Re: Problem compiling DBD::Oracle on FreeBSD with Oracle 10g Instant Client

  On 10/5/2010 3:58 AM, Martin J. Evans wrote:
> On 03/10/10 17:45, Eric Yellin wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> I am trying to compile DBD::Oracle that will work with Oracle 10g on
>> FreeBSD 6.3
>>
>>
>> Here is what I have done so far:
>>
>> 1. Installed the 3 Oracle Instant Client ports:
>>
>> - linux-oracle-instantclient-basic
>> - linux-oracle-instantclient-sdk
>> - linux-oracle-instantclient-sqlplus
>>
>> These install as follows:
>> _The "basic files install in:_
>> /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/Oracle/10.2.0.3/client/lib
>>
>> _The sqlplus installes in _:
>> /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/Oracle/10.2.0.3/client/bin
>>
>> _The sdk split between:_
>> /usr/compat/linux/usr/include/Oracle/10.2.0.3/client/lib (the include
>> directory)
>> and:
>> /usr/compat/linux/usr/share/Oracle/10.2.0.3/client/lib (the demo directory)
>>
>> 2. Downloaded latest DBD::Oracle (1.25)
>>
>> 3.  Set Environment variables as follows:
>> setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.3/client/lib
>> setenv ORACLE_HOME /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.3/client
> You normally don't need to set ORACLE_HOME for instant client.
>
> Shouldn't that be /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.3, i.e. no client/lib on the end?
>
>> 4. Ran perl Makefile.PL for DBD:Oracle and recieved the follwoing error:
>> /"Unable to locate an oracle.mk, proc.mk or other suitable *.mk"/
>>
>> 5. changed the ORACLE_HOME variable to: setenv ORACLE_HOME
>> /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.3/client/lib and ran "perl
>> Makefile.PL" again and now received the following message:
>> /"I can't find the header files I need in your Oracle installation.
>> You probably need to install some more Oracle components.
>> For Instant Client that means the SDK package...."/
>>
>> 6. Copied the "sdk" files directly from the ports "work" directory
>> leaving them in the original structure and placing them under the
>> /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.3/client/lib directory and ran
>> perl Makefile.PL again. Now it built the Makefile succesfully with a few
>> warnings:
>>
>> /WARNING: If you have problems you may need to rebuild perl with
>> threading enabled.
>> WARNING: If you have problems you may need to rebuild perl with
>> -Uusemymalloc.
>> WARNING: META_MERGE is not a known parameter.
>> 'META_MERGE' is not a known MakeMaker parameter name./
> I guess the META_MERGE warning is because your ExtUtils::MakeMaker does not support it. If that is the case DBD::Oracle should only add META_MERGE after testing ExtUtils::MakeMaker version.
>
>> 7. Ran 'make' and it compiled smoothly.
>>
>> 8. Ran 'make test'  and got the following error:
>> /Failed to load Oracle extension and/or shared libraries:
>> install_driver(Oracle) failed: Can't load
>> '/home/packages/Oracle/DBD-Oracle-1.25/blib/arch/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.so'
>> for module DBD::Oracle: Shared object "libdl.so.2" not found, required
>> by "libclntsh.so.10.1" at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/mach/DynaLoader.pm
>> line 230.
>>   at (eval 9) line 3
>> Compilation failed in require at (eval 9) line 3.
>> Perhaps a required shared library or dll isn't installed where expected
>>   at t/01base.t line 19
>> The remaining tests will probably also fail with the same error./
>>
>> The libdl.so.2 file is located in "/usr/compat/linux/lib" and the
>> compiled DBD::Oracle module does 'know' not see that directory.
>>
>> How can I move on from here to link the necessary shared libraries
>> during runtime ? (Tried doing this with symlinks, but kept getting
>> errors and eventually reached a dead end where symlinking did not help
>> anymore. I assume there must be a different way to do it)
>>
>> Thanks,  Eric
>>
>>
>>
> Undo the changes you made and try again without client/lib in your LD_LIBRARY_PATH and without setting ORACLE_HOME.
>
> Martin
Counter intuitive but that might work.

Pleas give it a try.

That is something that should go in the readme.

cheers
John