RE: Instaling DBI 1.42 on Mac OS X Server version 10.2.4 I

From: Jeff Urlwin (jurlwin_at_esoftmatic.com)
Date: 05/14/04 

To: <hajjem@vif.com>, <dbi-users@perl.org>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 11:35:18 -0400

>
> Hello
> After instaling the package DBI 1.42 on Mac OS X Server
> version 10.2.4 I have want to install the package DBD::ODBC
> 1.09 but I have found thise problems : -1 after entering the
> command: Perl Makefile.PL I have obtained the following
> message:

BTW, I almost skipped this message because your subject was about Installing
DBI, not DBD::ODBC.

You need to get a driver manager, such as iODBC or UnixODBC. I have tested
neither on the Mac (although, I now have a very, very, very old MAC with OSX
on it. I haven't had time to play with setting it up and getting used to
it, so I don't, yet, know the issues revolving around the driver managers,
etc.

You will, also, need a driver to talk to the database. Since you do not
specify what database you are trying to use, It's hard to help you there.

Regards,

Jeff

> -------------------------
> Useless use of private variable in void context at
> Makefile.PL line 430.
>
> Configuring DBD::ODBC ...
>
> >>> Remember to actually *READ* the README file!
> And re-read it if you have any problems.
>
> Using DBI 1.42 (for perl 5.006 on darwin) installed in
> /Library/Perl/darwin/auto/DBI
>
> The DBD::ODBC module needs to link with an ODBC 'Driver
> Manager'. (The Driver Manager, in turn, needs one or more
> database specific ODBC drivers. The DBD::ODBC module does
> _not_ include any ODBC drivers!)
>
> You need to indicate where your ODBC Driver Manager is
> installed. You can do this ether by setting the ODBCHOME
> environment variable or by runing 'perl Makefile.PL -o odbcdir'.
>
> If you do not have an ODBC Driver Manager you can try
> building the free iODBC Driver Manager in the iodbcsrc directory.
> ----------------------
> Thus I have indicate the path of my Manager ODBC while
> entering the following
> command: Perl Makefile.PL - O /applications/utilitaires but
> problem is not resolved and I have the following message:
> -----------------------
> Useless use of private variable in void context at
> Makefile.PL line 430. Overriding ODBC Directory with command
> line option: /applications/utilitaires
>
> Configuring DBD::ODBC ...
>
> >>> Remember to actually *READ* the README file!
> And re-read it if you have any problems.
>
> Using DBI 1.42 (for perl 5.006 on darwin) installed in
> /Library/Perl/darwin/auto/DBI Overriding ODBC Directory with
> command line option: /applications/utilitaires ODBCHOME
> environment variable (/applications/utilitaires) does not
> refer to a directory.
> ---------------------------
> I want to know what I should in order to resolve the problem
> and to install correctly the package DBD::ODBC,
>
> this is tue output of the command perl -v
> ---------------
> Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 6 subversion 0)
> configuration:
> Platform:
> osname=darwin, osvers=6.0, archname=darwin
> uname='darwin traffic 6.0 darwin kernel version 6.0: sat
> jul 27 13:18:52 pdt 2002; root:xnuxnu-344.obj~1release_ppc
> power macintosh powerpc '
> config_args='-ds -e -Dprefix=/usr -Dccflags=-g -pipe -Dldflags='
> hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
> usethreads=undef use5005threads=undef useithreads=undef
> usemultiplicity=undef
> useperlio=undef d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define
> use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
> usesocks=undef
> Compiler:
> cc='cc', optimize='-Os', gccversion=Apple cpp-precomp 6.14
> cppflags='-g -pipe -pipe -fno-common -no-cpp-precomp
> -flat_namespace -DHAS_TELLDIR_PROTOTYPE -fno-strict-aliasing'
> ccflags ='-g -pipe -pipe -fno-common -no-cpp-precomp
> -flat_namespace -DHAS_TELLDIR_PROTOTYPE -fno-strict-aliasing'
> stdchar='char', d_stdstdio=undef, usevfork=true
> intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8
> d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=8
> ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8,
> Off_t='off_t', lseeksize=8
> alignbytes=8, usemymalloc=n, prototype=define
> Linker and Libraries:
> ld='cc', ldflags =''
> libpth=/usr/lib
> libs=-lm -lc
> libc=/System/Library/Frameworks/System.framework/System,
> so=dylib, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.dylib
> Dynamic Linking:
> dlsrc=dl_dyld.xs, dlext=bundle, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
> cccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-bundle -flat_namespace
> -undefined suppress'
>
>
> Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
> Compile-time options: USE_LARGE_FILES
> Built under darwin
> Compiled at Nov 12 2002 06:25:38
> @INC:
> /System/Library/Perl/darwin
> /System/Library/Perl
> /Library/Perl/darwin
> /Library/Perl
> /Library/Perl
> /Network/Library/Perl/darwin
> /Network/Library/Perl
> /Network/Library/Perl
> --------------
> Thanks;
>
> Chawki Hajjem
>