Wyn Snow said: > I am stymied and stumped in attempting to get the DBI modules working and > accessible on my Debian Linux system. If someone can help me, please email > me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I have downloaded the following files from mysql.com: > > Data-Dumper-2.101.tar.gz > DBI-1.18.tar.gz > Msql-Mysql-modules-1.2216.tar.gz
you need not do this, simply: apt-get install libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl from the looks of it, data-dumper is part of perl-base which is installed by default. > I put them in the [I think it was] /etc/lib/perl5/5.005/ directory. > > I gunzipped and tar -xvf'd the .tar.gz files and then cd'ed into the > appropriate directories and did perl Makefile.PL, but then make refuses to > cooperate, saying that cc is not installed on my system. take out all of those files, that is a very bad idea, if you want to install 3rd party modules extract them somewhere neutral such as /usr/src or /tmp or your home directory etc. Running perl Makefile.PL will automatically configure them to be installed in the "normal" place which is usually /usr/local/lib/perl(something). Debian comes with a TON of perl modules(a crude apt-cache search reveals over 400 packages). Of course most are not installed by default because many systems do not need them. Of course to compile perl modules you will need a development enviornment to compile them! Debian does not install this by default either since most systems don't use it. It is very easy to install though, I reccomend using tasksel to install it if you don't know the names of the packages. > Apache > a web browser (I'd be glad to use Netscape, but the only browser I can get > to work is lynx) > Perl > DBI > MySQL > > Right now, I have everything working except DBI. And it has been a > challenge, every step of the way. I am not a happy camper. it takes a bit to get used to, but debian is far easier to manage in the long run then any other OS I have used in my experience(IMO of course). I have used approx 15 different unix and linux variants as well as OS/2 and win32 variants etc.. apt is your friend though, use apt-get, and apt-cache, also use packages.debian.org. If you know a filename but don't know what package it's in(or if its available) the website will tell you. I get frustrated by redhat because it lacks so many packages making me have to go to 3rd parties for them. For basic installs this isn't a big deal, but for maintaining a system long term this is a real hassle to have to deal with. some quick examples off the top of my head are webmin, libnet-ssleay, Mail::sendmail, Network UPS tools. Of course these may be in redhat 8.0, I am running 7.3 on my server, being on the redhat mailing list it seems 8.0 isn't ready for me yet. nate nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
