DBD::Sybase install error

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I'm getting the following error while trying to install DBD::Sybase on my machine...

Please set SYBASE in CONFIG, or set the $SYBASE 
environment variable at Makefile.PL line 93, <IN> line 44.
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I find this error msg to be vague. any thoughts? The only code near line 44 is this...


WriteMakefile(

...

LINKTYPE       => $LINKTYPE,
($^O eq 'VMS' ?
(MAN3PODS    => { 'Sybase.pm' => 'blib/man3/DBD_Sybase.3' }) :
(MAN3PODS    => { 'Sybase.pm' => 'blib/man3/DBD::Sybase.3' })),

...

);
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Re: DBD::Sybase install error by mpeppler (Vicar) on Sep 23, 2003 at 14:48 UTC
Well - it means exactly what it says... DBD::Sybase (and all Sybase related products) use the $SYBASE environment variable to determine where things are installed (libraries, locale files, charset files, etc). You need to set $SYBASE before running "perl Makefile.PL" (or edit the CONFIG file and set it there.) On a Sybase 12.x system (Unix/linux) the easiest way to set all the appropriate environment variables is to source the SYBASE.sh or SYBASE.csh file located in the root directory of the Sybase installation. Michael	[reply]

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Re: DBD::Sybase install error
by mpeppler (Vicar) on Sep 23, 2003 at 14:48 UTC

On a Sybase 12.x system (Unix/linux) the easiest way to set all the appropriate environment variables is to source the SYBASE.sh or SYBASE.csh file located in the root directory of the Sybase installation.

Michael

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