Re^4: Problem Installing DBD::Informix on Windows 7 using AS Perl 5.8.9

[bulk88]

use "nmake -n install" or "nmake -n all" http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/afyyse50.aspx and look at the output. Its the first step in repairing the makefile. There might be Makefile.PL code generating incompatible make syntax designed for a different make program in your module (I dont know anything specific about DBD::Informix).

[Anonymous Monk]

I have already worked through the...

Well, I did see that :)

The error I'm getting is because an invalid line is being generated (i.e., INFORMIXC='C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe esqlld' ESQLLD=..) which is not a valid command. I need to find out where/how this line is generated and how to correct it.

You noticed that? Have you heard of grep/ack? http://search.cpan.org/grep?cpanid=JOHNL&release=DBD-Informix-2011.0612&string=INFORMIXC&i=1&n=1&C=0

Makefile.PL

282:            which recognizes the INFORMIXC environment variable.
637:        $EV = [ "INFORMIXC=$Config{perlpath} esqlcc", "ESQLCC=$Con
+fig{cc}" ];
681:# INFORMIXC to define the loader and the LDDLFLAGS via the back do
+or.
699:$opts{LD} = "INFORMIXC='\$(FULLPERL) esqlld' " .
936:        ESQL_CC     = INFORMIXC="$(FULLPERL) esqlcc" ESQLCC="$(CC)
+" $(ESQL)
1006:# the INFORMIXC environment variable.
1016:        if (/^CC=/o && !/INFORMIXC/o)
1018:            print LOCAL "# INFORMIXC added by Makefile.PL for $pk
+g.\n";
1022:            $_ = 'CC="${INFORMIXC:-' . $_ . "}\"\n";

Now you know, its in Makefile.PL

[roho]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm fairly sure that (like you said) Makefile.PL is generating invalid Makefile code for nmake. I'm just not sure what nmake is expecting instead of "INFORMIXC=...".

[Anonymous Monk]

I'm just not sure what nmake is expecting instead of "INFORMIXC=...".

Do you know what that line is supposed to do?

What happens when you execute it manually?

[roho]

It runs Perl program esqlld, which defaults the compiler name to "cc", which of course is not found. I changed the default compiler name to "cl" in esqlld (to get it to run) and got the following output:

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe esqlld ESQLLD='link -dll -nologo -nodefaultlib -d
+ebug -opt:ref,icf  -libpath:"C:/Perl/lib/CORE"  -machine:x86'  -out:b
+lib/arch/auto/DBD/Informix/Informix.dll -dll -nologo -nodefaultlib -d
+ebug -opt:ref,icf  -libpath:"C:/Perl/lib/CORE"  -machine:x86 Informix
+.obj dbdimp.obj dbdattr.obj sqltoken.obj sqltype.obj ixblob.obj odbct
+ype.obj kludge.obj link.obj esqlcver.obj esqlc_v6.obj /LIBPATH:C:/PRO
+GRA~2/IBM/Informix/11.70/lib /LIBPATH:C:/PROGRA~2/IBM/Informix/11.70/
+lib/esql       "C:/PROGRA~2/IBM/Informix/11.70/lib/isqlt09a.lib" "C:/
+PROGRA~2/IBM/Informix/11.70/lib/igl4n304.lib" "C:/PROGRA~2/IBM/Inform
+ix/11.70/lib/iglxn304.lib" "C:/PROGRA~2/IBM/Informix/11.70/lib/igo4n3
+04.lib" netapi32.lib wsock32.lib user32.lib winmm.lib advapi32.lib  C
+:/Perl/lib/CORE/perl58.lib oldnames.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32
+.lib winspool.lib  comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib ol
+eaut32.lib  netapi32.lib uuid.lib ws2_32.lib mpr.lib winmm.lib  versi
+on.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib msvcrt.lib -def:Informix.def 
cl : Command line warning D9035 : option 'o' has been deprecated and w
+ill be removed in a future release
cl : Command line warning D9035 : option 'o' has been deprecated and w
+ill be removed in a future release
cl : Command line warning D9035 : option 'o' has been deprecated and w
+ill be removed in a future release
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-dll'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-nodefaultl
+ib'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-debug'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-libpath:C:
+/Perl/lib/CORE'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-machine:x8
+6''
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-dll'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-nodefaultl
+ib'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-debug'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-libpath:C:
+/Perl/lib/CORE'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-machine:x8
+6'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '/LIBPATH:C:
+/PROGRA~2/IBM/Informix/11.70/lib'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '/LIBPATH:C:
+/PROGRA~2/IBM/Informix/11.70/lib/esql'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-def:Inform
+ix.def'
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-lc'
cl : Command line warning D9024 : unrecognized source file type 'ESQLL
+D='link', object file assumed
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'ESQLLD='link.obj'

It doesn't like the way the command line is set up. It's treating 'ESQLLD='link.obj' is an input file. This is quickly getting way beyond my pay grade. :) Now I remember why I wince every time I'm faced with installing a CPAN mdule that is not pure Perl. I'm not giving up, but I'm going to sleep on it and take another look tomorrow.