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Not sure if this applies here, but I've had problems in the past where modules try to compile with a different C compiler than the base perl build uses. You should be able to find out what C compiler and options your perl was built with via perl -V. Good luck.
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Re^2: Really stumped trying to compile DBD::ODBC
by blairkutz (Initiate) on Feb 19, 2008 at 21:31 UTC
    Thanks for the reply!

    Ok so this is the Perl -V output from the perl installed with leopard 

    Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 8) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=darwin, osvers=9.0, archname=darwin-thread-multi-2level
    uname='darwin omen.apple.com 9.0 darwin kernel version 9.0.0b5: mo
+n sep 10 17:17:11 pdt 2007; root:xnu-1166.6~1release_ppc power macint
+osh '
    config_args='-ds -e -Dprefix=/usr -Dccflags=-g  -pipe  -Dldflags=-
+Dman3ext=3pm -Duseithreads -Duseshrplib'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define usemulti
+plicity=define
    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=define use64bitall=define uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='cc', ccflags ='-arch i386 -arch ppc -g -pipe -fno-common -DPER
+L_DARWIN -no-cpp-precomp -fno-strict-aliasing -Wdeclaration-after-sta
+tement -I/usr/local/include',
    optimize='-O3',
    cppflags='-no-cpp-precomp -g -pipe -fno-common -DPERL_DARWIN -no-c
+pp-precomp -fno-strict-aliasing -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/usr/
+local/include'
    ccversion='', gccversion='4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)', gccosand
+vers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=1
+6
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t',
+ lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=8, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='cc -mmacosx-version-min=10.5', ldflags ='-arch i386 -arch ppc 
+-L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib
    libs=-ldbm -ldl -lm -lutil -lc
    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lutil -lc
    libc=/usr/lib/libc.dylib, so=dylib, useshrplib=true, libperl=libpe
+rl.dylib
    gnulibc_version=''
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=bundle, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
    cccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-arch i386 -arch ppc -bundle -undefined
+ dynamic_lookup -L/usr/local/lib'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
                        PERL_MALLOC_WRAP USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES
                        USE_PERLIO USE_REENTRANT_API
  Locally applied patches:
        fix for regcomp CVE-2007-5116 security vulnerability
  Built under darwin
  Compiled at Dec  7 2007 09:37:29
  @INC:
    /System/Library/Perl/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level
    /System/Library/Perl/5.8.8
    /Library/Perl/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level
    /Library/Perl/5.8.8
    /Library/Perl
    /Network/Library/Perl/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level
    /Network/Library/Perl/5.8.8
    /Network/Library/Perl     /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.8.8/darwin
+-thread-multi-2level
    /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.8.8
    /Library/Perl/5.8.6
    /Library/Perl/5.8.1
    .

