Re: problem installing dbd-pg in windows

Edit Makefile.PL, change:

DBI::DBD::dbd_postamble
to
DBI::DBD->dbd_postamble

I think there was another way to fix this...but it escapes me at the moment.

On an unrelated note I see the current version is now 2.4.0, guess I'd 
better catch up...

T.J.

[email protected] wrote:
> I am having a very difficult time installing the dbd-pg driver for postgresql.
> I am using windows home, strawberry perl 5.10 (also tried it with 5.8), postgresql 8.3.
>
> I think My computer doesn't have MSVC
> via cpan I get the error message below:
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> cpan> install DBD::Pg
> Running install for module 'DBD::Pg'
> Running make for T/TU/TURNSTEP/DBD-Pg-2.2.2.tar.gz
> Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\T\TU\TURNSTEP\DBD-Pg-2.2.2.ta
> r.gz ok
>
> CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TU/TURNSTEP/DBD-Pg-2.2.2.tar.gz
>
> Configuring DBD::Pg 2.2.2
> PostgreSQL version: 80300 (default port: 5432)
> POSTGRES_HOME: (not set)
> POSTGRES_INCLUDE: (not set)
> POSTGRES_LIB: (not set)
> OS: MSWin32
> Use of uninitialized value in foreach loop entry at Makefile.PL line 123.
> Checking if your kit is complete...
> Looks good
> Can't locate object method "dbd_postamble" via package "DBI::DBD" at Makefile.PL
> line 188.
> Warning: No success on command[C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL LIBS=
> -LC:\strawberry\c\lib INC=-IC:\strawberry\c\include]
> TURNSTEP/DBD-Pg-2.2.2.tar.gz
> C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL LIBS=-LC:\strawberry\c\lib INC=-IC
> :\strawberry\c\include -- NOT OK
> Running make test
> Make had some problems, won't test
> Running make install
> Make had some problems, won't install
> Failed during this command:
> TURNSTEP/DBD-Pg-2.2.2.tar.gz : writemakefile NO 'C:\strawberry\
> perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL LIBS=-LC:\strawberry\c\lib INC=-IC:\strawberry\c\i
> nclude' returned status 512
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