Building DBD::Oracle against Oracle full installs.

Operating System: SLES 11 SP 2 on x86-64
            Perl: 5.14.2
          Oracle: 11.2.0.3.0
     DBD::Oracle: 1.34

If I try to build DBD::Oracle against a Server installation of Oracle,
the output of Makefile.PL includes the following strong warning message
mentioning this mailing list. Despite the warning message, the build
is successful.

> + /usr/local/perl/5.14.2-A/bin/perl Makefile.PL
> Using DBI 1.616 (for perl 5.014002 on x86_64-linux-thread-multi) installed in /usr/local/perl/5.14.2-A/lib/site_perl/5.14.2/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/auto/DBI/
> 
> Configuring DBD::Oracle for perl 5.014002 on linux (x86_64-linux-thread-multi)
> 
> Remember to actually *READ* the README file! Especially if you have any problems.
> 
> Installing on a linux, Ver#2.6
> Using Oracle in /oracle/base/orahome/11.2.0.3.0
> DEFINE _SQLPLUS_RELEASE = "1102000300" (CHAR)
> Oracle version 11.2.0.3 (11.2)
> Found /oracle/base/orahome/11.2.0.3.0/rdbms/lib/ins_rdbms.mk
> Using /oracle/base/orahome/11.2.0.3.0/rdbms/lib/ins_rdbms.mk
> Your LD_LIBRARY_PATH env var is set to ''
> WARNING: Your LD_LIBRARY_PATH env var doesn't include '/oracle/base/orahome/11.2.0.3.0/lib' but probably needs to.
> Reading /oracle/base/orahome/11.2.0.3.0/rdbms/lib/ins_rdbms.mk
> Reading /oracle/base/orahome/11.2.0.3.0/rdbms/lib/env_rdbms.mk
> WARNING: Oracle /oracle/base/orahome/11.2.0.3.0/rdbms/lib/ins_rdbms.mk doesn't define a 'build' rule.
> 
> WARNING: I will now try to guess how to build and link DBD::Oracle for you.^G
>          This kind of guess work is very error prone and Oracle-version sensitive.
>          It is possible that it won't be supported in future versions of DBD::Oracle.
>          *PLEASE* notify dbi-users about exactly _why_ you had to build it this way.
> 
> Found header files in /oracle/base/orahome/11.2.0.3.0/rdbms/public.
> 
> client_version=11.2


If I try to build against a full Oracle client installation,
I get the following fatal error. However, if I follow the advice
given in the error message, and add the following option to the Makefile.PL

 -m /local/oracle/client.11.2.0.3.0/rdbms/lib/ins_rdbms.mk

the behaviour changes, and I get a warning like the one above, and a
successful build.

> + /local/oracle/perl/5.14.2-A/bin/perl Makefile.PL
> Using DBI 1.616 (for perl 5.014002 on i686-linux-thread-multi) installed in /local/oracle/perl/5.14.2-A/lib/site_perl/5.14.2/i686-linux-thread-multi/auto/DBI/
> 
> Configuring DBD::Oracle for perl 5.014002 on linux (i686-linux-thread-multi)
> 
> Remember to actually *READ* the README file! Especially if you have any problems.
> 
> Installing on a linux, Ver#2.6
> Using Oracle in /local/oracle/client.11.2.0.3.0
> DEFINE _SQLPLUS_RELEASE = "1102000300" (CHAR)
> Oracle version 11.2.0.3 (11.2)
> 
>         Unable to locate an oracle.mk or other suitable *.mk
>         file in your Oracle installation.  (I looked in
>         /local/oracle/client.11.2.0.3.0/rdbms/demo/demo_xe.mk /local/oracle/client.11.2.0.3.0/rdbms/demo/demo_rdbms32.mk under /local/oracle/client.11.2.0.3.0)
> 
>         The oracle.mk (or demo_rdbms.mk) file is part of the Oracle
>         RDBMS product.  You need to build DBD::Oracle on a
>         system which has one of these Oracle components installed.
>         (Other *.mk files such as the env_*.mk files will not work.)
>         Alternatively you can use Oracle Instant Client.
> 
>         In the unlikely event that a suitable *.mk file is installed
>         somewhere non-standard you can specify where it is using the -m option:
>                 perl Makefile.PL -m /path/to/your.mk
> 
>         See the appropriate README file for your OS for more information and some alternatives.
> 
>      at Makefile.PL line 1185.

What am I doing wrong?

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