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    Then the ActivePerl -V 

    $ /usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/perl -V
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 8) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=darwin, osvers=8.10.0, archname=darwin-thread-multi-2level
    uname='darwin sphinx 8.10.0 darwin kernel version 8.10.0: wed may 
+23 16:50:59 pdt 2007; root:xnu-792.21.3~1release_ppc power macintosh 
+powerpc '
    config_args='-ders -Dcc=gcc -Dusethreads -Duseithreads -Ud_sigsetj
+mp -Uinstallusrbinperl -Ulocincpth= -Uloclibpth= -Ud_poll -Ui_poll -U
+d_pthread_atfork -Ud_msg -Ud_lchown -Ud_attribute_format -Ud_attribut
+e_malloc -Ud_attribute_nonnull -Ud_attribute_noreturn -Ud_attribute_p
+ure -Ud_attribute_unused -Ud_attribute_warn_unused_result -Aldflags=-
+Wl,-search_paths_first -Alddlflags=-Wl,-search_paths_first -Accflags=
+-arch ppc -arch i386 -Aldflags=-arch ppc -arch i386 -Alddlflags=-arch
+ ppc -arch i386 -Accflags=-nostdinc -B/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk
+/usr/include/gcc -B/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/lib/gcc -isyst
+em/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/include -F/Developer/SDKs/MacOS
+X10.4u.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks -mmacosx-version-min=10.3 -Aldfl
+ags=-Wl,-syslibroot,/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -mmacosx-version-
+min=10.3 -Alddlflags=-Wl,-syslibroot,/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk 
+-mmacosx-version-min=10.3 -Accflags=-DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -Duselargefil
+es -Accflags=-DNO_HASH_SEED -Accflags=-DPRIVLIB_LAST_IN_INC -Dprefix=
+/usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8 -Dprivlib=/usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/lib -Da
+rchlib=/usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/lib -Dsiteprefix=/usr/local/ActivePe
+rl-5.8/site -Dsitelib=/usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/site/lib -Dsitearch=/
+usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/site/lib -Dsed=/usr/bin/sed -Duseshrplib -Dc
+onfig_heavy=Config_dynamic.pl -Dcf_by=ActiveState -Dcf_email=support@
+ActiveState.com'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define usemulti
+plicity=define
    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='gcc', ccflags ='-fno-common -DPERL_DARWIN -no-cpp-precomp -arc
+h ppc -arch i386 -nostdinc -B/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/incl
+ude/gcc -B/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/lib/gcc -isystem/Develo
+per/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/include -F/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sd
+k/System/Library/Frameworks -mmacosx-version-min=10.3 -DUSE_SITECUSTO
+MIZE -DNO_HASH_SEED -DPRIVLIB_LAST_IN_INC -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe'
+,
    optimize='-O3',
    cppflags='-no-cpp-precomp -fno-common -DPERL_DARWIN -no-cpp-precom
+p -arch ppc -nostdinc -B/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/include/g
+cc -B/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/lib/gcc -isystem/Developer/S
+DKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/include -F/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/Sys
+tem/Library/Frameworks -mmacosx-version-min=10.3 -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE 
+-DNO_HASH_SEED -DPRIVLIB_LAST_IN_INC -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe'
    ccversion='', gccversion='i686-apple-darwin9-gcc-4.0.1 (GCC) 4.0.1
+ (Apple Inc. build 5465)', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=1
+6
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t',
+ lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=8, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='env MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.3 cc', ldflags =' -Wl,-search_
+paths_first -arch ppc -arch i386 -Wl,-syslibroot,/Developer/SDKs/MacO
+SX10.4u.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=10.3'
    libpth=/usr/lib /usr/local/lib
    libs=-ldbm -ldl -lm -lc
    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lc
    libc=, so=dylib, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.dylib
    gnulibc_version=''
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=bundle, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
    cccdlflags=' ', lddlflags=' -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -Wl,
+-search_paths_first -arch ppc -arch i386 -Wl,-syslibroot,/Developer/S
+DKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=10.3'

Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
                        PERL_MALLOC_WRAP USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES
                        USE_PERLIO USE_REENTRANT_API USE_SITECUSTOMIZE
  Locally applied patches:
        ActivePerl Build 822 [280952]
        PerlEx support in CGI::Carp
        Less verbose ExtUtils::Install and Pod::Find
        Patch for CAN-2005-0448 from Debian with modifications
        Rearrange @INC so that 'site' is searched before 'perl'
        Partly reverted 24733 to preserve binary compatibility
        MAINT31223 plus additional changes
        31324 Fix DynaLoader::dl_findfile() to locate .so files again
        26970 Make Passive mode the default for Net::FTP
        24699 ICMP_UNREACHABLE handling in Net::Ping
  Built under darwin
  Compiled at Jul 31 2007 19:44:51
  @INC:
    /var/root/Library/ActivePerl/lib
    /usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/site/lib
    /usr/local/ActivePerl-5.8/lib
    .

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      The problem is the use of structure member names 'true' and 'false'. The compiler on os x does not seem to like these - perhaps they are macros. Just change all occurrences of 'true' and 'false' to xtrue and xfalse to fix or upgrade to DBD::ODBC 1.16 where this is fixed.
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        I didn't realise I was not logged in when I posted this. I know this to be the issue because I fixed it in 1.16.
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