There is a module called CPAN.pm, you might want to install, but make sure
that you read the Readme, since there are a few prereqs. You can use this
module to easily install any module from CPAN, but issuing various commands.
Ilya
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 07/19/2001 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: Newbie problems DBD:Oracle
> I've never had a problem with that. Here's how I install
> DBD::Oracle - BTW, we have Oracle 8.1.7 and DBD::Oracle 1.06:
>
> As "root",
>
> $ export ORACLE_HOME=/path/to/oracle/product/8.1.7
> $ export ORACLE_SID=MY_SID
> $ export ORACLE_USERID=my_userid
>
> where "my_userid" is a valid Oracle user on that system.
> The "make test" will need this since it will try to connect
> to Oracle.
>
> Once I've done those exports, then I go through the DBD::Oracle
> install steps. I actually prefer to use CPAN to do the installs -
Sorry, but I DON'T UNDERSTAND! What do you mean that you use CPAN? I
don't have anything with that name on my installation and in the debian
packages I haven't installed.
To me CPAN is www.cpan.org I downloaded DBD:Oracle from.
Nothing of what you've suggested is written in the various README files.
> if you want to do that, then still be "root", and do the exports
> above, and then at the CPAN> prompt, type "install DBD::Oracle".
> Or, if DBD::Oracle was previously installed, you may need to do
> "force install DBD::Oracle".
>
> HTH.
>
> --
> Hardy Merrill
> Mission Critical Linux, Inc.
> http://www.missioncriticallinux.com
>
>
> Victor [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> > In my debian linux I've installed Oracle client to access an Oracle
server, then DBD:oracle (1.07) just downloaded from cpan site.
> >
> > Trying to compile DBD:oracle by means of perl Makefile.pl the
program
> > complains that
> > the ORACLE_HOME environment variable must be set.....
> > ABORTED
> > Now I've tried with export ORACLE_HOME=/dir/where/Oracle/is but it
looks as though Makefile.PL deletes the variable.
> >
> > After reading the file readme.clients, I've been looking for the
> > oracle.mk file to no avail.
> >
> > Please help me!
> >
> > Ciao
> >
> > Vittorio
>
