Re^6: Problem Installing DBD::Informix on Windows 7 using AS Perl 5.8.9

[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.

[Anonymous Monk]

It runs Perl program esqlld,...

Actually it doesn't :) I understand its supposed to, but thats wishful thinking, nmake doesn't work like that

I have a very low opinion of that whole Makefile.PL and the esqld program ( the word garbage comes to mind)

On nmake, doing program .. FOO=BAR doesn't set environment variable FOO to the value BAR -- I don't think any version of make does that

Here is what I would try, delete all that esqld malarky, and replace the whole thing with whatever its actually supposed to be, instead of

$opts{LD} = "INFORMIXC='\$(FULLPERL) esqlld' " .
            "ESQLLD='$Config{ld} \$(LDDLFLAGS)' \$(ESQL)";

Try something like

delete $opts{LD} ;

And do it right before WriteMakefile

Actually what I would do is Data::Dumper to dump \%opts right before WriteMakefile, and along with a copy of postamble from Makefile, write a new Makefile.PL by hand

Actually it looks like that mess shouldn't happen on win32, what is the output of perl -V:archname

Try setting $NTConfiguration to true manually

Yeah, I'd try $NTConfiguration first, then delete $opts{LD} ;, then writing my own Makefile.PL

[roho]

The output of perl -V:archname is archname='MSWin32-x86-multi-thread'; so $NTConfiguration is set to true. I deleted $opt{LD} right before WriteMakefile. When I re-ran perl Makefile.PL and nmake I got the following linker errors:

link -out:blib\arch\auto\DBD\Informix\Informix.dll -dll -nologo -nodef
+aultlib -debug -opt:ref,icf  -libpath:"C:\Perl\lib\CORE"  -machine:x8
+6 Informix.obj dbdimp.obj dbdattr.obj sqltoken.obj sqltype.obj ixblob
+.obj odbctype.obj kludge.obj link.obj esqlcver.obj esqlc_v6.obj /LIBP
+ATH:C:\PROGRA~2\IBM\Informix\11.70/lib /LIBPATH:C:\PROGRA~2\IBM\Infor
+mix\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/Informix/11.70\lib\iglxn304.lib" "C:/PROGRA~2/IBM/Informix/11.70\
+lib\igo4n304.lib" netapi32.lib wsock32.lib user32.lib winmm.lib advap
+i32.lib  C:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl58.lib oldnames.lib kernel32.lib user32
+.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib  comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ol
+e32.lib oleaut32.lib  netapi32.lib uuid.lib ws2_32.lib mpr.lib winmm.
+lib  version.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib msvcrt.lib -def:Informix.def
Informix.def : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol ifx_checkAPI
Informix.def : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol ifx_checkAPI
blib\arch\auto\DBD\Informix\Informix.lib : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unre
+solved externals
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual S
+tudio 10.0\VC\BIN\link.EXE"' : return code '0x460'
Stop.

I checked Informix.def and its contents are:

LIBRARY "Informix"
EXPORTS
  ifx_checkAPI
  _ifx_checkAPI = ifx_checkAPI
  boot_DBD__Informix
  _boot_DBD__Informix = boot_DBD__Informix

I have no idea what this file and its contents are supposed to do. You're right. This is a mess. I would like to clean it up but writing a new Makefile.PL is beyond my expertise. All I want to do is install the module and get on with my work.