Re: Problem installing DBD::mysql on Cygwin

Is this...
...poorly stated?
...insufficient information provided?
...insufficient effort?
...wrong venue?
...other?

Warnock's Dilemma applies. Please advise.  ;-)

david

on 3/17/2008 5:01 PM David Vergin said the following:
> Installing DBD::mysql in cygwin has always required a little extra 
> effort. But Cygwin's upgrade to perl 5.10 wiped out a number of CPAN 
> installs including DBD::mysql. This time around I'm stumped.
> 
> The instructions in the DBD::mysql-4.006 README file fail because 
> mysql_config cannot be found.
> 
> Following the instructions in the DBD::mysql-4.006 INSTALL.html file 
> starts better but then fails during compilation (see below).
> 
> I'm glad to post more or try things at this end to help sort this out, 
> but at this point the solution is beyond my skills. TIA -- David
> 
> Results for INSTALL.html method for installing on cygwin:
> ---------------------8<----------------------------------------------
> admin@GatewayM275 /c/Docume~1/dvergin/Desktop/DBD-mysql-4.006
> $ cp /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config .
> 
> admin@GatewayM275 /c/Docume~1/dvergin/Desktop/DBD-mysql-4.006
> $ perl Makefile.PL --testhost=127.0.0.1
> I will use the following settings for compiling and testing:
> 
>   cflags        (mysql_config ) = -I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql
>   embedded      (mysql_config ) =
>   libs          (mysql_config ) = -L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql 
> -lmysqlclient -lz
>  -lcrypt -lm
>   mysql_config  (guessed      ) = mysql_config
>   nocatchstderr (default      ) = 0
>   nofoundrows   (default      ) = 0
>   ssl           (guessed      ) = 0
>   testdb        (default      ) = test
>   testhost      (User's choice) = 127.0.0.1
>   testpassword  (default      ) =
>   testsocket    (default      ) =
>   testuser      (default      ) =
> 
> To change these settings, see 'perl Makefile.PL --help' and
> 'perldoc INSTALL'.
> 
> Using DBI 1.602 (for perl 5.010000 on cygwin-thread-multi-64int) 
> installed in /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/cygwin/auto/DBI/
> Writing Makefile for DBD::mysql
> 
> admin@GatewayM275 /c/Docume~1/dvergin/Desktop/DBD-mysql-4.006
> $ make
> gcc -c  -I/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/cygwin/auto/DBI 
> -I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql -DDBD_MYSQL_INSERT_ID_IS_GOOD -g 
> -DPERL_USE_SAFE_PUTENV -U__STRICT_ANSI__ -fno-strict-aliasing 
> -I/usr/local/include -DUSEIMPORTLIB -O3   -DVERSION=\"4.006\" 
> -DXS_VERSION=\"4.006\"  "-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.10/cygwin/CORE"   dbdimp.c
> dbdimp.c: In function `mysql_db_FETCH_attrib':
> dbdimp.c:2269: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
> dbdimp.c: In function `mysql_st_prepare':
> dbdimp.c:2482: error: `ER_UNSUPPORTED_PS' undeclared (first use in this 
> function)
> dbdimp.c:2482: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> dbdimp.c:2482: error: for each function it appears in.)
> dbdimp.c: In function `mysql_st_FETCH_attrib':
> dbdimp.c:4073: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
> make: *** [dbdimp.o] Error 1
> ---------------------8<----------------------------------------------
> 

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