Since my "make perl" could not find "libperl.a", I re-attempted to install DBD-Oracle-1.12 using the following stmt to create the Makefile" "perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/nbdipy2/perllib LIBPERL_A=libperl.so" I encountered the following error. My PATH is OK, LD_LIBRARY_PATH is OK, LD_RUN_PATH is OK, the file exists on the system in the "normal" ORACLE_HOME/lib. I don't know why it is not finding this file. Could someone please help? (here's the entire log): >>>>> perl Makefile.PL -p PREFIX=/home/nbdipy2/perllib LIBPERL_A=libperl.so <<<<<
Using DBI 1.30 installed in /home/nbdipy2/perllib/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DBI Configuring DBD::Oracle ... >>> Remember to actually *READ* the README file! Especially if you have any problems. Using Oracle in /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1 Found header files in rdbms/demo. Found /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/demo/proc/demo_proc.mk Found /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo/demo_rdbms.mk Found /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/otrace/demo/atmoci.mk Using /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/demo/proc/demo_proc.mk Reading /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/demo/proc/demo_proc.mk. Reading /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/lib/env_precomp.mk. Deleting ORA_NLS = $(ORACLE_HOME)/ocommon/nls/admin/data/ because it is not already set in the environment and it can cause ORA-01019 errors. Deleting ORA_NLS33 = $(ORACLE_HOME)/ocommon/nls/admin/data/ because it is not already set in the environment and it can cause ORA-01019 errors. Attempting to discover Oracle OCI build rules... cc -c DBD_ORA_OBJ.c Oracle oci build command: echo -o DBD_ORA_EXE DBD_ORA_OBJ.o -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ -lclntsh `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ldflags` `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/sysliblist` -lm -lpthread -o DBD_ORA_EXE DBD_ORA_OBJ.o -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ -lclntsh -lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 -lexc -lmld -lrt -laio_raw -lm -lm -lpthread Unable to interpret Oracle oci build commands. Using fallback approach. System: perl5.006 osf1 himalaya x5.1 987 alpha Compiler: cc -O4 -fprm d -ieee -std -DLANGUAGE_C Linker: /usr/bin/ld Sysliblist: -lexc -lmld -lrt -laio_raw -lm Oracle makefiles would have used these definitions but we override them: CC: cc CFLAGS: $(GFLAG) $(OPTIMIZE) $(CDEBUG) $(CCFLAGS) $(PFLAGS)\ $(SHARED_CFLAG) $(USRFLAGS) [$(GFLAG) -O3 -fast -nofp_reorder -U_FASTMATH -assume math_errno -O3 -fast -nofp_reorder -U_FASTMATH -assume math_errno $(GEMC_FLAGS) -std1 -DOSF1 -DA_OSF -readonly_strings -ieee -noansi_alias -DARCH_EV56 -arch ev56 -tune ev6 -I. -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/plsql/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/network/public $(LPFLAGS) $(SHARED_CFLAG) $(USRFLAGS)] build: $(CC) $(LFLAGS) -o $(EXE) $(OBJS) $(LDPATHFLAG)$(LIBHOME) $(PROLDLIBS) Evaluating `cat $(LIBHOME)ldflags` expanded `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ldflags` returned '-lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 ' Evaluating `cat $(LIBHOME)sysliblist` expanded `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/sysliblist` returned '-lexc -lmld -lrt -laio_raw -lm' [ cc $(LFLAGS) -o $(EXE) $(OBJS) -L$(LIBHOME) -lclntsh -lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 $(EXPDLIBS) -lexc -lmld -lrt -laio_raw -lm $(EXSYSLIBS) -lm $(USRLIBS) -lpthread] LDFLAGS: $(LDOPTIMIZE) $(SHARED_FLAG) -o $@ $(PRODUCT_LIBHOME) -L$(LIBHOME) $(NO_STRIP_EXE?:-s) [$(CDEBUG?-O3 -fast -nofp_reorder -U_FASTMATH -assume math_errno:-O3) -o $@ $(PRODUCT_LIBHOME) -L$(LIBHOME) -s] Linking with -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib -lclntsh [from $(LIBCLNTSH)] Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good LD_RUN_PATH=/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib Using DBD::Oracle 1.12. Using DBI 1.30 installed in /home/nbdipy2/perllib/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DBI Writing Makefile for DBD::Oracle *** If you have problems... read all the log printed above, and the README and README.help files. (Of course, you have read README by now anyway, haven't you?) >>>>> make <<<<< mkdir blib mkdir blib/lib mkdir blib/lib/DBD mkdir blib/arch