FreeTDS Development Group

[Chris Letcher <letcher.chris AT gmail.com>]

James K. Lowden wrote:
> Chris Letcher wrote:
>   
> > I'm trying to install the perl module DBD::Sybase on a Fedora 10 i686 
> > system.
> > I've done the following successfully:
> > # yum install freetds unixODBC
> > # export=SYBASE=/usr/
> > # perl Makefile.PL
> >
> > The problem is when i run make, it fails, as posted below. Sorry for the
> >
> > length. Do i need to apply: 
> > http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/ALPHA/freetds/stable/cspublic.BLK_VERSION_150.patch
> >
> > ?
> > if so, how do I go about that exactly?
> >     
>
> Yes, you need to apply that patch.  
>
> Find your way to the FreeTDS source directory, such that this command
> works:
>
> $ grep '\$Id' include/cspublic.h 
> static const char rcsid_cspublic_h[] = "$Id: cspublic.h,v 1.61 2008/09/08
> 17:50:25 jklowden Exp $";
>
> Your ID will be different; it should match what's in the patch: 1.58.
>
> Then "man patch" is your friend.  Like it says,
>
>         usually just
>
>         patch <patchfile
>
> is all you need, as in:
>
>         $ patch < /path/to/your/cspublic.BLK_VERSION_150.patch
>
> Then build and install per usual.  
>
> If you don't have a FreeTDS source directory because you installed a
> binary package, that's OK.  The symbols defined in the patch are not used
> by FreeTDS; and rebuilding isn't required.  You can apply the patch to the
> file wherever it's installed.  DBD::Sybase should build thereafter.  
>
> HTH. 
>
> --jkl
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>   
Worked like a charm.
Specifically, the commands were as follows:
1) $ locate cspublic.h
       /usr/include/cspublic.h
2) $ cd /usr/include/
3) $ patch </path/to/cspublic.BLK_VERSION_150.patch
4) Follow directions included with DBD::Sybase to install.

Thanks very much,
Chris