Pg module for Perl

Barbara Lindsey wrote:

I have re-built Perl 5.8.2, I have installed PostgreSQL v7.4 and DBI-1.38.
Then I tried installing pgsql_perl5-1.9.0 and it just wont work. Have I
picked up the wrong module? Are there some specific configs required for
any of these to support the Pg DBD?

IIRC, the Pg module for Perl is quite distinct to DBD::Pg. You might be
trying to install the wrong module.

What do you mean by "it just won't work"? If, after installing
pgsql_perl5-1.9.0, you get a message about not being able to find
"DBD::Pg in @INC", you've probably got the Pg module installed instead.
Try "man Pg", see if you've actually got the Pg module installed.

HTH
Alex

Barbara Lindsey <blindsey@cog.ufl.edu> wrote:

If this is the wrong list, let me know...

I am trying to install the Pg DBD module for Perl DBI and am having
a problem. It keeps coming up asking if I read the README file,
which i have several times. The perl Makefile.PL and make seem to
run without problems, but the make test fails. I have confirmed
that Postgres is running fine. I've been able to create schema and
tables and load data. I have re-built Perl 5.8.2, I have installed
PostgreSQL v7.4 and DBI-1.38. Then I tried installing
pgsql_perl5-1.9.0 and it just wont work. Have I picked up the wrong
module? Are there some specific configs required for any of these
to support the Pg DBD?

Any help appreciated.
Barb

Barb,

Try setting $DBI_DSN to something like dbi:Pg:test before trying to
install DBD::Pg

in bash, that reads

export DBI_DSN=dbi:Pg:test

in (t)csh, it's

setenv DBI_DSN dbi:Pg:test

HTH :)

Cheers,
David.
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I think you are right!
I originally went to the Perl Module list on CPAN and looked for DBD and Pg.
It gave me the pgsql_perl5.1.9.0 link

However, when I searched for DBD Pg on Google, it led me to a DBD-Pg-1.22

I think that is what I was looking for. Will give it a try tonight.
Thanks!
Barb

Alex Satrapa wrote:

Barbara Lindsey wrote:

I have re-built Perl 5.8.2, I have installed PostgreSQL v7.4 and
DBI-1.38.
Then I tried installing pgsql_perl5-1.9.0 and it just wont work. Have I
picked up the wrong module? Are there some specific configs required for
any of these to support the Pg DBD?

IIRC, the Pg module for Perl is quite distinct to DBD::Pg. You might be
trying to install the wrong module.

What do you mean by "it just won't work"? If, after installing
pgsql_perl5-1.9.0, you get a message about not being able to find
"DBD::Pg in @INC", you've probably got the Pg module installed instead.
Try "man Pg", see if you've actually got the Pg module installed.

HTH
Alex

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On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Barbara Lindsey wrote:

However, when I searched for DBD Pg on Google, it led me to a DBD-Pg-1.22

Try

http://search.cpan.org/~rudy/DBD-Pg-1.31/Pg.pm

Not sure if there are a lot of dependency issues going to Pg 7.4 as I'm in
the process upgrading to 7.4 and all it's friends.

One other issue that comes when installing DBI and/or DBD is the from the
current (1.31) README file.

...

INSTALLATION:
-------------

By default Makefile.PL uses App:Info to find the location of the
PostgreSQL library and include directories. However, if you want to
control it yourself, define the environment variables POSTGRES_INCLUDE
and POSTGRES_LIB, or POSTGRES_HOME. Note that if you've compiled
PostgreSQL with SSL support, you must define the POSTGRES_LIB
environment varable and add "-lssl" to it, like this:

export POSTGRES_LIB="/usr/local/pgsql/lib -lssl"

...

Good luck to us both.

Rod
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"Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL"

This was perfect. I also had to set the DBI_* envs. See test results
below. I then installed and successfully ran my own test.
Thanks to all who replied!
Barb

Test Results:
$ make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/local/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e"
"test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/00basic...........ok
t/01connect.........ok 2/2#
# Package Version
# DBD::Pg 1.31
# DBI 1.38
# Postgres 7.4
t/01connect.........ok
t/01constants.......ok
t/01setup...........ok
t/02prepare.........ok
t/03bind............ok
t/04execute.........ok
t/04rows............ok
t/05fetch...........ok
t/06disconnect......ok
t/07reuse...........ok
t/08txn.............ok
t/09autocommit......ok
t/10chopblanks......ok
t/11quoting.........ok
t/12placeholders....ok
t/13pgtype..........ok
t/15column_info.....ok
t/15funct...........ok
t/15table_attrs.....ok
t/15table_info......ok
t/16pgbooltf........# DBD::Pg version: 1.31
t/16pgbooltf........ok
t/17arrays..........ok
t/99_pod............skipped
all skipped: Test::Pod 1.00 required for testing POD
t/99cleanup.........ok
All tests successful, 1 test skipped.
Files=25, Tests=268, 34 wallclock secs (10.72 cusr + 0.99 csys = 11.71 CPU)

:)