Here's the deal. I am working in Perl on a Linux server, and I would very much like my scripts to be able to access a certain remote Oracle server. Based on the DBD::Proxy documentation, here is what I understand I must do: 
$dbh = DBI->connect(
"dbi:Proxy:hostname=$host;port=$port;dsn=dbi:Oracle:$oradb",
$user, $pass);

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What I get is this error: 
install_driver(Proxy) failed: Can't locate RPC/PlClient.pm in @INC

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The installation of RPC::PlClient fails during the "make test" for Net::Daemon. Here is the output: 
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Net::Daemon
cp lib/Net/Daemon/Test.pm blib/lib/Net/Daemon/Test.pm
cp lib/Net/Daemon/Log.pm blib/lib/Net/Daemon/Log.pm
cp lib/Net/Daemon.pm blib/lib/Net/Daemon.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Net::Daemon::Test.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/Net::Daemon.3pm
Manifying blib/man3/Net::Daemon::Log.3pm
  /usr/bin/make  -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/base..........ok                                                    
+       
t/config........ok                                                    
+       
t/fork..........ok                                                    
+       
t/forkm.........dubious                                               
+       
        Test returned status 15 (wstat 3840, 0xf00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-10
        Failed 10/10 tests, 0.00% okay
t/ithread.......ok                                                    
+       
t/ithreadm......ok                                                    
+       
t/loop-child....ok                                                    
+       
t/loop..........ok                                                    
+       
t/single........ok                                                    
+       
t/thread........ok                                                    
+       
t/threadm.......ok                                                    
+       
t/unix..........ok                                                    
+       
Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
t/forkm.t     15  3840    10   10 100.00%  1-10
Failed 1/12 test scripts, 91.67% okay. 10/73 subtests failed, 86.30% o
+kay.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 29
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force

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Apparently my problem is that all the forkm tests fail. Ultimately I just need to access the Oracle server. Is there a completely different solution that I haven't thought of? Is there a workaround to make forkm work for the Net::Daemon installation, or to install DBD::Proxy without Net::Daemon? Should I force install either of these?

Or am I doomed to always create data dumps from Oracle, FTP them across, and parse them on the other side?

The only plausible theory that I have heard yet is that the failure of forkm has something to do with the fact that the machine has a dual processor. That didn't really help me, but perhaps it will help you. If you have the solution to my dilemma.

In reply to problem installing DBD::Proxy by guido1977ahs

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