mkdir blib/arch/auto mkdir blib/arch/auto/DBD mkdir blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle mkdir blib/lib/auto mkdir blib/lib/auto/DBD mkdir blib/lib/auto/DBD/Oracle mkdir blib/man1 mkdir blib/man3 cp oraperl.ph blib/lib/oraperl.ph cp Oracle.pm blib/lib/DBD/Oracle.pm cp mk.pm blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/mk.pm cp dbdimp.h blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/dbdimp.h cp ocitrace.h blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/ocitrace.h cp Oracle.h blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.h cp Oraperl.pm blib/lib/Oraperl.pm /usr/bin/perl -p -e "s/~DRIVER~/Oracle/g" < /home/nbdipy2/perllib/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DBI/Driver.xst > Oracle.xsi /usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0 /usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/ExtUtils/xsubpp -typemap /usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/ExtUtils/typemap Oracle.xs > Oracle.xsc && mv Oracle.xsc Oracle.c cc -c -I. -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/plsql/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/network/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/home/nbdipy2/perllib/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DBI -fprm d -ieee -std -DLANGUAGE_C -O4 -DVERSION=\"1.12\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.12\" -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/CORE Oracle.c cc -c -I. -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/plsql/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/network/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/home/nbdipy2/perllib/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DBI -fprm d -ieee -std -DLANGUAGE_C -O4 -DVERSION=\"1.12\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.12\" -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/CORE dbdimp.c cc -c -I. -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/plsql/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/network/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/home/nbdipy2/perllib/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DBI -fprm d -ieee -std -DLANGUAGE_C -O4 -DVERSION=\"1.12\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.12\" -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/CORE oci7.c cc -c -I. -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/plsql/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/network/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/home/nbdipy2/perllib/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DBI -fprm d -ieee -std -DLANGUAGE_C -O4 -DVERSION=\"1.12\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.12\" -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/CORE oci8.c Running Mkbootstrap for DBD::Oracle () chmod 644 Oracle.bs ar cr tmp.a Oracle.o dbdimp.o oci7.o oci8.o : tmp.a LD_RUN_PATH="/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib" ld -o blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.so -shared -expect_unresolved "*" -O4 -msym -std -s -all tmp.a -none -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib -lclntsh chmod 755 blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.so cp Oracle.bs blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.bs chmod 644 blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.bs /usr/bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0 ora_explain.PL ora_explain Extracted ora_explain from ora_explain.PL with variable substitutions. mkdir blib/script cp ora_explain blib/script/ora_explain /usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0 -MExtUtils::MakeMaker -e "MY->fixin(shift)" blib/script/ora_explain Manifying blib/man3/DBD::Oracle.3 Manifying blib/man1/ora_explain.1 Manifying blib/man3/DBD::Oraperl.3 >>>>> make perl <<<<< rm -rf blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.a /usr/bin/ar cr blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.a Oracle.o dbdimp.o oci7.o oci8.o && : blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.a chmod 755 blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.a Writing "Makefile.aperl" for this perl Using DBI 1.30 installed in /home/nbdipy2/perllib/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DBI Configuring DBD::Oracle ... >>> Remember to actually *READ* the README file! Especially if you have any problems. Using Oracle in /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1 Found header files in rdbms/demo. Found /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo/demo_rdbms.mk Found /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/otrace/demo/atmoci.mk Found /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/demo/proc/demo_proc.mk Using /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo/demo_rdbms.mk Reading /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo/demo_rdbms.mk. Reading /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/lib/env_rdbms.mk. Deleting ORA_NLS = $(ORACLE_HOME)/ocommon/nls/admin/data/ because it is not already set in the environment and it can cause ORA-01019 errors. Deleting ORA_NLS33 = $(ORACLE_HOME)/ocommon/nls/admin/data/ because it is not already set in the environment and it can cause ORA-01019 errors. Evaluating `if [ "$$USE_PTHREAD" = "" ] ; \ then echo $(LIBHOME)sltsstub.o; \ else echo -pthread; \ fi` expanded `if [ "$$USE_PTHREAD" = "" ] ; \ then echo /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/sltsstub.o; \ else echo -pthread; \ fi` returned '-pthread' Evaluating `cat $(LIBHOME)ldflags` expanded `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ldflags` returned '-lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 ' expanded `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ldflags` expanded `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ldflags` expanded `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ldflags` expanded `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ldflags` expanded `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ldflags` Evaluating `cat $(LIBHOME)sysliblist` expanded `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/sysliblist` returned '-lexc -lmld -lrt -laio_raw -lm' Attempting to discover Oracle OCI build rules... cc -c -I. -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/precomp/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/plsql/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/network/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/home/nbdipy2/perllib/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DBI -fprm d -ieee -std -DLANGUAGE_C -O4 -DVERSION=\"1.12\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.12\" -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/CORE DBD_ORA_OBJ.c Oracle oci build command: echo -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/lib/ -o DBD_ORA_EXE DBD_ORA_OBJ.o -lclntsh `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ldflags` `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/sysliblist` -lm -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/lib/ -o DBD_ORA_EXE DBD_ORA_OBJ.o -lclntsh -lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 -lexc -lmld -lrt -laio_raw -lm -lm Unable to interpret Oracle oci build commands. Using fallback approach. System: perl5.006 osf1 himalaya x5.1 987 alpha Compiler: cc -O4 -fprm d -ieee -std -DLANGUAGE_C Linker: /usr/bin/ld Sysliblist: -lexc -lmld -lrt -laio_raw -lm Oracle makefiles would have used these definitions but we override them: CC: cc CFLAGS: $(GFLAG) $(OPTIMIZE) $(CDEBUG) $(CCFLAGS) $(PFLAGS)\ $(SHARED_CFLAG) $(USRFLAGS) [$(GFLAG) -O3 -fast -nofp_reorder -U_FASTMATH -assume math_errno -O3 -fast -nofp_reorder -U_FASTMATH -assume math_errno $(GEMC_FLAGS) -std1 -DOSF1 -DA_OSF -readonly_strings -ieee -noansi_alias -DARCH_EV56 -arch ev56 -tune ev6 -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/demo -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/plsql/public -I/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/network/public $(LPFLAGS) $(SHARED_CFLAG) $(USRFLAGS)] build: $(CC) $(LIBPATH) -o $(EXE) $(OBJS) $(SHARED_LDCLIENTLIBS) expanded `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/ldflags` expanded `cat /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/sysliblist` [ cc -L$(LIBHOME) -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/lib/ -o $(EXE) $(OBJS) -lclntsh -lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 $(EXPDLIBS) -lexc -lmld -lrt -laio_raw -lm $(EXSYSLIBS) -lm $(USRLIBS)] LDFLAGS: $(LDOPTIMIZE) $(SHARED_FLAG) -o $@ $(PRODUCT_LIBHOME) -L$(LIBHOME) $(NO_STRIP_EXE?:-s) [$(CDEBUG?