After installing MacOS Big Sur I get the error: Can't locate File/HomeDir.pm

[prutsky]

I updated my Mac with Big Sur. Now the hsxkpasswd script won't run anymore. I get the following error:

Can't locate File/HomeDir.pm in @INC (you may need to install the File::HomeDir module) (@INC contains: /Library/Perl/5.28/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.28 /Network/Library/Perl/5.28/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Network/Library/Perl/5.28 /Library/Perl/Updates/5.28.2/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/Updates/5.28.2 /System/Library/Perl/5.28/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/5.28 /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.28/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.28) at /usr/local/bin/hsxkpasswd line 14. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/bin/hsxkpasswd line 14.

I googled and found I maybe needed to install the himedir (again) using sudo cpan -i File::HomeDir . But no luck with that.

When I install hsxkpasswd from scratch I see this error passing by in the logging:
HASCOMPILER8_2A/TEST4bx0.c:2:10: fatal error: 'EXTERN.h' file not found #include "EXTERN.h" ^~~~~~~~~~ 1 error generated. Couldn't execute cc -g -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -fstack-protector-strong -DPERL_USE_SAFE_PUTENV -Os "-I/System/Library/Perl/5.28/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE" -c HASCOMPILER8_2A/TEST4bx0.c -o HASCOMPILER8_2A/TEST4bx0.o: Inappropriate ioctl for device at Makefile.PL line 14.

(I updated Xcode btw).

What can I do to make this work again?

[jimtut]

Having the same problem, although with a different Perl module (updating CPAN itself!). Any luck getting HomeDir (or more technically Mac::SystemDirectory, which is actually what's failing, at least for me) to install under Big Sur (macOS 11.0)? I'm on an M1 Mac too, so that could be my problem...

[JosephLeedy]

I experienced this too on a 2018 Mac Mini. Here is how I fixed it:

1. Installed Perl from Homebrew with brew install perl
2. Ran brew link --overwrite perl*

• * This was necessary to overwrite the system symlinks in /usr/local/bin created when I originally installed the module on Catalina

3. Added /usr/local/opt/perl/bin to my $PATH

The system Perl seems hobbled and useless now.

[prutsky]

When I install Perl, I get this output:

brew install perl
Updating Homebrew...
==> Auto-updated Homebrew!
Updated 1 tap (homebrew/core).
==> New Formulae
aerc                f3d                 librttopo           tm
aws-rotate-key      giza                libtirpc            utf8cpp
bpytop              gopls               [email protected]             v2ray
[email protected]        gping               magic_enum          xcb-util
cargo-edit          json5               overdrive           xinput
cfn-format          kcgi                [email protected]             xkeyboardconfig
clash               kubecm              regipy              youtube-dlc
docui               kubevela            t-rec               youtubedr
duf                 libbsd              tendermint
evernote2md         libcap              [email protected]
==> Updated Formulae
Updated 4604 formulae.
==> Renamed Formulae
now-cli -> vercel-cli
==> Deleted Formulae
curl-openssl               rmtrash                    unp64
fmsx                       stlviewer                  xspin

==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/perl-5.32.0.big_sur.bottle.
==> Downloading from https://d29vzk4ow07wi7.cloudfront.net/7db44dc9609acbada14bd
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Pouring perl-5.32.0.big_sur.bottle.tar.gz
Error: The `brew link` step did not complete successfully
The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local
Could not symlink bin/prove
Target /usr/local/bin/prove
already exists. You may want to remove it:
  rm '/usr/local/bin/prove'

To force the link and overwrite all conflicting files:
  brew link --overwrite perl

To list all files that would be deleted:
  brew link --overwrite --dry-run perl

Possible conflicting files are:
/usr/local/bin/prove
/usr/local/share/man/man1/prove.1
==> Caveats
By default non-brewed cpan modules are installed to the Cellar. If you wish
for your modules to persist across updates we recommend using `local::lib`.

You can set that up like this:
  PERL_MM_OPT="INSTALL_BASE=$HOME/perl5" cpan local::lib
  echo 'eval "$(perl -I$HOME/perl5/lib/perl5 -Mlocal::lib=$HOME/perl5)"' >> /Users/erwin/.bash_profile
==> Summary
🍺  /usr/local/Cellar/perl/5.32.0: 2,458 files, 65.0MB
==> `brew cleanup` has not been run in 30 days, running now...
Removing: /Users/erwin/Library/Logs/Homebrew/libusb... (64B)
Pruned 0 symbolic links and 317 directories from /usr/local

and when I ran brew link --overwrite perl* I get:
Error: No such keg: /usr/local/Cellar/perl5

[JosephLeedy]

Sorry, the asterisk was a footnote, not a part of the command.