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From: "Damon M. Conway" <damon@chiba.3jane.net>
To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org
Cc: gentoo <gentoo-dev@gentoo.org>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] mysql and perl DBI modules
Date: Sat Oct 20 19:49:06 2001	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200110210148.f9L1mts52526@chiba.3jane.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20011020194717.70907cf7.erichey2@home.com>

 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



  reply	other threads:[~2001-10-21  1:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-10-20 19:34 [gentoo-dev] mysql and perl DBI modules Collins Richey
2001-10-20 19:49 ` Damon M. Conway [this message]
2001-10-20 20:54   ` Collins Richey

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