Re: Need some help on installing modules...

At 11:13 -0500 16/01/2011, Levan, Jerry wrote:

>I have an iPad and I have a Postgresql database on my home server.
>
>I have turned on the MacOS(client) VPN on the mac mini that I use
>as my home server and can access my home network in a secure fashion...
>
>It turns out that once upon a time I wrote a perl cgi that allowed
>me  to access postgresql and display the results of selections in
>a html table.
>
>It appears that I need to install DBI and DBD for Postgresql.
>
>Unfortunately I have pretty much forgotten most of my Perl
>( Sh*t happens when you get into your seventies...)
>
>Could some kind soul give me a quick guide on how to install
>the necessary modules to enable the cgi?

Presuming you have the developer tools installed then use CPAN.  I've 
recently installed DBI and DBD::SQLite on my Mac Mini without any 
complaints.  I see that  I am excluded from getting DBD:Pg because I 
can't answer a simple question:

     Configuring DBD::Pg 2.17.2
     Path to pg_config?   You tell me!
     Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"POSTGRES_HOME"} ...

But no doubt as a user of Pg and 4 years my senior you will be able 
to answer it.



21:41:50 User:jd   Cwd: /usr/lib
➔ sudo cpan
Password:
Terminal does not support AddHistory.

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9402)
Enter 'h' for help.

cpan[1]> install DBI DBD::Pg
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.18)


JD