Re: DBD::Informix install issues

Jonathan, I now have 64 bit Perl version and the DBI 1.35. I am using Sun C compiler. I am having some issus while installing DBD::Informix at "make" phase. Here is output for perl -V : # more perlv.outSummary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 8 subversion 0) configuration: Platform: osname=solaris, osvers=2.8, archname=sun4-solaris-64int uname='sunos e2 5.8 generic_108528-16 sun4u sparc sunw,sun-fire ' config_args='' hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define usethreads=undef use5005threads=undef useithreads=undef usemultiplicity=unde f useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef use64bitint=define use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef Compiler: cc='/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc', ccflags ='-I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURC E -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64', optimize='-O', cppflags='-I/usr/local/include' ccversion='', gccversion='', gccosandvers='' intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=87654321 d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=16 ivtype='long long', ivsize=8, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', lsee ksize=8 alignbytes=8, prototype=define Linker and Libraries: ld='/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib ' libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib libs=-lsocket -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lc perllibs=-lsocket -lnsl -ldl -lm -lc libc=/lib/libc.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a gnulibc_version='' Dynamic Linking: dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' ' cccdlflags='-KPIC', lddlflags='-G -L/usr/local/lib' Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): Compile-time options: USE_64_BIT_INT USE_LARGE_FILES Built under solaris Compiled at Sep 1 2003 13:20:55 @INC: /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.0/sun4-solaris-64int /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.0 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/sun4-solaris-64int /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl . The DBD Informix install : Perl Makefile.PL output is : # perl Makefile.PL *** ExtUtils::AutoInstall version 0.52 *** Checking for dependencies... [Core Features] - DBI ...loaded. (1.35 >= 1.33) [High Resolution Timing] - Time::HiRes ...loaded. (1.2) *** ExtUtils::AutoInstall configuration finished. Subroutine main::WriteMakefile redefined at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.. Configuring IBM Informix Database Driver for Perl Version 2003.04 (2003-03-05) ) You are using DBI version 1.35 and Perl version 5.008 Remember to actually read the README file! Perl: perl5.008 sun4-solaris-64int dl_dlopen.xs System: sunos e2 5.8 generic_108528-16 sun4u sparc sunw,sun-fire Compiler: /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -O -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_F4 Using IBM Informix CSDK Version 2.80, IBM Informix-ESQL Version 9.52.FC2 from Beware: DBD::Informix is not yet aware of all the new IUS data types. Assert macro will be disabled! lib/DBD/Informix/Defaults.pm written OK esqlvrsn.h written OK esqlinfo.h written OK Testing whether your Informix test environment will work... ESQLTEST Program Running: @(#)$Id: esqltest.ec,v 100.3 2002/02/08 22:49:23 jleffler Exp $ $INFORMIXDIR is set to '/usr/informix/prod'. $INFORMIXSERVER is set to 'ambush'. $DBI_DBNAME unset - defaulting to 'stores'. $DBD_INFORMIX_DATABASE unset - defaulting to 'stores'. $DBD_INFORMIX_DATABASE2 unset - defaulting to 'stores'. $DBD_INFORMIX_USERNAME is unset. $DBD_INFORMIX_USERNAME2 is unset. $DBD_INFORMIX_PASSWORD is unset. $DBD_INFORMIX_PASSWORD2 is unset. Testing connection to stores CONNECT TO 'stores' - no user info Testing concurrent connection to stores CONNECT TO 'stores' - no user info Your Informix environment is (probably) OK WARNING: LD is not a known parameter. Using DBI 1.35 installed in /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/sun4-solaris-6I Writing Makefile for DBD::Informix #make # make Skip blib/lib/DBD/Informix/TechSupport.pm (unchanged) Skip blib/lib/DBD/Informix/Summary.pm (unchanged) Skip blib/lib/DBD/Informix/Configure.pm (unchanged) Skip blib/lib/Bundle/DBD/Informix.pm (unchanged) Skip blib/lib/DBD/Informix/TypeInfo.pm (unchanged) Skip blib/lib/DBD/Informix/TestHarness.pm (unchanged) Skip blib/lib/DBD/Informix/GetInfo.pm (unchanged) Skip blib/lib/DBD/Informix.pm (unchanged) Skip blib/lib/DBD/Informix/Defaults.pm (unchanged) Skip blib/lib/DBD/Informix/Metadata.pm (unchanged) /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.0/ExtUtils/xsubpp -typemap /usr/local/lc /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -c -I/usr/informix/prod/incl/esql -I/usr/local/lib/perl5/c INFORMIXC="/usr/bin/perl esqlcc" ESQLCC="/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc" esql -c-shared c "dbdimp.ec", line 2152: warning: argument #2 is incompatible with prototype: prototype: pointer to int : "/usr/informix/prod/incl/esql/sqlhdr.h", li2 argument : pointer to long rm -f dbdimp.c INFORMIXC="/usr/bin/perl esqlcc" ESQLCC="/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc" esql -c-shared c rm -f dbdattr.c /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -c -I/usr/informix/prod/incl/esql -I/usr/local/lib/perl5/c INFORMIXC="/usr/bin/perl esqlcc" ESQLCC="/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc" esql -c-shared c rm -f sqltype.c INFORMIXC="/usr/bin/perl esqlcc" ESQLCC="/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc" esql -c-shared c rm -f ixblob.c /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -c -I/usr/informix/prod/incl/esql -I/usr/local/lib/perl5/c /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -c -I/usr/informix/prod/incl/esql -I/usr/local/lib/perl5/c /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -c -I/usr/informix/prod/incl/esql -I/usr/local/lib/perl5/c INFORMIXC="/usr/bin/perl esqlcc" ESQLCC="/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc" esql -c-shared c rm -f esqlcver.c INFORMIXC="/usr/bin/perl esqlcc" ESQLCC="/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc" esql -c-shared c rm -f esqlc_v6.c Running Mkbootstrap for DBD::Informix () chmod 644 Informix.bs rm -f blib/arch/auto/DBD/Informix/Informix.so LD_RUN_PATH="" INFORMIXC='/usr/bin/perl esqlld' ESQLLD='/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -G ld: fatal: file Informix.o: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32 ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to blib/arch/auto/DBD/Infoo make: *** [blib/arch/auto/DBD/Informix/Informix.so] Error 1 Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Ashutosh preetinder dhaliwal <preetinder.dhaliwal@dhl.com> wrote in message news:<bigt1j$vu0$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>... > Ur makefile should have those settings ( something like CC=gcc ... ) > > Rgds > Preetinder > > Ashutosh wrote: > > >I am trying to install DBD::Informix on a Solaris machine. Solaris 8 > >with Sun "C" compiler installed and gcc version 2.95.2. > > > >Informix Database version 9.3.FC3