserializer); > > The code for the package SOAP::Deserializer is contained in the file > SOAP/Lite.pm. In other words, there is normally no SOAP/ > Deserializer.pm file — at least not in the current SOAP::Lite > release. OTOH, base checks if there exists a package variable > $SOAP::Deserializer::VERSION (which doesn't in this case), and if not > tries to load SOAP/Deserializer.pm. This is all fine as long as there > is in fact no such file, as the error "Can't locate SOAP/ > Deserializer.pm at..." would silently be ignored by base. > > Now, the thing is that you do seem to have such a file (as the error > message indicates), and apparently one which doesn't return a true > value when requireed, which is an error condition that base does not > ignore... Further support for this theory is that if I put an empty > Deserializer.pm file in my SOAP-Lite installation, I can reproduce the > issue: > > $ perl -MSOAP::Lite -e'use base qw(SOAP::Deserializer);' SOAP/ > Deserializer.pm did not return a true value at (eval 80) line > 3. ...propagated at /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.1/base.pm line 93. BEGIN > failed--compilation aborted at -e line 1. > [download] > > Anyhow, the short version of all this is that replacing the above line > (in Google/AdWords/Deserializer.pm) > > use base qw(SOAP::Deserializer); > > with > > BEGIN { our @ISA = "SOAP::Deserializer"; } > > should also fix the issue... > > End Quote > > I have edited the module and I no longer am getting a compilation > error. > > On Jun 1, 9:07 am, JohnW2G <jwrightw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I see there was some traction with perl issues in general on: > > >http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api/browse_thread/thread/d7384... > > > Though it looks like the thread went cold back in March, nor can I > > make a reply on that thread to see what updates, if any, have been > > made. > > > On Jun 1, 8:44 am, JohnW2G <jwrightw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I am attempting to setup the v2009 Adwords API for perl and I am > > > running into a compilation error. > > > > I have downloaded and installed the latest library package: > > > awapi_perl_lib_1.3.2.tar.gz > > > > I have downloaded and installed the latest version of the SOAP WSDL > > > module (no on version 861 the last time I checked > > > BTW):http://soap-wsdl.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/soap-wsdl/SOAP-WSDL/branc... > > > > Ran the patch. > > > > I created a adwords.properties file in my home directory and edited it > > > with my account data (I did not turn on the Sandbox setting). > > > > Made a copy of display_stats.pl, when I tried to run the script I got > > > the following errors: > > > SOAP/Deserializer.pm did not return a true value at (eval 93) line 3. > > > ...propagated at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/base.pm line 85. > > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/ > > > Google/AdWords/Deserializer.pm line 24. > > > Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/ > > > Google/ > > > AdWords/Client.pm line 26. > > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/ > > > Google/AdWords/Client.pm line 26. > > > Compilation failed in require at display_stats.pl line 24. > > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at display_stats.pl line 24. > > > > Any help? -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog and discussion group: http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to adwords-api@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to adwords-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api?hl=en
