Machine info:

[iepm@snv1 utils]$ uname -a Linux snv1 2.6.9-34.0.2.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Jun 30 10:32:04 EDT 2006 x86_64 x86_64
x86_64 GNU/Linux [iepm@snv1 utils]$ perl -v This is perl, v5.8.8 built for x86_64-linux [iepm@snv1 utils]$ more /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 4 (Nahant Update 4)

-------------------------------------------------- I am having a hard time installing DBD:mysql on 64 bit machine
snv1.ultralight.org

/usr/bin/perl MCPAN -e shell CPAN> install DBD::mysql

Dies with errors...so I decided to do it from the source, and it also
complains....here is the output from the source install:

[root@snv1 DBD-mysql-3.0006]# /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL I will use the following
settings for compiling and testing:

cflags (mysql_config) = -I/usr/local/include/mysql embedded (mysql_config) = libs (mysql_config) = -L/usr/local/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient -lz
-lcrypt -lnsl -lm mysql_config (guessed ) = mysql_config nocatchstderr (default ) = 0 nofoundrows (default ) = 0 ssl (guessed ) = 0 testdb (default ) = test testhost (default ) = testpassword (default ) = testsocket (default ) = testuser (default ) =

To change these settings, see 'perl Makefile.PL --help' and 'perldoc INSTALL'.

Using DBI 1.52 (for perl 5.008008 on x86_64-linux) installed in
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux/auto/DBI/ Writing Makefile for DBD::mysql [root@snv1 DBD-mysql-3.0006]# [root@snv1 DBD-mysql-3.0006]# make cc -c -I/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux/auto/DBI
-I/usr/local/include/mysql -DDBD_MYSQL_INSERT_ID_IS_GOO D -g
-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/usr/local/include
-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSE T_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm -O2 -DVERSION=\"3.0006\" -DXS_VERSION=\"3.0006\"
-fpic "-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64 -linux/CORE" dbdimp.c cc -c -I/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux/auto/DBI
-I/usr/local/include/mysql -DDBD_MYSQL_INSERT_ID_IS_GOO D -g
-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/usr/local/include
-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSE T_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm -O2 -DVERSION=\"3.0006\" -DXS_VERSION=\"3.0006\"
-fpic "-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64 -linux/CORE" mysql.c mysql.xs: In function `XS_DBD__mysql__GetInfo_dbd_mysql_get_info': mysql.xs:647: warning: ignoring return value of `Perl_newSViv', declared with
attribute warn_unused_result mysql.xs:650: warning: ignoring return value of `Perl_newSViv', declared with
attribute warn_unused_result mysql.xs:653: warning: ignoring return value of `Perl_newSVpv', declared with
attribute warn_unused_result Running Mkbootstrap for DBD::mysql () chmod 644
mysql.bs rm -f blib/arch/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.so
LD_RUN_PATH="/usr/local/lib/mysql" /usr/bin/perl myld cc -shared
-L/usr/local/lib dbdimp.o mysql.o -o blib/arch/aut o/DBD/mysql/mysql.so \ -L/usr/local/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient -lz -lcrypt -lnsl -lm \

/usr/bin/ld: /usr/local/lib/libz.a(compress.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against
`a local symbol' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with
-fPIC /usr/local/lib/libz.a: could not read symbols: Bad value collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [blib/arch/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.so] Error 1

I have tried using -fPIC, but I think I do not know how to tell it to use that
correctly. I assume it is passed with --cflags on the 'perl Makefile.PL' line,
but I can't get that to work.

Can someone tell me the syntax on the 'perl Makefile.PL' line, or, what the
problem is and how can I get DBD::mysql to load?

By the way, perl Makefile.PL --help gives me.. [root@snv1 DBD-mysql-3.0006]# perl -Makefile.PL --help

Usage: perl [switches] [--] [programfile] [arguments] -0[octal] specify record separator (\0, if no argument) -a autosplit mode with -n or -p (splits $_ into @F) -C[number/list] enables the listed Unicode features -c check syntax only (runs BEGIN and CHECK blocks) -d[:debugger] run program under debugger -D[number/list] set debugging flags (argument is a bit mask or alphabets) -e program one line of program (several -e's allowed, omit programfile) -f don't do $sitelib/sitecustomize.pl at startup -F/pattern/ split() pattern for -a switch (//'s are optional) -i[extension] edit <> files in place (makes backup if extension supplied) -Idirectory specify @INC/#include directory (several -I's allowed) -l[octal] enable line ending processing, specifies line terminator -[mM][-]module execute "use/no module..." before executing program -n assume "while (<>) { ... }" loop around program -p assume loop like -n but print line also, like sed -P run program through C preprocessor before compilation -s enable rudimentary parsing for switches after programfile -S look for programfile using PATH environment variable -t enable tainting warnings -T enable tainting checks -u dump core after parsing program -U allow unsafe operations -v print version, subversion (includes VERY IMPORTANT perl info) -V[:variable] print configuration summary (or a single Config.pm variable) -w enable many useful warnings (RECOMMENDED) -W enable all warnings -x[directory] strip off text before #!perl line and perhaps cd to directory -X disable all warnings

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