if you are running perl 5.6, DBI (1.13) has a few issues one must solve.
edit the DBI.xs file, and search for SHORT-CUT ALERT this will be followed by a medium sized if-else comment out (using C style comments) everything needed so that the else function is the only thing there, and always run
itll look like this:
        /* SHORT-CUT ALERT! */
/*      if (xsbypass && isGV(imp_msv) && CvXSUB(GvCV(imp_msv))) {

            I32 markix = TOPMARK;
            CV *xscv   = GvCV(imp_msv);
            (void)(*CvXSUB(xscv))(xscv)

            if (gimme == G_SCALAR) {    
                if (++markix != stack_sp - stack_base ) {
                    if (markix > stack_sp - stack_base)
                         *(stack_base + markix) = &sv_undef;
                    else *(stack_base + markix) = *stack_sp;
                    stack_sp = stack_base + markix;
                }
                outitems = 1;
            }
            else {
                outitems = stack_sp - (stack_base + markix);
            }

        }
        else {*/
            outitems = perl_call_sv(isGV(imp_msv) ? (SV*)GvCV(imp_msv)
+ : imp_msv, gimme);
/*      }*/

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if youre not using 5.6, or if this doesnt solve it please post more information.

In reply to Re: Why can't I install the DBI module? by ishamael
in thread Why can't I install the DBI module? by rodry

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