From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from femail40.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.254.60.34]) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15v8kK-0004xS-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Sat, 20 Oct 2001 20:53:52 -0600 Received: from g2r61.home.com ([24.255.149.198]) by femail40.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id <20011021025402.CVUS25699.femail40.sdc1.sfba.home.com@g2r61.home.com>; Sat, 20 Oct 2001 19:54:02 -0700 From: Collins Richey To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Cc: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] mysql and perl DBI modules Message-Id: <20011020210713.2cb64620.erichey2@home.com> In-Reply-To: <200110210148.f9L1mts52526@chiba.3jane.net> References: <20011020194717.70907cf7.erichey2@home.com> <200110210148.f9L1mts52526@chiba.3jane.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.6.2 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i586-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sat Oct 20 20:54:05 2001 X-Original-Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 21:07:13 -0600 X-Archives-Salt: 41e7f36e-7d58-4295-860b-fd5dc7a58d18 X-Archives-Hash: 2565a212416b30c7ba8b73e35a244781 On Sat, 20 Oct 2001 20:48:55 -0500 "Damon M. Conway" 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