-O3 -fast -nofp_reorder -U_FASTMATH -assume math_errno:-O3) -o $@ -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/lib -L$(LIBHOME) -s] Linking with /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/rdbms/lib/kpudfo.o /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/sscoreed.o /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/nautab.o /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/naeet.o /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/naect.o /st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib/naedhs.o -pthread -lnzjs9 -lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 -lnsslb9 -lncrypt9 -lnsgr9 -lnzjs9 -ln9 -lnl9 -lnro9 -lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 -lnsslb9 -lncrypt9 -lnsgr9 -lnzjs9 -ln9 -lnl9 -lclient9 -lvsn9 -lwtc9 -lcommon9 -lgeneric9 -lmm -lnls9 -lcore9 -lnls9 -lcore9 -lnls9 -lxml9 -lcore9 -lunls9 -lclient9 -lvsn9 -lwtc9 -lcommon9 -lgeneric9 -L/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib -lpls9 -lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 -lnsslb9 -lncrypt9 -lnsgr9 -lnzjs9 -ln9 -lnl9 -lnro9 -lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 -lnsslb9 -lncrypt9 -lnsgr9 -lnzjs9 -ln9 -lnl9 -lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 -lnsslb9 -lncrypt9 -lnsgr9 -lnzjs9 -ln9 -lnl9 -lnro9 -lnbeq9 -lnhost9 -lnus9 -lnldap9 -lldapclnt9 -lnsslb9 -lnoname9 -lntcp9 -lntcps9 -lnsslb9 -lntcp9 -lntns9 -lnsslb9 -lncrypt9 -lnsgr9 -lnzjs9 -ln9 -lnl9 -lmm -ltrace9 -lnls9 -lcore9 -lnls9 -lcore9 -lnls9 -lxml9 -lcore9 -lunls9 -lclient9 -lvsn9 -lwtc9 -lcommon9 -lgeneric9 -lnls9 -lcore9 -lnls9 -lcore9 -lnls9 -lxml9 -lcore9 -lunls9 -lexc -lmld -lrt -laio_raw -lm -lm [from $(DEF_ON) $(SSCOREED) $(OCISTATICLIBS)] Unrecognized argument in LIBS ignored: '-pthread' LD_RUN_PATH=/st0501/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib:/usr/shlib Using DBD::Oracle 1.12. Using DBD::Oracle 1.12. Using DBI 1.30 installed in /home/nbdipy2/perllib/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DBI Writing Makefile.aperl for DBD::Oracle *** If you have problems... read all the log printed above, and the README and README.help files. (Of course, you have read README by now anyway, haven't you?) make -f Makefile.aperl perl Writing ./perlmain.c cd . && cc -c -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/CORE -fprm d -ieee -std -DLANGUAGE_C -O4 -DVERSION=\"1.12\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.12\" -I/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/CORE perlmain.c cat /usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DynaLoader/extralibs.ld >> blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/extralibs.all cat blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/extralibs.ld >> blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/extralibs.all cc -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/CORE -o perl -O4 ../perlmain.o blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.a /usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.a /usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/CORE/libperl.so `cat blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/extralibs.all` -ldbm -ldb -lm -liconv ld: Can't open: libclntsh.so (No such file or directory) *** Exit 1 Stop. *** Exit 1 Stop. -----Original Message----- From: Rose, Bill Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 11:56 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: FW: Installing DBD::Oracle on Compaq Dec Alpha Tru64 OS with 9i At this point, it would not be prudent to overlay [or add to] the base build on my machine, supplied by the vendor, as other areas in my company are using that basic Perl. I guess an additional installation of the stable 5.8.0 release to an alternate $prefix/path might supply a Perl build robust enough to contain this "libperl.a" file? I don't have root authority, so I would build to somewhere in my own directory area. If that is successful, then I can install DBD::Oracle [using the new 5.8.0 release] and then build a binary for my area's use. Comments? -----Original Message----- From: Rose, Bill Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 4:58 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Installing DBD::Oracle on Compaq Dec Alpha Tru64 OS with 9i DBI 1.30 install went textbook. For DBD::Oracle I did a static & dynamic build and they both failed at "make -f Makefile.aperl perl". Failed to find "/usr/lib/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/CORE/libperl.a". How would my Systems Admin install PERL [or add to it] so that the "libperl.a" shows up in the proper dir? Thanks. Bill