I have the same problem too. I use the binary tar file downloaded from mysql.com and place it in my home direcotry of my account in Solaris 2.8.2 machince.
mysql client is working and I try to compile DBD::mysql just like you. make test return error message as yours. when I check the installed driver , it shows the following things! Hope someone with experience can help: $ perl -MDBI -e 'DBI->installed_versions'; Perl : 5.008 (sun4-solaris) OS : solaris (2.8) DBI : 1.42 DBD::mysql : install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't load '/a04_01/intranet/dept/saoit/perl_m odule/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/sun4-solaris/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.so' for module DBD::mysql: ld. so.1: perl: fatal: relocation error: file /a04_01/intranet/dept/saoit/perl_module/lib/perl5/site _perl/5.8.0/sun4-solaris/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.so: symbol net_buffer_length: referenced symbol no t found at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.0/sun4-solaris/DynaLoader.pm line 229. at (eval 12) line 3 Compilation failed in require at (eval 12) line 3. Perhaps a required shared library or dll isn't installed where expected at -e line 1 DBD::Sponge : 11.10 DBD::SQLite : 0.31 DBD::Proxy : install_driver(Proxy) failed: Can't locate RPC/PlClient.pm in @INC DBD::File : 0.30 DBD::ExampleP : 11.12 DBD::DBM : 0.01
