Thank you for your quick reply. I actually feel a bit embarrassed to tell you that I was missing the header files for perl! Doh!
# urpmi perl-devel I will submit a request to the package maintainer to include the perl-devel rpm in the buildrequires. Thanks again for the reply and the work on the module. On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Jonathan Leffler < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:54 AM, Scott Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi I am struggling to build the DBD-Oracle module on mandriva 2008.1. >> It uses perl 5.10.0 and I get the following: >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] DBD-Oracle-1.21]# make >> cp Oracle.pm blib/lib/DBD/Oracle.pm >> cp mkta.pl blib/lib/DBD/mkta.pl >> cp oraperl.ph blib/lib/oraperl.ph >> cp dbdimp.h blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/dbdimp.h >> cp ocitrace.h blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/ocitrace.h >> cp Oraperl.pm blib/lib/Oraperl.pm >> cp Oracle.h blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.h >> cp mk.pm blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/mk.pm >> cp lib/DBD/Oracle/GetInfo.pm blib/lib/DBD/Oracle/GetInfo.pm >> /usr/bin/perl5.10.0 -p -e "s/~DRIVER~/Oracle/g" >> >> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/DBI/Driver.xst >> > Oracle.xsi >> /usr/bin/perl5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/ExtUtils/xsubpp -typemap >> /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap typemap Oracle.xs > >> Oracle.xsc && mv Oracle.xsc Oracle.c >> make: *** No rule to make target >> `/usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/EXTERN.h', needed by >> `Oracle.o'. Stop. >> >> Any help would be appreciated as google throws up nothing. >> > > > Assuming that the file doesn't exist - rather than no permissions - then > look to see whether there is any other file in the CORE directory. On my > Solaris machine, the equivalent file exists. If your > CORE directory is non-existent, or mostly empty (should be over 50 files in > it), then your best bet is probably build your own Perl. If just the one > file is missing, you could try a reinstall. > > -- > Jonathan Leffler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> #include <disclaimer.h> > Guardian of DBD::Informix - v2008.0513 - http://dbi.perl.org > "Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be > amused." -- Scott Ryan ****************************************************** Cheap memory cards - SD / Memory Stick Pro / MicroSD / USB pen drives / XD cards >From SA's leading online memory card store: www.bitsandchips.co.za *****************************************************
