DBD::Informix -- Error Installing On Mac OSX

Hi, I cannot get DBD::Informix to install on Mac OSX on my Macbook Pro or on my Mac Mini. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! *<8o) ---------------------------- Macbook Pro Dumpe -------------------------------------------- uname -a: Darwin xxxx.local 9.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 9.5.0: Wed Sep 3 11:29:43 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.7.58~1/RELEASE_I386 i386 Model Name: MacBook Pro Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 4 MB Memory: 4 GB Bus Speed: 800 MHz Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07 SMC Version: 1.16f10 ---------------------------- Informix onstat Dumpe ---------------------------------------- IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC2DE -- On-Line -- Up 00:26:25 -- 41756 Kbytes Userthreads address flags sessid user tty wait tout locks nreads nwrites 200c38028 ---P--D 1 root - 0 0 0 29 44 200c38828 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 72 200c39028 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 200c39828 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 200c3a028 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 200c3a828 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 200c3b028 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 200c3b828 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 200c3c028 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 200c3c828 ---P--- 4 root - 0 0 0 0 0 200c3d028 ---P--B 5 root - 0 0 0 0 0 200c3d828 Y--P--D 18 root - 200110b88 0 0 0 0 200c3e028 ---P--- 16 informix - 0 0 1 131 77 200c3e828 ---P--D 8 root - 0 0 0 0 0 200c3f028 ---P--- 14 informix - 0 0 1 160 2 200c3f828 ---P--- 17 informix - 0 0 1 331 69 16 active, 128 total, 25 maximum concurrent Profile dskreads pagreads bufreads %cached dskwrits pagwrits bufwrits %cached 653 688 24102 97.29 140 265 5267 97.34 isamtot open start read write rewrite delete commit rollbk 20503 2105 3209 6488 791 18 0 673 0 gp_read gp_write gp_rewrt gp_del gp_alloc gp_free gp_curs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ovlock ovuserthread ovbuff usercpu syscpu numckpts flushes 0 0 0 1.22 1.85 4 4 bufwaits lokwaits lockreqs deadlks dltouts ckpwaits compress seqscans 79 0 5788 0 0 0 315 904 ixda-RA idx-RA da-RA RA-pgsused lchwaits 52 0 5 57 4 ---------------- CPAN Installation Dumpe ----------------------- perl -MCPAN -e 'install Bundle::DBD::Informix' CPAN: Storable loaded ok Going to read /var/root/.cpan/Metadata Database was generated on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:26:47 GMT CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok Fetching with LWP: /authors/01mailrc.txt.gz LWP failed with code[400] message[URL must be absolute] Fetching with LWP: ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz Going to read /var/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok Fetching with LWP: /modules/02packages.details.txt.gz LWP failed with code[400] message[URL must be absolute] Fetching with LWP: ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz Going to read /var/root/.cpan/sources/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz Database was generated on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:26:52 GMT There's a new CPAN.pm version (v1.9205) available! [Current version is v1.7602] You might want to try install Bundle::CPAN reload cpan without quitting the current session. It should be a seamless upgrade while we are running... Fetching with LWP: /modules/03modlist.data.gz LWP failed with code[400] message[URL must be absolute] Fetching with LWP: ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/modules/03modlist.data.gz Going to read /var/root/.cpan/sources/modules/03modlist.data.gz Going to write /var/root/.cpan/Metadata Test::Pod is up to date. Time::HiRes is up to date. DBI is up to date. DBI::Shell is up to date. Storable is up to date. Net::Daemon is up to date. RPC::PlServer is up to date. DBD::Multiplex is up to date. Running install for module DBD::Informix Running make for J/JO/JOHNL/DBD-Informix-2008.0513.tar.gz CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok Checksum for /var/root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/J/JO/JOHNL/DBD-Informix-2008.0513.tar.gz ok Scanning cache /var/root/.cpan/build for sizes DBD-Informix-2008.0513/ DBD-Informix-2008.0513/inc/ DBD-Informix-2008.0513/inc/ExtUtils/ DBD-Informix-2008.0513/inc/ExtUtils/AutoInstall.pm DBD-Informix-2008.0513/DBD-Informix.jdc DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/ DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/hpux DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/linux DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/Working.Versions DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/nt DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/hpux-gcc-build.sh DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/FAQ DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/environment.variables DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/static.build DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/olipcshm DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/web.servers DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/nonroot.install DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/bug.reports DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/load.unload DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/eprintf DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/ DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t92rows.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t28dtlit.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t98pod.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t95int8.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t61varchar.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t58typeinfoall.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t42txacon.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t23mconn.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t57tables.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t73blobupd.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t54native.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/dtgen.pl DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t33holdcurs.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t30update.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t08fork.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t41txacoff.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t29update.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t56tabinfo.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t31nulls.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t13bindref.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t14bindcol.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t43trans.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t50update.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t35cursor.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t20error.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t75blob.t DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t09date.t@@

