Which 'it' automatically installed Perl 5.6.0? If it was an ActiveState binary, you should be using ppm to install any modules.
If you installed a RedHat RPM, there may be a DBI and DBD::mysql available in the same form. If neither, you may need to build Perl from the source archive. Make sure you permit dynamic loading if you do build Perl yourself. I'm also a bit confused. If DBI and DBD::mysql both passed all tests that they didn't skip before you installed them, then they should both work. Perhaps you should go through the complete build and install process for both modules again just to be sure they are both complete and got installed in the right place. -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age. ----- Original Message ----- From: "xyl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 00:36 Subject: Re: question about DBI thanks for you time, i am also confused. the platform is redhat7.2, and it automatically installed perl5.6.0 for me. i didn't do any change on perl. when install DBI and DBD::mysql, they all passed test except skipping one. maybe i should reinstall perl? xu, yilin -------Original Message------- From: Michael A Chase Date: 2002��04��15�� 11:25:17 To: xyl; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: question about DBI From: "xyl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 19:50 Subject: RE: question about DBI > i did comment the line -- "use DBD::mysql;" -- at first. when executed, the > error is: > install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't load module DBD::mysql, dynamic > loading not available in this perl. > (You may need to build a new perl executable which either supports > dynamic loading or has the DBD::mysql module statically linked into it > ) *** This looks like the problem. Your per was built to not allow dynamic loading. You should build your own perl from the Perl source and then add any modules you need.
