in reply to Perl 5.6 && DBD::mysql?

I'm going to assume that you're running unix because you're using the MCPAN method to install modules. I'm also going to assume that since you're running mysql but didn't set it up that you're on an rpm style linux machine. Probably redhat.

You either need to install the mysql client rpm or the else the mysql src rpm.

This is one of those situations that the redhat rpm architecture just doesn't handle very well. I think it's more the fault of the package maintainers not including useful files. Normally I install apache and perl by hand just to avoid these problems. Same with the perl modules. Take the default rpm install and install your packages via cpan, not with rpms.

No flames intended, but do debian or slackware packages (deb and pkg) have the same issues?

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RE: Re: Perl 5.6 && DBD::mysql?
by PipTigger (Hermit) on Jun 20, 2000 at 03:27 UTC
    I am using RedHat6.2 on one box and Debian on another... both configured almost identically. Everything I've done has been through CPAN either with the .pm or directly d/l'ing and the whole `perl Makefile.PM;make;make test;make install;` routine. I've been away for the entire weekend and just got back now... so I'll try to get the latest sources for each of Perl 5.6 and MySQL and compile them directly on each box. Hopefully I'll be able to do this by just reading README's and other accompanying help texts. One of the servers crashed during the update with a pretty gross assertion and the other one werks great (ie. Perl runs fine and MySQL is running too) but DBD::mysql won't install on it because the make fails. I'm dismayed that no other monk has encountered this and I've done it twice. I must've done something in a really rotten order I guess. I'll try to relate my further travails if I am unsuccessful tonight. Thanks very much for the help all. TTFN & Shalom.

    -PipTigger

    p.s. Initiate Nail Removal Immediately!
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