Re: DBI and DBD::Informix installation problems

On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Jonathan Leffler wrote: >Don Bryant wrote: >> I'm attempting to install DBD and DBI for Informix for perl 5.05 and I keep >> getting run time errors when I try to do a simple connect in a test script. >> >> My question today is which should I install first, DBI::Informix or DBD? Or >> does that matter. >> >> I can give more details surrounding the Carp messages but basically the >> script doesn't seem to be able to load the Informix driver. > >You need to compile and install DBI before you even try to >install DBD::Informix. > >You need to be able to compile and run ESQL/C programs before >you try to install DBD::Informix. > >This is covered in the README file which comes with DBD::Informix. > >If you're remotely adventurous and have a half-way decent Internet >connection, you should aim to use: > > perl -MCPAN -e 'install Bundle::DBD::Informix' > >which will compile and install all the prerequisite Perl modules >(such as DBI) before compiling and installing DBD::Informix. It >does require some configuration, and you will probably want to >install a few other bundles first: > > perl -MCPAN -e 'install Bundle::libnet' > perl -MCPAN -e 'install LWP' # Maybe Bundle::LWP works? > perl -MCPAN -e 'install Digest::MD5' > >The first time through, it will ask you various configuration questions. >Thereafter, it does it automatically and fast, and updates whatever needs >updating (eg the Perl CPAN module may well need an upgrade itself). >Try it -- it is really impressive when you get it working! Further to the above, there is a Bundle::LWP, and you can do pretty much everything in one fell swoop with: perl -MCPAN -e 'install CPAN; reload CPAN; install qw(Bundle::libnet Bundle::LWP Digest::MD5 Bundle::DBD::Informix)' This updates and reloads CPAN (1.52 is available today), and then checks that the libnet, LWP and MD5 modules are installed, and finally deals with DBD::Informix. -- Yours, Jonathan Leffler (jonathan.leffler@informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> Guardian of DBD::Informix v0.95 -- http://www.perl.com/CPAN "I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it!"