Trying to find an ORACLE_HOME Found /Library/Oracle/instantclient_11_2 WARNING: Setting ORACLE_HOME env var to /Library/Oracle/instantclient_11_2 for you. WARNING: If these tests fail you may have to set ORACLE_HOME yourself! Installing on a darwin, Ver#12.0 Using Oracle in /Library/Oracle/instantclient_11_2 Use of uninitialized value $sqlplus_release in pattern match (m//) at Makefile.pl line 1626. Use of uninitialized value $sqlplus_release in print at Makefile.pl line 1635. Use of uninitialized value $sqlplus_release in pattern match (m//) at Makefile.pl line 1636. If sqlplus failed due to a linker/symbol/relocation/library error or similar problem then it's likely that you've not configured your environment correctly. Specifically, your DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable set to include the directory containing the Oracle libraries. I'm having trouble finding your Oracle version number... trying harder WARNING: I could not determine Oracle client version so I'll just default to version 8.0.0.0. Some features of DBD::Oracle may not work. Oracle version based logic in Makefile.PL may produce erroneous results. You can use "perl Makefile.PL -V X.Y.Z" to specify a your client version. Oracle version 8.0.0.0 (8.0) DBD::Oracle no longer supports Oracle client versions before 9.2 Try a version before 1.25 for 9 and 1.18 for 8! at Makefile.pl line 271.