exiftool @12.920.0_0+perl5_34: Can't locate Image/ExifTool.pm in @INC

[e-maryniak (Eric Maryniak)]

$ exiftool
Can't locate Image/ExifTool.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Image::ExifTool module) (@INC contains: /opt/local/libexec/perl5.34/lib /opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.36/darwin-thread-multi-2level /opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.36 /opt/local/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.36/darwin-thread-multi-2level /opt/local/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.36 /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.36/darwin-thread-multi-2level /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.36) at /opt/local/bin/exiftool line 41.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /opt/local/bin/exiftool line 41.

Info about port named [exiftool]:

exiftool @12.920.0 (perl)
Variants:             perl5_28, perl5_30, perl5_32, [+]perl5_34

Description:          General command line utility to read, write and edit EXIF metadata
Homepage:             https://exiftool.org

Library Dependencies: p5.34-image-exiftool
Platforms:            darwin any
License:              (Artistic-1 or GPL)
Maintainers:          Email: devans@macports.org, GitHub: dbevans
Policy: openmaintainer

Specified port is installed.

  exiftool @12.920.0_0+perl5_34 (active)

$ sudo port diagnose
no problems

$ sudo port selfupdate
--->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
MacPorts base version 2.9.3 installed,
MacPorts base version 2.9.3 downloaded.
--->  Updating the ports tree
--->  MacPorts base is already the latest version

The ports tree has been updated. To upgrade your installed ports, you should run
  port upgrade outdated

$ sudo port upgrade outdated
Nothing to upgrade.
--->  Scanning binaries for linking errors
--->  No broken files found.
--->  No broken ports found.
$

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

I can't reproduce this problem. It works for me.

The p5.34-image-exiftool port that exiftool depends on provides the Image::ExifTool module that it's complaining about.

Is the p5.34-image-exiftool port installed and active? If so, you might try forcibly deactivating and reactivating it.