For VMS I need tested patches - I'm not able to test on VMS myself.
Tim.
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 01:44:29PM -0400, John Peacock wrote:
> Tim Bunce wrote:
> >
> > file: $CPAN/authors/id/T/TI/TIMB/DBD-Oracle-1.12.tar.gz
> > size: 172858 bytes
> > md5: 89f33ade9fbbdb09e07178339ee44f4f
> >
>
> More feedback. Under VMS using Oracle7, it is required to use the
> LNOCIC linker file instead of the LNPROC in order to get the files to
> link properly. I cannot confirm that this is true with the full blown
> Oracle, as we only have the Oracle client libraries (plus what demo
> files were needed to build DBD::Oracle). I know that I sent you an
> e-mail about this last year, but it probably slipped off your list.
>
> You should also be aware that the test suite (t/*.t) does not print out
> properly under VMS, due to the way that output is handled. The tests
> run, but they print out like this:
>
> t/base..............
> ok
> t/general...........
> ok
> t/long..............
> ok
> t/ph_type...........
> ok
> t/plsql.............
> ok
>
> If it would help, I can try and type up a README.vms with some of the
> gotchas that are likely to strike. For example, in order to run the
> tests successfully on a remote database, ORACLE_USERID must be set
>
> define ORACLE_USERID "scott/tiger@database"
>
> which is how VMS sets %ENV variables.
>
> In addition, I thought I would point out that your README.login is
> not helpful; it suggests using 'perldoc DBD::Oracle' to read the module
> documentation. However, if I'm are trying to test, I haven't yet
> installed the module, so
>
> Or use 'perldoc Oracle.pm' if you have not yet installed the
> module.
>
> would be an appropriate addition.
>
> Thanks
>
> John
>
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