Thanks for some quick insights. Well I had tried this option earlier and now also. Here is what I get. (I have attached only error or warnings block) ******************************************************* Warning: prerequisite ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.48 not found. We have 6.30. Warning: prerequisite Test::Simple 0.90 not found. We have 0.62. DBD::File 0.39 using IO::File (1.13) DBI::DBD::SqlEngine 0.01 using DBI::SQL::Nano 1.014245 DBI 1.613 DBI::PurePerl 2.014120 OS aix (5.3.0.0) Perl 5.008008 (aix-thread-multi-64all)" (perhaps you forgot to load "DBD::DBM 0.05 using SDBM_File (1.05) DBD::File 0.39 using IO::File (1.13) DBI::DBD::SqlEngine 0.01 using DBI::SQL::Nano 1.014245 DBI 1.613 DBI::PurePerl 2.014120 OS aix (5.3.0.0) Perl 5.008008 (aix-thread-multi-64all)"?) at ./t/50dbm_simple.t line 203. # No tests run! 30 tests and 249 subtests skipped. Failed 44/166 test scripts, 73.49% okay. 214/5109 subtests failed, 95.81% okay. make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 255. Stop. /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK Running make install make test had returned bad status, won't install without force *****************************************
________________________________ From: John R Pierce <pie...@hogranch.com> To: DBI Users <dbi-users@perl.org> Sent: Fri, 6 August, 2010 2:16:36 PM Subject: Re: DBI and DBD Installation on Different Unix (Solaris, AIX, HP and Linux) On 08/06/10 1:37 AM, Robert Roggenbuck wrote: > There is a standard method, wich requires just a working Perl environment and >Internet access: > > $ perl -MCPAN -e "install 'DBI'" on many platforms, you need to install optional C compilers and associated libraries to build modules that have C components. and, on package managed platforms such as RPM packaged Linux, building modules this way can sometimes lead to confusion with the packaging system... on these platforms its considered a good idea to build RPMs from the modules you compile (via CPAN2RPM or other similar tools), which can then be deployed on multiple systems.