Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello Monks,
I am trying to install DBD::Oracle module but its failing with below error on windows. 

Oracle.c:2503: warning: unused variable 'Perl___notused'
dmake:  Error code 129, while making 'Oracle.o'

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Thanks

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Re: dmake.EXE: Error code 129, while making 'Oracle.o'
by Corion (Patriarch) on Jul 13, 2019 at 11:59 UTC

    The problem is likely some lines upwards in the build failure. The output Oracle.c:2503: warning: unused variable 'Perl___notused' is just a warning and would not cause the build failure.

    Please post more of the output, there should be a line with maybe Oracle.c:1234: error: at the start.

    Note that Perl 5.14 is out of service since roughly 5 years ago. If you are starting to install modules, maybe it is a better idea to start with a more recent Perl like Strawberry Perl, which offers a 5.30 package for download.

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      with strawberry perl version 5.30, DBD::Oracle gets installed like a charm.
      Glad that this error ended up having me latest version of Perl.
      Thanks

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      Thanks corion. I am too considering to go for strawberry perl.

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Re: dmake.EXE: Error code 129, while making 'Oracle.o'
by Anonymous Monk on Jul 13, 2019 at 09:28 UTC

    Please note that i am using DWIM perl/strawberry perl version 5.14 and oracle version is 10.2.0.

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