Aha.. I've just realised that ftp-ing direct to a CPAN mirror gives me access to all the back files -- duh! Serves me right for trying to use the nice snazzy interfaces instead of doing it the old-fashioned way..
Thanks anyway! Keith, feeling rather stupid now... "Philip M. Gollucci" wrote: > > perl -MCPAN -e shell > cpan>install T/TI/TIMB/DBI-1.19.tar.gz > > although I guess on windows you would be using ppm, so the quivalent > should work... DBI-1.20 might be available as well, but CPAN couldn't find > a checksum for it, but I don't know if that is an issue for you. > > Good luck > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Philip M. Gollucci (p6m7g8) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 301.314.3118 > > Science, Discovery, & the Universe (UMCP) > Webmaster & Webship Teacher > URL: http://www.sdu.umd.edu > > EJPress.com > Database/PERL Programmer & System Admin > URL : http://www.ejournalpress.com > > Resume : http://www.p6m7g8.com/resume.txt > > On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Keith Marshall wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Being new to DBI (although not to Perl or CPAN modules) I recently > > downloaded the latest DBI version and attempted to install under Windows > > 2000 with the normal: > > > > perl Makefile.PL > > nmake > > nmake test > > nmake install > > > > ... however the C compile is failing due to a whole load of undefined > > symbols. Perhaps this is because I'm using an older version of Perl > > (5.004_04) but changing this is problematic (although if I have to > > because of this I guess that's life) as a lot of other things rely on > > it. Nor do I want to do a binary download since the build environment > > I'm using is cross-platform and Perl is one of the bits which just works > > on all platforms at the moment. > > > > Having looked through this list archive I see that the 1.201 is actually > > meant to be a test release, but since it has been uploaded to both CPAN > > and the DBI homepage it appears to be impossible to download an earlier, > > possibly more stable release which might fix the problem - anyone know > > of a method for fetching older versions of the module? Although I'm > > happy to help with debugging the test version I really need to get up > > and running here with something that works.. > > > > For reference the errors start around line 1611 with the subroutine > > definition for dbi_dopoptosub_at. Changing STATIC to lowercase removes > > the first error but the main problem is the PERL_SI symbol (and related > > symbols) which I can't find defined anywhere in either the DBI subtree > > or the Perl subtree. > > > > Perl is built in the same environment, and works fine, as do all the > > other 15-20 modules or so that I regularly build. > > > > Any help appreciated, > > Keith. > > > > > > perl -V gives: > > > > Summary of my perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 4 subversion 04) configuration: > > Platform: > > osname=MSWin32, osvers=4.0, archname=MSWin32 > > uname='' > > hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=undef > > bincompat3=undef useperlio=undef d_sfio=undef > > Compiler: > > cc='cl.exe', optimize='-O', gccversion= > > cppflags='-DWIN32' > > ccflags ='-MD -DWIN32' > > stdchar='unsigned char', d_stdstdio=define, usevfork=false > > voidflags=15, castflags=0, d_casti32=define, d_castneg=define > > intsize=4, alignbytes=8, usemymalloc=n, prototype=define > > Linker and Libraries: > > ld='link', ldflags ='-nologo -subsystem:windows' > > libpth=C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\VC98\lib > > libs=oldnames.