Re: DBD-Oracle-1.23 Makefile.PL patch

Of you could give it a try on 64 bit power solaris it you want to tug 
all of your hair out.

H.Merijn Brand wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:41:19 -0400, Ralph Doncaster
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>   
>> On 11/27/09, H.Merijn Brand <[email protected]> wrote:
>>     
>>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:21:05 -0400, Ralph Doncaster
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> While you're at it, I'd like to see some more changes:
>>> * make /usr/share/oracle not hardcoded but variable
>>>       
>> We're running Oracle & perl on a few Unix boxes without a
>> /usr/share/oracle, so it seems it's not required in some cases.  Our
>> install is in /usr/oracle, and there's no oracle link in /usr/share.
>>     
>
> There is a (huge) difference between a full Oracle install (server) or
> an Instant Client only. I prefer the latter if the box is to be client
> only, because it is much smaller.
>
>   
>>> * make Instant Client work on windows too (Windows instant client works
>>>   fine with the current Makefile.PL if installed on
>>>   C:\Oracle\instantclient_11_1, but it does NOT work at all when
>>>   installed in C:\Program Files\Oracle\... due to the space (I tried
>>>   yesterday with the newest Strawberry)
>>>       
>> Sorry, I only do perl on Unix.
>>     
>
> So want I, but those silly customers ...
>
> That being said, I think Oracle on Windows is still easier than Oracle
> on AIX, which is even worse.
>
> That being said, Postgres is easier on *any* platform (and faster) than
> Oracle, but again, those silly customers ...
>
>