Bug 42040 – dev-perl/DBD-Sybase - The Perl DBD::Sybase Module

• Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Serge Canizares 2004-02-18 09:50:41 UTC]

This is an ebuild for the DBD::Sybase perl module. 

Sybase is a commercial database frequently used in financial services companies. This ebuild builds the module using the freetds libs, and thus, as a nice consequence, allows perl scripts to use this module to connect to both Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server databases.

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Reproducible: Always
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I've tested and successfully emerged this ebuild on both intel P3 and P4 computers.
Perl scripts work perfectly with this module.

[Comment 1 Serge Canizares 2004-02-18 09:52:17 UTC]

Created attachment 25862 [details]
DBD-Sybase-1.02.ebuild

[Comment 2 Michael Cummings (RETIRED) 2004-02-27 09:02:03 UTC]

Sorry for the delay, but we're trying to locate someone with a sybase db to be able to confirm this is a good ebuild :/

[Comment 3 MIchael Peppler 2004-02-28 10:09:45 UTC]

It would be better if the ebuild could use the Sybase libraries if they are installed on the system.
The FreeTDS libs, while good, have too many restrictions (in terms of functionality) for serious use against a Sybase database server.

[Comment 4 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2005-09-04 04:12:19 UTC]

Mass re-assign.

[Comment 5 Sheldon Hearn 2007-01-16 14:43:53 UTC]

Created attachment 107180 [details]
DBD-Sybase-1.07.ebuild

Ebuild for latest version.  Amazing how long this bug has survived. :-)

[Comment 6 Majed 2011-11-23 14:19:55 UTC]

i have a problem with DBD-Sybase-1.14 it is not installing.

here is the output after typing: #perl -MCPAN -e shell

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9456) 
Enter 'h' for help. 

cpan[1]> install DBD::Sybase 
Going to read '/root/.cpan/Metadata' 
  Database was generated on Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:27:18 GMT 
Running install for module 'DBD::Sybase' 
Running make for M/ME/MEWP/DBD-Sybase-1.14.tar.gz 
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/M/ME/MEWP/DBD-Sybase-1.14.tar.gz ok 
Scanning cache /root/.cpan/build for sizes 
............................................................................DONE 

  CPAN.pm: Going to build M/ME/MEWP/DBD-Sybase-1.14.tar.gz 

Please set SYBASE in CONFIG, or set the $SYBASE environment variable at Makefile.PL line 120, <IN> line 44. 
Warning: No success on command[/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site] 
'YAML' not installed, will not store persistent state 
  MEWP/DBD-Sybase-1.14.tar.gz 
  /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site -- NOT OK 
Running make test 
  Make had some problems, won't test 
Running make install 
  Make had some problems, won't install 
Failed during this command: 
 MEWP/DBD-Sybase-1.14.tar.gz                  : writemakefile NO '/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site' returned status 512 


any idea why it is not installing?

[Comment 7 Andreas K. Hüttel 2014-10-15 21:08:08 UTC]

Is anyone still interested in this? If yes, please say so here and now!

[Comment 8 Sheldon Hearn 2014-10-16 05:15:13 UTC]

"Amazing how long this bug has survived. :-)" -- Sheldon Hearn 2007-01-16

Thanks for making me smile. I suggest you just close it; it clearly doesn't represent a pressing need for attention. ;-)

[Comment 9 Andreas K. Hüttel 2014-10-16 13:22:00 UTC]

(In reply to Sheldon Hearn from comment #8)
> "Amazing how long this bug has survived. :-)" -- Sheldon Hearn 2007-01-16
> 
> Thanks for making me smile. I suggest you just close it; it clearly doesn't
> represent a pressing need for attention. ;-)

:) Thanks.