Re: Trying to get DBI to install on Raspberry Pi with Wheezy OS

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 14 subversion 2) configuration:
   
  Platform:
    osname=linux, osvers=3.2.0-2-mx5, archname=arm-linux-gnueabihf-thread-multi-64int
    uname='linux build04.raspbian.lan 3.2.0-2-mx5 #1 sun apr 15 19:59:08 utc 2012 armv7l gnulinux '
    config_args='-Dusethreads -Duselargefiles -Dcc=gcc-4.7 -Dccflags=-DDEBIAN -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Dldflags= -Wl,-z,relro -Dlddlflags=-shared -Wl,-z,relro -Dcccdlflags=-fPIC -Darchname=arm-linux-gnueabihf -Dprefix=/usr -Dprivlib=/usr/share/perl/5.14 -Darchlib=/usr/lib/perl/5.14 -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dvendorlib=/usr/share/perl5 -Dvendorarch=/usr/lib/perl5 -Dsiteprefix=/usr/local -Dsitelib=/usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl/5.14.2 -Dman1dir=/usr/share/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/man/man3 -Dsiteman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dsiteman3dir=/usr/local/man/man3 -Duse64bitint -Dman1ext=1 -Dman3ext=3perl -Dpager=/usr/bin/sensible-pager -Uafs -Ud_csh -Ud_ualarm -Uusesfio -Uusenm -Ui_libutil -DDEBUGGING=-g -Doptimize=-O2 -Duseshrplib -Dlibperl=libperl.so.5.14.2 -des'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    useithreads=define, usemultiplicity=define
    useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=define, use64bitall=undef, uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='gcc-4.7', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fstack-protector -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
    optimize='-O2 -g',
    cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fstack-protector -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include'
    ccversion='', gccversion='4.7.0', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=12345678
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=8
    ivtype='long long', ivsize=8, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=8, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='gcc-4.7', ldflags =' -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf /lib /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf /usr/lib
    libs=-lgdbm -lgdbm_compat -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
    libc=, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.so.5.14.2
    gnulibc_version='2.13'
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
    cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib -fstack-protector'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): 
  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV
                        PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT PERL_MALLOC_WRAP
                        PERL_PRESERVE_IVUV USE_64_BIT_INT USE_ITHREADS
                        USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO USE_PERL_ATOF
                        USE_REENTRANT_API
  Locally applied patches:
	DEBPKG:debian/arm_thread_stress_timeout - http://bugs.debian.org/501970 Raise the timeout of ext/threads/shared/t/stress.t to accommodate slower build hosts
	DEBPKG:debian/cpan_definstalldirs - Provide a sensible INSTALLDIRS default for modules installed from CPAN.
	DEBPKG:debian/db_file_ver - http://bugs.debian.org/340047 Remove overly restrictive DB_File version check.
	DEBPKG:debian/doc_info - Replace generic man(1) instructions with Debian-specific information.
	DEBPKG:debian/enc2xs_inc - http://bugs.debian.org/290336 Tweak enc2xs to follow symlinks and ignore missing @INC directories.
	DEBPKG:debian/errno_ver - http://bugs.debian.org/343351 Remove Errno version check due to upgrade problems with long-running processes.
	DEBPKG:debian/libperl_embed_doc - http://bugs.debian.org/186778 Note that libperl-dev package is required for embedded linking
	DEBPKG:fixes/respect_umask - Respect umask during installation
	DEBPKG:debian/writable_site_dirs - Set umask approproately for site install directories
	DEBPKG:debian/extutils_set_libperl_path - EU:MM: Set location of libperl.a to /usr/lib
	DEBPKG:debian/no_packlist_perllocal - Don't install .packlist or perllocal.pod for perl or vendor
	DEBPKG:debian/prefix_changes - Fiddle with *PREFIX and variables written to the makefile
	DEBPKG:debian/fakeroot - Postpone LD_LIBRARY_PATH evaluation to the binary targets.
	DEBPKG:debian/instmodsh_doc - Debian policy doesn't install .packlist files for core or vendor.
	DEBPKG:debian/ld_run_path - Remove standard libs from LD_RUN_PATH as per Debian policy.
	DEBPKG:debian/libnet_config_path - Set location of libnet.cfg to /etc/perl/Net as /usr may not be writable.
	DEBPKG:debian/m68k_thread_stress - http://bugs.debian.org/517938 http://bugs.debian.org/495826 Disable some threads tests on m68k for now due to missing TLS.
	DEBPKG:debian/mod_paths - Tweak @INC ordering for Debian
	DEBPKG:debian/module_build_man_extensions - http://bugs.debian.org/479460 Adjust Module::Build manual page extensions for the Debian Perl policy
	DEBPKG:debian/prune_libs - http://bugs.debian.org/128355 Prune the list of libraries wanted to what we actually need.
