"Christopher W. Curtis" wrote:
> Well, here's what I have installed:
>
> libmysqlclient6-dev 3.22.30-2
> libdbd-mysql-perl 1.2202-4
> libmysqlclient6 3.22.30-2
> mysql-client 3.22.32-3
>
> That's all I need. You can download these .debs from www.debian.org.
> Don't have dpkg? No problem ... type "ar -x file.deb data.tar.gz" to
> get the data (binaries, headers, whatever) and "ar -x file.deb
> control.tar.gz" to get the control scripts (installation, removal,
> etc). Then just 'tar xvf data.tar.gz' and it'll go into /usr/bin,
> /usr/include, etc.
>
> Have a look at the control scripts if you want, but they shouldn't have
> anything interesting in them. The only thing that you may have to do is
> check the path in libdbd-mysql-perl and make sure it's going to get
> installed wherever redhat puts it's perl stuff. Symlinks should fix any
> discrepency...
I'll check out Debian, but on another box. Thanks for walking me through the install
process.
>
> Not sure if that's easier than recompiling everything from scratch, but
> I tried installing the perl stuff from CPAN and got completely lost.
After you give CPAN all the initial info it needs- 2 picture ids , sexual preference,
URLs of at least five of your favorite bars, and a few other less obviously relevant
bits of data- then it becomes really user friendly.
> I think I did get it running, but installing that package was just *so*
> much easier.
Debian Rules! Especially the logo!
-DA
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