Compilling DBD::Oracle under Windows and Active Perl

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

Hello Experts

Active Perl is a great Perl distribution for programming Perl under Windows Environment, but they do no longer deliver the prebuild DBD::Oracle Modle. As I understand, the reasons are any license claims from Oracle.

Now, I tryed to build the Module from CPAN.

-Download
-perl Makefile.PL
-make test
-make install
[download]

(I don't have any problems with compiling the same module under different Unix flavors.)

By default no make is installed on M$ boxes. So i tryed it with different GNU Tools. (UWin, cygwin ..) but no success.

Does anybody know the environment needed for a successfull build?
Has anybody a prebuild 1.13 Version of the DBD::Oracle Module for Windows?
Or a place to download a prebuild version?

Any help would be appreciated.
Guido

20030326 Edit by Corion: Added formatting

Comment on Compilling DBD::Oracle under Windows and Active Perl Download Code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: Compilling DBD::Oracle under Windows and Active Perl by tachyon (Chancellor) on Mar 26, 2003 at 09:18 UTC
You will need nmake from M$ and a decent C compiler for Windows to (n)make this module. See A guide to installing modules Providing you are using 5.6 you can get a ppm in zip format from here 5.8 and 5.6 binaries are not compatible so if you want to pioneer DBD::Oracle on 5.8 redo cheers tachyon s&&rsenoyhcatreve&&&s&n.+t&"$'$`$\"$\&"&ee&&y&srve&&d&&print	[reply]
Re: Re: Compilling DBD::Oracle under Windows and Active Perl by atigmu (Initiate) on Mar 26, 2003 at 12:00 UTC
Thanks a lot, Tachyon I don't need the new functions of Perl 5.8, so I changed to ActivePerl 5.6 and all my problems are solved. (for the moment ;-) ) Greetings from Switzerland Guido	[reply]