	DEBPKG:fixes/net_smtp_docs - [rt.cpan.org #36038] http://bugs.debian.org/100195 Document the Net::SMTP 'Port' option
	DEBPKG:debian/perlivp - http://bugs.debian.org/510895 Make perlivp skip include directories in /usr/local
	DEBPKG:debian/cpanplus_definstalldirs - http://bugs.debian.org/533707 Configure CPANPLUS to use the site directories by default.
	DEBPKG:debian/cpanplus_config_path - Save local versions of CPANPLUS::Config::System into /etc/perl.
	DEBPKG:debian/deprecate-with-apt - http://bugs.debian.org/580034 Point users to Debian packages of deprecated core modules
	DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-ccflags - [a190e64] http://bugs.debian.org/587901 [perl #92244] Make hints/gnu.sh append to $ccflags rather than overriding them
	DEBPKG:debian/squelch-locale-warnings - http://bugs.debian.org/508764 Squelch locale warnings in Debian package maintainer scripts
	DEBPKG:debian/skip-upstream-git-tests - Skip tests specific to the upstream Git repository
	DEBPKG:fixes/extutils-cbuilder-cflags - [011e8fb] http://bugs.debian.org/624460 [perl #89478] Append CFLAGS and LDFLAGS to their Config.pm counterparts in EU::CBuilder
	DEBPKG:fixes/module-build-home-directory - http://bugs.debian.org/624850 [rt.cpan.org #67893] Fix failing tilde test when run under a UID without a passwd entry
	DEBPKG:debian/patchlevel - http://bugs.debian.org/567489 List packaged patches for 5.14.2-12+rpi1 in patchlevel.h
	DEBPKG:fixes/h2ph-multiarch - [e7ec705] http://bugs.debian.org/625808 [perl #90122] Make h2ph correctly search gcc include directories
	DEBPKG:fixes/index-tainting - [3b36395] http://bugs.debian.org/291450 [perl #64804] RT 64804: tainting with index() of a constant
	DEBPKG:fixes/document_makemaker_ccflags - http://bugs.debian.org/628522 [rt.cpan.org #68613] Document that CCFLAGS should include $Config{ccflags}
	DEBPKG:fixes/sys-syslog-socket-timeout-kfreebsd.patch - http://bugs.debian.org/627821 [rt.cpan.org #69997] Use a socket timeout on GNU/kFreeBSD to catch ICMP port unreachable messages
	DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-hints - http://bugs.debian.org/636609 Improve general GNU hints, needed for GNU/Hurd.
	DEBPKG:fixes/pod_fixes - [7698aed] http://bugs.debian.org/637816 Fix typos in several pod/perl*.pod files
	DEBPKG:debian/find_html2text - http://bugs.debian.org/640479 Configure CPAN::Distribution with correct name of html2text
	DEBPKG:fixes/digest_eval_hole - http://bugs.debian.org/644108 Close the eval "require $module" security hole in Digest->new($algorithm)
	DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-ndbm - [f0d0a20] [perl #102680] http://bugs.debian.org/645989 Add GNU/Hurd hints for NDBM_File
	DEBPKG:fixes/sysconf.t-posix - [8040185] [perl #102888] http://bugs.debian.org/646016 Fix hang in ext/POSIX/t/sysconf.t on GNU/Hurd
	DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-largefile - [1fda587] [perl #103014] http://bugs.debian.org/645790 enable LFS on GNU/Hurd
	DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_todo_syslog - http://bugs.debian.org/650093 Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests in cpan/Sys-Syslog/t/syslog.t
	DEBPKG:fixes/hurd_skip_itimer_virtual - [rt.cpan.org #72754] http://bugs.debian.org/650094 Skip interval timer tests in Time::HiRes on GNU/Hurd
	DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_sigdispatch - http://bugs.debian.org/650188 Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests op/sigdispatch.t
	DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_stack - http://bugs.debian.org/650175 Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests dist/threads/t/stack.t
	DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_pipe - http://bugs.debian.org/650187 Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests io/pipe.t
	DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_io_pipe - http://bugs.debian.org/650096 Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests dist/IO/t/io_pipe.t
	DEBPKG:fixes/manpage_name_CPAN - http://bugs.debian.org/650448 [rt.cpan.org #73396] cpan/CPAN: add NAME headings in modules with POD
	DEBPKG:fixes/manpage_name_CPANPLUS - http://bugs.debian.org/650450 [rt.cpan.org #73398] cpan/CPANPLUS: add NAME headings in modules with POD
	DEBPKG:fixes/manpage_name_Test-Harness - http://bugs.debian.org/650451 [rt.cpan.org #73399] cpan/Test-Harness: add NAME headings in modules with POD
	DEBPKG:fixes/manpage_name_Term-UI - http://bugs.debian.org/650452 [rt.cpan.org #73400] cpan/Term-UI: add NAME headings in modules with POD
