DBD::Informix on 64 bit AIX: can't install

From: Jay Hannah (jhannah_at_omnihotels.com)
Date: 02/04/05 

To: <dbi-users@perl.org>, <jonathan.leffler@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 23:59:35 -0000

Do I need to manually build a 64-bit Perl on this AIX box? Will that offset the problem?

Thanks,

j

Installing DBD::Informix...
# perl Makefile.PL
*** ExtUtils::AutoInstall version 0.61
*** Checking for dependencies...
[Core Features]
- DBI ...loaded. (1.47 >= 1.33)
[High Resolution Timing]
- Time::HiRes ...loaded. (1.66)
*** ExtUtils::AutoInstall configuration finished.
Subroutine main::WriteMakefile redefined at /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.8.2/ExtUtils/AutoInstall.pm line 487.

Configuring IBM Informix Database Driver for Perl Version 2003.04 (2003-03-05) (aka DBD::Informix)
        You are using DBI version 1.47 and Perl version 5.008002
Remember to actually read the README file!

Perl: perl5.008002 aix-thread-multi dl_aix.xs
System: aix perlfly 2 5 000ad7df4c00
Compiler: cc_r -O -D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -qmaxmem=16384 -qnoansialias -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT -q32 -D_LARGE_FILES -qlonglong
Loader: ld

Using IBM Informix CSDK Version 2.81, IBM Informix-ESQL Version 9.53.FC2 from /usr/informix/prod

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...
ld: 0711-738 ERROR: Input file esqltest.o:
        XCOFF32 object files are not allowed in 64-bit mode.
Failed to link test program esqltest

# perl -V
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 8 subversion 2) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=aix, osvers=5.2.0.0, archname=aix-thread-multi
    uname='aix perlfly 2 5 000ad7df4c00 '
    config_args=''
    hint=previous, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define usemultiplicity=define
    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='cc_r', ccflags ='-D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -qmaxmem=16384 -qnoansialias -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT -q32 -D_LARGE_FILES -qlonglong',
    optimize='-O',
    cppflags='-D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -qmaxmem=16384 -qnoansialias -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT -D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -qmaxmem=16384 -qnoansialias -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT -q32 -D_LARGE_FILES -qlonglong -D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -qmaxmem=16384 -qnoansialias -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT -q32 -D_LARGE_FILES -qlonglong -D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -qmaxmem=16384 -qnoansialias -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT -q32 -D_LARGE_FILES -qlonglong -D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -qmaxmem=16384 -qnoansialias -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT -q32 -D_LARGE_FILES -qlonglong -D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -qmaxmem=16384 -qnoansialias -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT -q32 -D_LARGE_FILES -qlonglong -D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -qmaxmem=16384 -qnoansialias -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT -q32 -D_!
 LARGE_FILES -qlonglong'
    ccversion='', gccversion='', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=4321
    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, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='ld', ldflags =' -brtl -b32 -bmaxdata:0x80000000'
    libpth=/lib /usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib
    libs=-lbind -lnsl -ldbm -ldl -lld -lm -lpthreads -lc_r -lcrypt -lbsd -lPW
    perllibs=-lbind -lnsl -ldl -lld -lm -lpthreads -lc_r -lcrypt -lbsd -lPW
    libc=/lib/libc.a, so=a, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.a
    gnulibc_version=''
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_aix.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-bE:/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.2/aix-thread-multi/CORE/perl.exp -bE:/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.2/aix-thread-multi/CORE/perl.exp -bE:/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.2/aix-thread-multi/CORE/perl.exp -bE:/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.2/aix-thread-multi/CORE/perl.exp'
    cccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-bhalt:4 -bM:SRE -bI:$(PERL_INC)/perl.exp -bE:$(BASEEXT).exp -bnoentry -lpthreads -lc_r'

Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
  Built under aix
  Compiled at Feb 13 2004 13:18:17
  @INC:
    /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.2/aix-thread-multi
    /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.2
    /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.8.2/aix-thread-multi
    /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.8.2
    /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl
    .

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