I've just tried to install ActivePerl 5.10 (1002) but apparently there
are no DBD-ODBC or DBD-Oracle modules yet. Any idea when they should
arrive? Or should I just use 5.8.8 (822)?

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Henry Hartley wrote:
> I've just tried to install ActivePerl 5.10 (1002) but apparently there
> are no DBD-ODBC or DBD-Oracle modules yet. Any idea when they should
> arrive? Or should I just use 5.8.8 (822)?

PPM shows a 1.15 ODBC and 1.17 Oracle on the AS site.

DBD-ODBC
ODBC Driver for DBI
Version: 1.15
Author: Martin J Evans (martin.evans [at] easysoft.com)
CPAN: http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-ODBC-1.15/

DBD-Oracle
Oracle database driver for the DBI module
Version: 1.17
Author: Tim Bunce (dbi-users [at] perl.org)
CPAN: http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-Oracle-1.17/
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Brain fart - somehow that 5.10 just didn't register.
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On 1-Apr-08, at 1:11 PM, Henry Hartley wrote:

> I've just tried to install ActivePerl 5.10 (1002) but apparently there
> are no DBD-ODBC or DBD-Oracle modules yet. Any idea when they should
> arrive? Or should I just use 5.8.8 (822)?

Hi Henry,

We're working on getting the DBD- modules ready for 5.10 as part of a
larger overhaul of PPMs over the next few months. I can't give you a
hard deadline as to when they'll arrive, though, as it depends on a
few different factors -- the amount of time we can devote to PPM goes
up and down depending on perl's release schedule itself, etc. -- so if
you're looking to use those modules right away, I'd go with 5.8.8 for
now. Switching over to 5.10 would be very simple when/if you'd like to
upgrade when we have those modules available.


Cheers,
Mike Gillis
ActiveState Software
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Mike Gillis wrote:
>> On 1-Apr-08, at 1:11 PM, Henry Hartley wrote:
>>
>> > I've just tried to install ActivePerl 5.10 (1002) but apparently
>> > there are no DBD-ODBC or DBD-Oracle modules yet. Any idea when
>> > they should arrive? Or should I just use 5.8.8 (822)?
>>
>> We're working on getting the DBD- modules ready for 5.10 as part
>> of a larger overhaul of PPMs over the next few months. I can't
>> give you a hard deadline as to when they'll arrive, though, as it
>> depends on a few different factors -- the amount of time we can
>> devote to PPM goes up and down depending on perl's release
>> schedule itself, etc. -- so if you're looking to use those modules
>> right away, I'd go with 5.8.8 for now. Switching over to 5.10
>> would be very simple when/if you'd like to upgrade when we have
>> those modules available.

Thanks. That's what I'll do (5.8.8). I really appreciate all the work
that goes into this. By the way, oddly, PPM says that there is a
DBD-ODBC module but then fails with a "file not found" when you try to
install it. That's different from DBD-Oracle, which simply isn't there.
Perhaps DBD-ODBC is listed as being done but isn't really? Not a big
deal, just thought someone might care. Thanks again.

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On 2-Apr-08, at 6:09 AM, Henry Hartley wrote:
> Mike Gillis wrote:
>>> On 1-Apr-08, at 1:11 PM, Henry Hartley wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've just tried to install ActivePerl 5.10 (1002) but apparently
>>>> there are no DBD-ODBC or DBD-Oracle modules yet. Any idea when
>>>> they should arrive? Or should I just use 5.8.8 (822)?
>>>
>>> We're working on getting the DBD- modules ready for 5.10 as part
>>> of a larger overhaul of PPMs over the next few months. I can't
>>> give you a hard deadline as to when they'll arrive, though, as it
>>> depends on a few different factors -- the amount of time we can
>>> devote to PPM goes up and down depending on perl's release
>>> schedule itself, etc. -- so if you're looking to use those modules
>>> right away, I'd go with 5.8.8 for now. Switching over to 5.10
>>> would be very simple when/if you'd like to upgrade when we have
>>> those modules available.
>
> Thanks. That's what I'll do (5.8.8). I really appreciate all the
> work
> that goes into this.

Thanks. It's definitely a slog at times. :)

> By the way, oddly, PPM says that there is a
> DBD-ODBC module but then fails with a "file not found" when you try to
> install it. That's different from DBD-Oracle, which simply isn't
> there.
> Perhaps DBD-ODBC is listed as being done but isn't really?

Hmm. I didn't actually check the 5.10 repository database when
responding
to your first mail, but now that I test it out locally, it looks like
DBD-ODBC is there and installs successfully via PPM. If you have a
chance, could you give it another try and if it still fails, submit
a bug at http://bugs.activestate.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=ActivePerl ?

Cheers,
Mike Gillis

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Mike Gillis wrote
>> > By the way, oddly, PPM says that there is a DBD-ODBC module but
>> > then fails with a "file not found" when you try to install it.
>> > That's different from DBD-Oracle, which simply isn't there.
>> > Perhaps DBD-ODBC is listed as being done but isn't really?
>>
>> Hmm. I didn't actually check the 5.10 repository database when
>> responding to your first mail, but now that I test it out locally,
>> it looks like DBD-ODBC is there and installs successfully via PPM.
>> If you have a chance, could you give it another try and if it still
>> fails, submit a bug at
>> http://bugs.activestate.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=ActivePerl ?

I just reinstalled 5.10 and this time DBD-ODBC installed without any
problems, so I guess it was a one-off type thing and nothing to worry
about. Thanks again.

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