	DEBPKG:fixes/podlators_ae_ligature_fallback - http://bugs.debian.org/652851 Fix the ASCII fallback string for AE
	DEBPKG:fixes/fsf_postal_address - [de89470] Update references to the FSF's postal address
	DEBPKG:fixes/cpan_module_pod_fixes - [perl #106870] [rt.cpan.org #73447] [rt.cpan.org #73446] Fix POD formatting in Term-Cap and Pod-Parser
	DEBPKG:fixes/cgi_no_shellwords_pl - Use Text::ParseWords instead of shellwords.pl
	DEBPKG:fixes/path_max_fallback - [perl #109262] http://bugs.debian.org/656869 Don't use _POSIX_PATH_MAX as a fallback PATH_MAX
	DEBPKG:debian/makemaker-pasthru - http://bugs.debian.org/660195 [rt.cpan.org #28632] Make EU::MM pass LD through to recursive Makefile.PL invocations
	DEBPKG:fixes/propagate_tainted_errors.patch - http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=663158 [perl #111654] properly propagate tainted errors
	DEBPKG:debian/perl5db-x-terminal-emulator.patch - http://bugs.debian.org/668490 Invoke x-terminal-emulator rather than xterm in perl5db.pl
	DEBPKG:fixes/socket_cache_propagate - http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=659075 [rt.cpan.org #61577] [perl #112736] sockdomain and socktype undef on newly accepted sockets
  Built under linux
  Compiled at Jun 26 2012 01:20:41
  @INC:
    /etc/perl
    /usr/local/lib/perl/5.14.2
    /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2
    /usr/lib/perl5
    /usr/share/perl5
    /usr/lib/perl/5.14
    /usr/share/perl/5.14
    /usr/local/lib/site_perl
    .

On Oct 28, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Martin J. Evans wrote:

> On 28/10/2012 13:40, Steven Haun wrote:
>> It appears to be installed:
>> 
>> root@raspberrypi:/home/pi# sudo apt-get install gcc
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree
>> Reading state information... Done
>> gcc is already the newest version.
>> gcc set to manually installed.
>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>> root@raspberrypi:/home/pi
> What does perl -V output?
> 
> Martin
>> 
>> On Oct 28, 2012, at 8:36 AM, "Martin J. Evans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 28/10/2012 13:34, Steven Haun wrote:
>>>> I am using 'sudo cpanm -i DBI' .  I found the details in the log (forgot to open it as sudo, so it looked blank). After the cp commands I found this (but don't know what 'gcc-4.7' is):
>>>> 
>>>> /usr/bin/perl -p -e "s/~DRIVER~/Perl/g" ./Driver.xst > Perl.xsi
>>>> /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/perl/5.14/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap /usr/share/perl/5.14/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap typemap  Perl.xs > Perl.xsc && mv Perl.xsc Per$
>>>> gcc-4.7 -c   -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fstack-protector -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS$
>>>> /bin/sh: 1: gcc-4.7: not found
>>>> make: *** [Perl.o] Error 127
>>>> -> FAIL Installing DBI failed. See /root/.cpanm/build.log for details.
>>> gcc is a C compiler - you need it to compile the C code in DBI.
>>> 
>>> You need to install the gcc package. As your using debian it is probably something like
>>> 
>>> sudo apt-get install gcc
>>> 
>>> Martin
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 28, 2012, at 8:27 AM, "Martin J. Evans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 28/10/2012 13:18, Steven Haun wrote:
>>>>>> I have tried cpan and cpanm installs and get very non description errors (other than failed).  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.
>>>>> I installed DBI on a raspberry Pi ages ago. See bottom of http://www.martin-evans.me.uk/node/142 and http://www.martin-evans.me.uk/node/144
>>>>> 
>>>>> I had some problems running out of memory  (from the above post):
>>>>> 
>>>>> BTW, I tried to install Perl DBI (which does not have many dependencies) with cpanp and after 13 minutes it died with the signal 'Killed' - hmm. I've not investigated further yet - but I had plenty of disk space left on a 4gb card.
>>>>> *UPDATE:* It appears I had some problems with my sd card - switched to another one and the machine seems faster but cpanp still bombs out as before - trying cpanminus.
>>>>> *UPDATE2:* ilmari suggested cpanp might be a big memory user so I installed cpanm and managed to install DBI - although the test suite took over 60 minutes to run.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Doesn't cpanm have a verbose mode.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Martin
>