RE: Problem installing PERL DBD::mysql

You are linking against the static compress library which is intended for static linking not inclusion into a dynamic object. I would not rebuild libz.a with fPIC. You should be linking against libz.so which I'd guess you haven't got. Check you've got a libz.so and then make sure DBD::mysql picks

Problem installing PERL DBD::mysql

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Re: Problem installing PERL DBD::mysql

Connie, I had the same error with another program recently, but probably the fix for yours is the same: try compile zlib with -fPIC by adding -fPIC to CFLAGS in the Makefile. Niels Larsen Logg, Connie A. wrote: Machine info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] utils]$ uname -a Linux snv1 2.6.9-34.0.2.ELsmp

Re: Problem installing PERL DBD::mysql

Niels Larsen wrote: Niels, Do you mean in the Makefile for zlib? Thanks! Patrick Connie, I had the same error with another program recently, but probably the fix for yours is the same: try compile zlib with -fPIC by adding -fPIC to CFLAGS in the Makefile. Niels Larsen Logg, Connie A.

Re: Problem installing PERL DBD::mysql

Yes .. and had to add it to jpeg-6b (on x86_64) to make that work too. Patrick Galbraith wrote: Niels Larsen wrote: Niels, Do you mean in the Makefile for zlib? Thanks! Patrick Connie, I had the same error with another program recently, but probably the fix for yours is the same: try