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib > > comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shel > > l32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib netapi32.lib uuid.lib wsock32.lib > > mpr.lib winmm.lib version.lib odb > > c32.lib odbccp32.lib > > libc=msvcrt.lib, so=dll > > useshrplib=undef, libperl=undef > > Dynamic Linking: > > dlsrc=dl_win32.xs, dlext=dll, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' ' > > cccdlflags='', lddlflags='-dll' > > > > > > --------------------------------------: > > > > C:\src\perllibs\DBI-1.201>nmake > > > > Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 6.00.8168.0 > > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1998. All rights reserved. > > > > mkdir blib > > mkdir blib\lib > > mkdir blib\arch > > mkdir blib\arch\auto > > mkdir blib\arch\auto\DBI > > mkdir blib\lib\auto > > mkdir blib\lib\auto\DBI > > mkdir blib\man1 > > mkdir blib\man3 > > cp lib/DBI/W32ODBC.pm blib\lib\DBI\W32ODBC.pm > > cp lib/DBD/ExampleP.pm blib\lib\DBD\ExampleP.pm > > cp lib/DBI/FAQ.pm blib\lib\DBI\FAQ.pm > > cp lib/DBI/Shell.pm blib\lib\DBI\Shell.pm > > cp lib/DBI/ProxyServer.pm blib\lib\DBI\ProxyServer.pm > > cp lib/Bundle/DBI.pm blib\lib\Bundle\DBI.pm > > cp lib/DBD/Proxy.pm blib\lib\DBD\Proxy.pm > > cp DBIXS.h blib\arch\auto\DBI/DBIXS.h > > cp dbd_xsh.h blib\arch\auto\DBI/dbd_xsh.h > > cp dbi_sql.h blib\arch\auto\DBI/dbi_sql.h > > cp lib/DBD/NullP.pm blib\lib\DBD\NullP.pm > > cp lib/DBD/Sponge.pm blib\lib\DBD\Sponge.pm > > cp lib/DBI/Format.pm blib\lib\DBI\Format.pm > > cp Driver.xst blib\arch\auto\DBI/Driver.xst > > cp lib/DBI/DBD.pm blib\lib\DBI\DBD.pm > > cp dbipport.h blib\arch\auto\DBI/dbipport.h > > cp lib/Win32/DBIODBC.pm blib\lib\Win32\DBIODBC.pm > > cp DBI.pm blib\lib\DBI.pm > > C:\perl\bin\perl -p -e "s/~DRIVER~/Perl/g" < > > blib\arch\auto\DBI/Driver.xst > Perl.xsi > > C:\perl\bin\perl -Ic:\perl\lib -Ic:\perl\lib > > C:\perl\lib\ExtUtils/xsubpp -typemap C > > :\perl\lib\ExtUtils\typemap Perl.xs >Perl.tc && C:\perl\bin\perl > > -Ic:\perl\lib -Ic:\perl\lib > > -MExtUtils::Command -e mv Perl.tc Perl.c > > cl.exe -c -MD -DWIN32 -O -DVERSION=\"1.201\" > > -DXS_VERSION=\"1.201\" -IC:\perl\lib\CORE -DDBI_NO_TH > > READS Perl.c > > Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 12.00.8168 for > > 80x86 > > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-1998. All rights reserved. > > > > Perl.c > > C:\perl\bin\perl -Ic:\perl\lib -Ic:\perl\lib > > C:\perl\lib\ExtUtils/xsubpp -typemap C > > :\perl\lib\ExtUtils\typemap DBI.xs >DBI.tc && C:\perl\bin\perl > > -Ic:\perl\lib -Ic:\perl\lib - > > MExtUtils::Command -e mv DBI.tc DBI.c > > cl.exe -c -MD -DWIN32 -O -DVERSION=\"1.201\" > > -DXS_VERSION=\"1.201\" -IC:\perl\lib\CORE -DDBI_NO_TH > > READS DBI.c > > Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 12.00.8168 for > > 80x86 > > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-1998. All rights reserved. > > > > DBI.c > > DBI.xs(1611) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'STATIC' > > DBI.xs(1612) : error C2085: 'dbi_dopoptosub_at' : not in formal > > parameter list > > DBI.xs(1612) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{' > > DBI.xs(1639) : error C2065: 'PERL_SI' : undeclared identifier > > DBI.xs(1639) : error C2065: 'top_si' : undeclared identifier > > DBI.xs(1639) : error C2065: 'PL_curstackinfo' : undeclared identifier > > DBI.xs(1639) : error C2106: '=' : left operand must be l-value > > DBI.xs(1640) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type' > > DBI.xs(1645) : error C2223: left of '->si_type' must point to > > struct/union > > DBI.xs(1645) : error C2065: 'PERLSI_MAIN' : undeclared identifier > > DBI.xs(1646) : error C2223: left of '->si_prev' must point to > > struct/union > > DBI.xs(1647) : error C2223: left of '->si_cxstack' must point to > > struct/union > > DBI.xs(1648) : error C2223: left of '->si_cxix' must point to > > struct/union > > DBI.xs(1653) : error C2065: 'PL_DBsub' : undeclared identifier > > DBI.xs(1653) : error C2223: left of '->sv_any' must point to > > struct/union > > DBI.xs(1656) : error C2065: 'stashname' : undeclared identifier > > DBI.xs(1656) : warning C4047: '=' : 'int ' differs in levels of > > indirection from 'char *' > > DBI.xs(1659) : error C2109: subscript requires array or pointer type > > DBI.xs(1660) : error C2109: subscript requires array or pointer type > > DBI.xs(1661) : error C2109: subscript requires array or pointer type > > DBI.xs(1662) : error C2109: subscript requires array or pointer type > > DBI.xs(1662) : error C2109: subscript requires array or pointer type > > DBI.xs(1662) : error C2109: subscript requires array or pointer type > > NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cl.exe' : return code '0x2' > > Stop. > >
