[gentoo-dev] mysql and perl DBI modules

[gentoo-dev] mysql and perl DBI modules

[Collins Richey]

Does anyone have experience with getting mysql and the perl DBI
modules to work? 

Having merged DBI-1.14.ebuild, mysql-3.23.43.ebuild, and
xmysqladmin-1.0.ebuild and all dependencies, I'm now struggling to
make things work.   I've muddled through getting a mysqld started, and
xmysqladmin will talk to the server.

Now I'm trying to run the mysql tests (run-all-tests in
/usr/share/mysql/bench) which is a perl module dependant on DBI. 
run-all-tests cannot find the DBI:: stuff (use DBI).  It looks like
the DBI ebuild doesn't properly reconfigure perl to locate the DBI
stuff.

Any suggestions?

As a side note, gentoo really needs to have some post-install
procedures for things like mysql.

-- 
Collins Richey
Denver Area
gentoo_rc6 xfce+sylpheed

Re: [gentoo-dev] mysql and perl DBI modules

[Damon M. Conway]

 Collins Richey wrote:
>Does anyone have experience with getting mysql and the perl DBI
>modules to work? 

Yes.

>Having merged DBI-1.14.ebuild, mysql-3.23.43.ebuild, and
>xmysqladmin-1.0.ebuild and all dependencies, I'm now struggling to
>make things work.   I've muddled through getting a mysqld started, and
>xmysqladmin will talk to the server.
>
>Now I'm trying to run the mysql tests (run-all-tests in
>/usr/share/mysql/bench) which is a perl module dependant on DBI. 
>run-all-tests cannot find the DBI:: stuff (use DBI).  It looks like
>the DBI ebuild doesn't properly reconfigure perl to locate the DBI
>stuff.
>
>Any suggestions?

Did you actually install the Msql-Mysql perl module?
dev-perl/Msql-Mysql-modules

DBI is just an interface, and you need to install the drivers for your
database.

>As a side note, gentoo really needs to have some post-install
>procedures for things like mysql.

Like what?  Be specific when asking for features.

kabau

--
"UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that
 would also stop you from doing clever things."  --Doug Gwyn

Re: [gentoo-dev] mysql and perl DBI modules

[Collins Richey]

On Sat, 20 Oct 2001 20:48:55 -0500 "Damon M. Conway"
<damon@chiba.3jane.net> wrote:

>  Collins Richey wrote:
> >Does anyone have experience with getting mysql and the perl DBI
> >modules to work? 
> 
> Yes.
> 
> >Having merged DBI-1.14.ebuild, mysql-3.23.43.ebuild, and
> >xmysqladmin-1.0.ebuild and all dependencies, I'm now struggling to
> >make things work.   I've muddled through getting a mysqld started,
> and
> >xmysqladmin will talk to the server.
> >
> >Now I'm trying to run the mysql tests (run-all-tests in
> >/usr/share/mysql/bench) which is a perl module dependant on DBI. 
> >run-all-tests cannot find the DBI:: stuff (use DBI).  It looks like
> >the DBI ebuild doesn't properly reconfigure perl to locate the DBI
> >stuff.
> >
> >Any suggestions?
> 
> Did you actually install the Msql-Mysql perl module?
> dev-perl/Msql-Mysql-modules

Thanks, I missed this one - emerging as we speak.

> 
> DBI is just an interface, and you need to install the drivers for
> your
> database.
> 
> >As a side note, gentoo really needs to have some post-install
> >procedures for things like mysql.
> 
> Like what?  Be specific when asking for features.
> 

How to actually run mysql.  Users should not need to search through a
mound of documents just to setup the mysql server.  I realize the
current audience for gentoo is sysadmins, but I expect gentoo is
intended for wider distribution.


-- 
Collins Richey
Denver Area
gentoo_rc6 xfce+sylpheed