There are a few options for Sybase: http://www.freetds.org/userguide/perl.htm
I use FreeTDS + unixODBC + DBD::ODBC for SQL Server on Linux. If you're after cross-platform support, I recommend using DBD::ODBC - in particular because Windows drivers will almost always be ODBC drivers, meaning you only need to build DBD::ODBC and nothing else, which is fantastic when in Windows and compiling is a PITA :) Having said that, I've only ever used Sybase @ university, so I'm not sure of what options are around, other than that link above. I currently have Strawberry Perl with quite a few add-ons ( including DBD::ODBC ), and a build system of sorts, for my own use ( no-one else appears particularly interested at this point ). If you're really stuck, email me and I'll look at building things for you, but keep in mind, at this point, you'll get an all-on-one zip file, including my particular version of Strawberry, lots of other things, and Sybase drivers as well. This may or may not be fine. I'm open to coming up with a better solution ( ie the ability to build individual binary packages, but with *me* being the only person using what I've built, it hardly seems worthwhile. Dan On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 6:10 AM, Matthew Persico <matthew.pers...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wednesday, December 3, 2014, kmx <k...@atlas.cz> wrote: >> >> On 1.12.2014 16:23, Matthew Persico wrote: >>> >>> I see that DBD::Oracle is now included in Strawberry. I'd like to see >>> DBD::Sybase also included. >> >> >> Well, I have included Oracle DB driver as it is IMO commercial DB No.1. I >> am not sure how popular Sybase DB is nowadays and how big is its user base >> (esp. among potential strawberry perl users). >> >> The other think is that my Oracle DB related knowledge is quite good >> whereas I know literally nothing about Sybase DB. >> >> >> >>> I assume the steps to doing so are: >>> >>> 1) Identify a FREE downloadable client library package for Sybase, a'la >>> Oracle Insta-client >> >> >> Have you done some research in this area? >> >> >>> 2) Build using Strawberry >>> One problem is that the make requires interaction. Is it a problem for >>> your automation if the make prompts for input or can you ignore it? >> >> >> Interaction has to be avoided (either by setting proper env variables or >> passing proper command line params to Makefile.PL/Build.PL). >> >> The most important think is that we need DBD::Sybase to be built with >> gcc/mingw-w64 compiler (quite often various SDK's come only with *.lib >> libraries suitable for MSVC compiler). >> >> And it also matters how many megabytes does DBD::Sybase add to strawberry >> perl. >> >>> 3) Sumbit "something" to "someone" in order to include. This, of course, >>> is where I need info. :-) Do I pull down a git, modify and create a pull >>> request somewhere? Is there an FAQ on this I missed? >> >> >> All modules bundled with strawberry perl are built from sources at >> "release build time". I am not in favor of including packages built by some >> else. >> >> So there must be a functional unattended installation scenarion how to >> build DBD::Sybase with gcc/mingw-w64 (+ obviously some kind of Sybase client >> library) >> >> And as you might guess the Sybase client library must be available for >> free and for both 32/64bit MS Windows. >> >> >> >> Anyway, do not take this e-mail as a promise of any kind :) >> >> -- >> kmx > > > > -- > Matthew O. Persico
