Re: ATTN: Make error installing Data-Dumper for Perl/Mysql enable - Debbie Matyi - com.mysql.lists.mysql

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Debbie Matyi	11 Apr 2000 14:20
Debbie Matyi	11 Apr 2000 15:53
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Debbie Matyi	12 Apr 2000 07:49
Debbie Matyi	12 Apr 2000 08:02

Subject:	Re: ATTN: Make error installing Data-Dumper for Perl/Mysql enable
From:	Debbie Matyi (debb...@centerline.com)
Date:	04/12/2000 08:02:27 AM
List:	com.mysql.lists.mysql

sas...@mysql.com wrote:

I remember fixing a similar problem before - this is cause by a combination of quirks in the Perl headers, Dumper sources and your compiler.

If you feel adventurous, like I did, you can just try to debug the sources, and change them a bit. Otherwise, install the newest gcc...

Hi Sasha,

Thanks for the reply. I guess, from what you've said, is that I shouldn't use the SPARCompiler-C to do the work, but instead use gcc? Am I reading this right? I kind of thought about this as I crawled out of bed this morning and playing back the scenario in my head and you've "seemed" to confirmed that for me.

However, does compiling this with gcc mean I also have to rebuild/install Perl 5.6 with gcc as well? I believe I used the SPARCompiler-C as I tried to do with the Data-Dumper stuff. Perl 5.6 built fine and is now in use for the daily tools/scripts we use all the time. so I'd hate to have to reinstall/rebuild it and would like to avoid that if possible (i.e. if the compiler used to build Perl source is not directly linked to the compiler used to build the Data-Dumper and other DBI/DBD modules). I ask this because I did stumble upon some literature in the mysql website that indicated the same compiler was needed to not only build a supported version of Perl but also to build the DBI/DBD stuff for mysql.

I'm off now to try modifying the Data-Dumper Makefile (and the other 2 DBI module makefiles) to reflect 'gcc' vs 'cc'. But I don't have the absolute "Latest" release of gcc installed. So I'm curious if a slightly "earlier" release (like 2.7.x) would work or is that not supported for this endeavour?

I'll be in touch, if that's ok with you, with other more specific questiosn should any arise in my efforts to change the source/makefile data to get this working. If you know of anything else I may need to understand or know about, since you did indicate you've been through this before and may know a couple of tricks or things to consider, let me know. I'd greatly appreciate any assistance you can provide.

Thanks in advance for all your assistance, Debbie