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I have already worked through the "You didn't read the README file! No executable ESQL/C compiler found in $PATH" message. I do have an executable ESQL/C compiler in my path. The error I'm getting is because an invalid line is being generated (i.e., INFORMIXC='C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe esqlld' ESQLLD=..) which is not a valid command. I need to find out where/how this line is generated and how to correct it.

"Its not how hard you work, its how much you get done."

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Re^4: Problem Installing DBD::Informix on Windows 7 using AS Perl 5.8.9
by bulk88 (Priest) on Aug 17, 2012 at 22:02 UTC
    use "nmake -n install" or "nmake -n all" http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/afyyse50.aspx and look at the output. Its the first step in repairing the makefile. There might be Makefile.PL code generating incompatible make syntax designed for a different make program in your module (I dont know anything specific about DBD::Informix).
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      I have already worked through the...

      Well, I did see that :)

      The error I'm getting is because an invalid line is being generated (i.e., INFORMIXC='C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe esqlld' ESQLLD=..) which is not a valid command. I need to find out where/how this line is generated and how to correct it.

      You noticed that? Have you heard of grep/ack? http://search.cpan.org/grep?cpanid=JOHNL&release=DBD-Informix-2011.0612&string=INFORMIXC&i=1&n=1&C=0 

      
Makefile.PL

282:            which recognizes the INFORMIXC environment variable.
637:        $EV = [ "INFORMIXC=$Config{perlpath} esqlcc", "ESQLCC=$Con
+fig{cc}" ];
681:# INFORMIXC to define the loader and the LDDLFLAGS via the back do
+or.
699:$opts{LD} = "INFORMIXC='\$(FULLPERL) esqlld' " .
936:        ESQL_CC     = INFORMIXC="$(FULLPERL) esqlcc" ESQLCC="$(CC)
+" $(ESQL)
1006:# the INFORMIXC environment variable.
1016:        if (/^CC=/o && !/INFORMIXC/o)
1018:            print LOCAL "# INFORMIXC added by Makefile.PL for $pk
+g.\n";
1022:            $_ = 'CC="${INFORMIXC:-' . $_ . "}\"\n";

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      Now you know, its in Makefile.PL

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      Thanks for the suggestion. I'm fairly sure that (like you said) Makefile.PL is generating invalid Makefile code for nmake. I'm just not sure what nmake is expecting instead of "INFORMIXC=...".

      "Its not how hard you work, its how much you get done."

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        I'm just not sure what nmake is expecting instead of "INFORMIXC=...".

        Do you know what that line is supposed to do?

        What happens when you execute it manually?

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