Re: DBD::Oracle

Hi Lyle,

The main reason is probably no demand for such a thing (+ other reasons 
like complicated build procedure, license agreements for Oracle stuff ...)

If you are willing to spend some time on testing I can include DBD::Oracle 
(in "ActivePerl way") in the next strawberry perl release.

I have prepared pre-build distributions - for Strawberry Perl 5.16.2.x 
(32/64bit), linked with Oracle Instant Client 11.2.0.3.0:
http://strawberryperl.com/package/kmx/perl-modules-par/DBD-Oracle-1.56-MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.16.2.par
http://strawberryperl.com/package/kmx/perl-modules-par/DBD-Oracle-1.56-MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-5.16.2.par

You can install them into strawberry perl simply by running:
c:\> pip <par_file_url>

You also need Oracle Instant Client 11.2.0.3.0 + put it in your PATH (it 
might also work with other versions) - no SDK, just Client

It would be nice if you can install + test the above mentioned *.par with a 
real Oracle DB.

--
kmx

On 20.1.2013 20:18, Lyle wrote:
> Hi All,
>   I noticed Strawberry didn't come with DBD::Oracle. What was the reason 
> for that?
>
> I've just built DBD::Oracle on Windows 7 with Perl 5.16.2 x64 with all 
> tests passing. I added how I did it as comments to the Pythan article here:
> http://www.pythian.com/news/11115/dbdoracle-and-windows-64bit/#comment-1385661 
>
>
> I can see that this has been in RT for a while:
> https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=48796
>
> ActivePerl ships with DBD::Oracle, although you have to download the 
> client libraries yourself. This would appear to be the only feasible way 
> forward. As it stands people are either having to:
> 1) Download the DBD::Oracle sources, download the client libraries, 
> compile and build. This is time consuming, especially if you want the 
> tests to pass as the documentation isn't clear.
> 2) Download the ActivePerl ppm, download the client libraries, hope you 
> have the right client libraries and the path set right so it works.
>
> If Strawberry Perl came with DBD::Oracle and clear instructions on how to 
> install the client libraries, or better still, the installer had an 
> option for downloading and installing them for you, I think that would be 
> best.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> Lyle
>
>