DBD::ODBC install fails at perl Makefile.PL

mj10044 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Oh wise ones, I am attempting to install DBD::ODBC module on AIX 6.1. Perl is set to 64 bit, ODBC driver mgr is 64 bit, and drivers are 64 bit. My problem is when installing DBD::ODBC module, I receive a segmentation fault when running perl Makefile.PL. any help appreciated ? ***************** SEE OUTPUT BELOW ********************

> perl Makefile.PL
Useless use of private variable in void context at Makefile.PL line 10
+25.

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        Remember to actually *READ* the README file!
        And re-read it if you have any problems.

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OSNAME: aix
LANG: en_US
ODBCHOME: /opt/unixODBC-2.3.0
LD_LIBRARY_PATH: :/opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/lib:/lib:/usr/local/lib
DBROOT:
WINDIR:
II_SYSTEM:
You are using a Perl configured with threading enabled.
Please read the warnings in DBI about this.

You should also be aware that on non-Windows platforms ODBC drivers co
+me
in two forms, thread-safe and non-thread-safe drivers and you may need
to make sure you are using the right one.

Press return to continue...
Looking for odbc_config at /opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/bin/odbc_config
  Found odbc_config (via /opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/bin/odbc_config) version 
+2.3.0

  odbc_config reports --prefix=/opt/unixODBC-2.3.0
  odbc_config reports --include-prefix=/opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/include
  odbc_config reports --lib-prefix=/opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/lib
  ODBC INC dir set to /opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/include from odbc_config
  ODBC LIB dir set to /opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/lib from odbc_config
Using ODBCHOME /opt/unixODBC-2.3.0

This looks like a unixodbc type of driver manager.
Looking for odbcinst
  odbcinst -j reports:

unixODBC 2.3.0
DRIVERS............: /opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/odbcinst.ini
SYSTEM DATA SOURCES: /opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/odbc.ini
FILE DATA SOURCES..: /opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/ODBCDataSources
USER DATA SOURCES..: /opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/odbc.ini
SQLULEN Size.......: 8
SQLLEN Size........: 8
SQLSETPOSIROW Size.: 8

Please note these files as they are where you define your ODBC drivers
+ and data sources.

Looking for odbc_config to get cflags
Adding odbc_config --cflags "-DHAVE_UNISTD_H -DHAVE_PWD_H -DHAVE_SYS_T
+YPES_H -DHAVE_LONG_LONG -DSIZEOF_LONG_INT=8 -I/opt/unixODBC-2.3.0/inc
+lude " to CC line

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Segmentation fault(coredump)
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Re: DBD::ODBC install fails at perl Makefile.PL by mje (Curate) on Jan 27, 2011 at 10:10 UTC
This might sound strange but have you run out of disk space - especially in /var? What version of Perl is this? The next thing to happen is prerequisite checking where it will look for DBI. Have you installed DBI? What version of ExtUtils::MakeMaker are you using? What version of DBD::ODBC are you trying to build? Have you successfully installed any other modules? I have not got AIX 6.1 but in 5.1 with Perl 5.6.0, ExtUtils::MakeMaker 5.45, DBD::ODBC 1.28_2 I get further than you.	[reply]
Re^2: DBD::ODBC install fails at perl Makefile.PL by mj10044 (Initiate) on Jan 27, 2011 at 22:23 UTC
Hi, 1. /var is 6% full 2. Perl version is 5.8.8 3. I did install DBI with no problems. ( V 1.616 ) 4. I am trying to install version DBD::ODBC ( V 1.27 ) 5. ExtUtils::MakeMaker ( V 6.30)	[reply]
Re^3: DBD::ODBC install fails at perl Makefile.PL by mje (Curate) on Jan 28, 2011 at 15:54 UTC
I'm not sure what else to suggest as it is simply running through the Makefile.PL (Perl) and then the ExtUtils::MakeMaker tasks - it is in Perl and there is nothing special about the DBD::ODBC module. If you built this Perl yourself, did you check it passed all tests before deploying it?	[reply]