InDeep wrote: > Hi, > > I cannot get DBD::Informix to install on Mac OSX on my Macbook Pro or on my Mac Mini. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks! > > *<8o) > > ---------------------------- Macbook Pro Dumpe -------------------------------------------- > uname -a: > Darwin xxxx.local 9.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 9.5.0: Wed Sep 3 11:29:43 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.7.58~1/RELEASE_I386 i386 > > Model Name: MacBook Pro > Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1 > Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo > Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz > Number Of Processors: 1 > Total Number Of Cores: 2 > L2 Cache: 4 MB > Memory: 4 GB > Bus Speed: 800 MHz > Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07 > SMC Version: 1.16f10 > > ---------------------------- Informix onstat Dumpe ---------------------------------------- > > > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC2DE -- On-Line -- Up 00:26:25 -- 41756 Kbytes> > Userthreads > address flags sessid user tty wait tout locks nreads nwrites > 200c38028 ---P--D 1 root - 0 0 0 29 44 > 200c38828 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 72 > 200c39028 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 > 200c39828 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 > 200c3a028 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 > 200c3a828 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 > 200c3b028 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 > 200c3b828 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 > 200c3c028 ---P--F 0 root - 0 0 0 0 0 > 200c3c828 ---P--- 4 root - 0 0 0 0 0 > 200c3d028 ---P--B 5 root - 0 0 0 0 0 > 200c3d828 Y--P--D 18 root - 200110b88 0 0 0 0 > 200c3e028 ---P--- 16 informix - 0 0 1 131 77 > 200c3e828 ---P--D 8 root - 0 0 0 0 0 > 200c3f028 ---P--- 14 informix - 0 0 1 160 2 > 200c3f828 ---P--- 17 informix - 0 0 1 331 69 > 16 active, 128 total, 25 maximum concurrent > > Profile > dskreads pagreads bufreads %cached dskwrits pagwrits bufwrits %cached > 653 688 24102 97.29 140 265 5267 97.34 > > isamtot open start read write rewrite delete commit rollbk > 20503 2105 3209 6488 791 18 0 673 0 > > gp_read gp_write gp_rewrt gp_del gp_alloc gp_free gp_curs > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > > ovlock ovuserthread ovbuff usercpu syscpu numckpts flushes > 0 0 0 1.22 1.85 4 4 > > bufwaits lokwaits lockreqs deadlks dltouts ckpwaits compress seqscans > 79 0 5788 0 0 0 315 904 > > ixda-RA idx-RA da-RA RA-pgsused lchwaits > 52 0 5 57 4 > > > > > ---------------- CPAN Installation Dumpe ----------------------- > > perl -MCPAN -e 'install Bundle::DBD::Informix' > > CPAN: Storable loaded ok > Going to read /var/root/.cpan/Metadata > Database was generated on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:26:47 GMT > CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok > Fetching with LWP: > /authors/01mailrc.txt.gz > LWP failed with code[400] message[URL must be absolute] > Fetching with LWP: > ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz > Going to read /var/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz > CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok > Fetching with LWP: > /modules/02packages.details.txt.gz > LWP failed with code[400] message[URL must be absolute] > Fetching with LWP: > ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz > Going to read /var/root/.cpan/sources/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz > Database was generated on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:26:52 GMT > > There's a new CPAN.pm version (v1.9205) available! > [Current version is v1.7602] > You might want to try > install Bundle::CPAN > reload cpan > without quitting the current session. It should be a seamless upgrade > while we are running... > > Fetching with LWP: > /modules/03modlist.data.gz > LWP failed with code[400] message[URL must be absolute] > Fetching with LWP: > ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/modules/03modlist.data.gz > Going to read /var/root/.cpan/sources/modules/03modlist.data.gz > Going to write /var/root/.cpan/Metadata > Test::Pod is up to date. > Time::HiRes is up to date. > DBI is up to date. > DBI::Shell is up to date. > Storable is up to date. > Net::Daemon is up to date. > RPC::PlServer is up to date. > DBD::Multiplex is up to date. > Running install for module DBD::Informix > Running make for J/JO/JOHNL/DBD-Informix-2008.0513.tar.gz > CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok > Checksum for /var/root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/J/JO/JOHNL/DBD-Informix-2008.0513.tar.gz ok > Scanning cache /var/root/.cpan/build for sizes > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/ > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/inc/ > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/inc/ExtUtils/ > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/inc/ExtUtils/AutoInstall.pm > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/DBD-Informix.jdc > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/ > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/hpux > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/linux > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/Working.Versions > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/nt > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/hpux-gcc-build.sh > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/FAQ > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/environment.variables > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/static.build > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/olipcshm > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/web.servers > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/nonroot.install > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/bug.reports > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/load.unload > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/Notes/eprintf > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/ > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t92rows.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t28dtlit.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t98pod.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t95int8.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t61varchar.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t58typeinfoall.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t42txacon.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t23mconn.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t57tables.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t73blobupd.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t54native.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/dtgen.pl > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t33holdcurs.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t30update.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t08fork.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t41txacoff.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t29update.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513/t/t56tabinfo.t > DBD-Informix-2008.0513

Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > Dunno if I'm just being stupid here, but; > > Your build will fail because Perl is a 32-bit version but ESQL/C is a > 64-bit version > > Mac OSX Leopard is a 64-bit OS. I tried hacking the install to ignore it and it still fails. The Perl inside the Makefile.PL is too much for my skill, I gave up trying to hack it. But nice try! Thanks! *<8o)

InDeep wrote: > > > Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >> Dunno if I'm just being stupid here, but; >> >> Your build will fail because Perl is a 32-bit version but ESQL/C is a >> 64-bit version >> >> > > Mac OSX Leopard is a 64-bit OS. I tried hacking the install to ignore > it and it still fails. > > The Perl inside the Makefile.PL is too much for my skill, I gave up > trying to > hack it. > > But nice try! > > Thanks! > > *<8o) Can you get a compiled 64 bit Perl? Don't know if it exists, but it should help... Regards. -- Fernando Nunes Portugal http://informix-technology.blogspot.com My email works... but I don't check it frequently...

Fernando Nunes wrote: > InDeep wrote: >> >> >> Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >>> Dunno if I'm just being stupid here, but; >>> >>> Your build will fail because Perl is a 32-bit version but ESQL/C is a >>> 64-bit version >>> >>> >> >> Mac OSX Leopard is a 64-bit OS. I tried hacking the install to ignore >> it and it still fails. >> >> The Perl inside the Makefile.PL is too much for my skill, I gave up >> trying to >> hack it. >> >> But nice try! >> >> Thanks! >> >> *<8o) > > Can you get a compiled 64 bit Perl? Don't know if it exists, but it > should help... > Regards. > Guys please, Macs are hands-off, parental computing platforms. You get a terminal window and you issue commands. If it's broken I have no real idea what went wrong, or how to fix it. Mac OSX is not like Linux--well it's kinda like Linux, but more like an animal all to itself. There are several open sores projects out there that shoehorn Linux and X-windows stuff on to Mac OSX but this is way beyond my skillset. And besides, I don't want to go there, it's not as easy as you think. They did a darn good job of making sure you really don't want to go there. DBD::Informix installed fine on my Linux workstation, and on my Linux VM on my Macbook Pro. This is a bug in the Perl code ( Makefile.PL ) that determines what the OS is, and whether it's 32bit or 64bit. I tried commenting out the code, yes, I found where the bug is, but commenting and hacking only made it worse. It's the kind of Perl that is hard to tell the beginning of the program from the ending, so it's way out of my league. See also: www.apple.com/macosx/technology <== tell me you see the same 64bit highway image I do. The guy who wrote it ( Jonathan ) is the guy I need to hear from--or somebody sitting next to him or can read his stuff that understands how to fix it. I don't really care what the problem is at this point, I just want to see it fixed so I can write perl programs that access Informix and contribute a little bit back to the community. Thanks! *<8o)

