FreeTDS Development Group

[Brian Bruns <camber AT umcc.ais.org>]

Ok, I think I've sorted out all the issues with sybperl (well not ALL the
issues, but you get the point).  It should at least compile now without
any special magic and dblib should run! All the changes are in CVS.

Brian

On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Craig Burton wrote:

> Can build Sybase::DBlib in sybperl with /usr/local/freetds
> as the Sybase lib.  When I try to use the DBlib.pm,
> it wanted it under the perl5 heirarchy, but in order
> to run anthing trying to 'use' it, it expected
> there to be a DBlib/autosplit.ix, which was not made
> with DBlib. thus:
> 
> Can't locate auto/Sybase/DBlib/autosplit.ix in @INC (@INC contains:
> /usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.0040
> 4 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/i386-linux
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl . /usr/lib/perl5/site_
> perl/i386-linux/auto/DBD) at /usr/lib/perl5/AutoLoader.pm line 85.
> 
> I know little about what perl modules install with
> xs etc, so am not sure how to use the DBlib.pm I made.
> Doesn't it need something linked into perl itself a la 
> the rest of sybperl?
> 
> Make in sybperl as per Ken Oster's instructions fails
> because I turned CTlib off.  Turning it on does not
> facilitate building of the static perl, as CTlib doesn't
> want to compile.
> 
> hmmm....
> 
> Other people seem to be having more success than myself
> under RH5.1 and PERL5, going by the mails.  Or is this
> not the case?  Anyway, I push on.
> 
> Best,
> 
>       CB
>