Re: Problems installing DBI on AIX5

On Fri, 3 Aug 2012, Don Walters wrote:

> Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 10:34:42 -0500
> From: Don Walters <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Problems installing DBI on AIX5
> 
>> I don't have an AIX box turned on right now but xlc must support -c (it
>> means compile but do not link). What does perl -V output? Do you really have
>> a full AIX compiler installed or is this one of those silly mini compilers.
>
>
>
> srvdfj239 / # perl -V
> Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 8) configuration:
>  Platform:
>    osname=aix, osvers=5.3.0.0, archname=aix-thread-multi-64all
>    uname='aix akash79 3 5 00011a85d600 '
>    config_args='-desr -Dinstallprefix=/usr/opt/perl5
> -Dprefix=/usr/opt/perl5 -Dcc=xlc_r -Duseshrplib -Dusethreads'
>    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
>    usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define
> usemultiplicity=define
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can you do run:
lslpp -l |grep -i xlc
and post the result.  xlc should support the -c options for sure if memory 
serves.  This will show if xlc is installed and the version.

Michael