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 3:26 PM, InDeep <indeep@indeep.com> wrote: > Fernando Nunes wrote: >> InDeep wrote: >>> Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >>>> Dunno if I'm just being stupid here, but; >>>> >>>> Your build will fail because Perl is a 32-bit version but ESQL/C is a >>>> 64-bit version That's the problem. It seems the standard Perl is a 32-bit Perl still. >>> Mac OSX Leopard is a 64-bit OS. I tried hacking the install to ignore >>> it and it still fails. >>> >>> The Perl inside the Makefile.PL is too much for my skill, I gave up >>> trying to >>> hack it. >>> >>> But nice try! >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> *<8o) >> >> Can you get a compiled 64 bit Perl? Don't know if it exists, but it >> should help... >> Regards. >> > > Guys please, > > Macs are hands-off, parental computing platforms. You get a terminal > window and you issue commands. If it's broken I have no real idea what > went wrong, or how to fix it. Mac OSX is not like Linux--well it's > kinda like Linux, but more like an animal all to itself. There are > several open sores projects out there that shoehorn Linux and X-windows > stuff on to Mac OSX but this is way beyond my skillset. And besides, I > don't want to go there, it's not as easy as you think. They did a darn > good job of making sure you really don't want to go there. > > DBD::Informix installed fine on my Linux workstation, and on my Linux VM > on my Macbook Pro. This is a bug in the Perl code ( Makefile.PL ) that > determines what the OS is, and whether it's 32bit or 64bit. I tried > commenting out the code, yes, I found where the bug is, but commenting > and hacking only made it worse. It's the kind of Perl that is hard to > tell the beginning of the program from the ending, so it's way out of my > league. > > See also: www.apple.com/macosx/technology <== tell me you see the > same 64bit highway image I do. > > The guy who wrote it ( Jonathan ) is the guy I need to hear from--or > somebody sitting next to him or can read his stuff that understands how > to fix it. I don't really care what the problem is at this point, I > just want to see it fixed so I can write perl programs that access > Informix and contribute a little bit back to the community. If you need to hear from me, communicate on the channels where I listen reliably. I do try to get to read the IIUG channels - it was bad luck that you asked while I was moving house and without internet connections. The better forum for DBD::Informix questions is generally dbi-users@perl.org. Download Perl 5.10.0 from www.perl.com or any other appropriate source. Compile with the Apple version of GCC - you could set the C compiler to 'cc -m64' to ensure that Perl is built as a 64-bit system. You'll also need to reinstall DBI - and any other modules that you need. And don't install it in the system locations. (I keep my copy under $HOME/perl/ -- but since I have a 32-bit PPC Mac, I don't get to play with CSDK or IDS on it.) Or you will have to wait until a 32-bit version of CSDK is available on MacOS X. That might not be as long as you might fear. -- Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h> Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com Guardian of DBD::Informix v2008.0513 -- http://dbi.perl.org/ "Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused." NB: Please do not use this email for correspondence. I don't necessarily read it every week, even.

Jonathan Leffler wrote: > Or you will have to wait until a 32-bit version of CSDK is available > on MacOS X. That might not be as long as you might fear. > I can wait. *<8o)