Installing Class::DBI

[Anonymous Monk]

How do I install Class::DBI using ActivePerl 5.8? I couldn't find any PPM repositories which contained it.

[phydeauxarff]

Crazyinsomniac has a PPM repository which appears to have this.
http://crazyinsomniac.perlmonk.org/perl/ppm/

[impossiblerobot]

Class::DBI appears to be pure Perl, so you should be able to download it from CPAN and install it the "standard way."

See tachyon's excellent A Guide to Installing Modules for more detail.

Update: After Ovid's post, I tried building Class::DBI. Yikes! Even using the CPAN shell, getting Class::DBI installed was a nightmare. Please ignore my suggestion to install it the "standard way" if you value your sanity at all. :-)


Impossible Robot

[Ovid]

Ordinarily, I'd be inclined to agree with you. However, Class::DBI has a huge number of dependencies. From the makefile:

Class::Accessor          => '0.16',
Class::Data::Inheritable => '0.02',
DBD::CSV                 => '0.1022',
Ima::DBI                 => '0.26',
Test::More               => '0.11',
File::Temp               => '0.12',
Class::Trigger           => '0.03',
UNIVERSAL::exports       => '0.03'

And guess what? Those modules have their own dependencies (such as Class::WhiteHole). Using PPM, CPAN or CPANPLUS is definitely the way to go. I've had to install Class::DBI by hand and it's a royal pain. I understand that the next version of Class::DBI will have fewer dependencies (thank goodness!)

Cheers,
Ovid

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[impossiblerobot]

Thanks, Ovid. I had just looked at the manifest for Class ::DBI and noticed that there were no XS components; I didn't think about the possibility of excessive dependencies. :-)

Even so, I probably should have mentioned the CPAN shell (which tachyon's guide does mention).


Impossible Robot

[jobber]

Hello, just log into ppm

Then type "search DBI;"

It will return the DBI module at spot 4 I think.

Then just type "install 4" or whatever number it is.

Hope this helps

[Anonymous Monk]

Thankyou all very much for you're help.