Hi Nick
I spent a large amount of time last year trying to build DBD::Informix on Win32 (NT / 2000 and XP) and I made many of the same hacks you describe. I also hacked the bug report script as it simply would not run on Windows. The ONLY way I found to have the module build and pass all tests was to compile my own Perl from the source ensuring that the ActiveState options were turned off. I have never yet managed to build the module under either an ActiveState binary build or a self compiled ActiveState flavour build. The only reason for this I could imagine is that the ActiveState build enables things like thread emulation which are possibly not as stable as under a Unix platform. I guess that one of these options is what gives DBD::Informix a headache. In the end I went back to using ODBC from our Windows kit for development and then "porting" the finished code to DBD::Informix on the Unix release platform and doing final integration testing there. All of the above has been reported to the author but as he is a very busy man and more orientated towards Unix it may understandably be understandably some time before we see a change in the module. Hope this helps. Paul ******************************************************************************* Important. Confidentiality: This communication is intended for the above-named person and may be confidential and/or legally privileged. Any opinions expressed in this communication are not necessarily those of the company. If it has come to you in error you must take no action based on it, nor must you copy or show it to anyone; please delete/destroy and inform the sender immediately. Monitoring/Viruses Orange may monitor all incoming and outgoing emails in line with current legislation. Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. Orange PCS Limited is a subsidiary of Orange SA and is registered in England No 2178917, with its address at St James Court, Great Park Road, Almondsbury Park, Bradley Stoke, Bristol BS32 4QJ. *******************************************************************************
