Hi, When I try to install DBI 1.607 I was getting error in the first step(perl Makefile.PL) itself. I have pasted the complete information below the mail. Please let me know how to proceed further. Appreciate if anybody knows the solution for this. Thanks P.Kannan Operating system - HP OpenVMS V8.3 Perl version This is perl, v5.8.6 built for VMS_AXP DBI Version : 1.607 Build Log: ========= perl Makefile.PL ================ Creating test wrappers for DBI::PurePerl: t/zvp_01basics.t t/zvp_02dbidrv.t t/zvp_03handle.t t/zvp_04mods.t t/zvp_05concathash.t t/zvp_06attrs.t t/zvp_07kids.t t/zvp_08keeperr.t t/zvp_09trace.t t/zvp_10examp.t t/zvp_11fetch.t t/zvp_12quote.t t/zvp_13taint.t t/zvp_14utf8.t t/zvp_15array.t t/zvp_19fhtrace.t t/zvp_20meta.t t/zvp_30subclass.t t/zvp_35thrclone.t t/zvp_40profile.t t/zvp_41prof_dump.t t/zvp_42prof_data.t t/zvp_43prof_env.t t/zvp_50dbm.t t/zvp_60preparse.t t/zvp_65transact.t t/zvp_70callbacks.t t/zvp_72childhandles.t t/zvp_80proxy.t t/zvp_85gofer.t t/zvp_86gofer_fail.t t/zvp_87gofer_cache.t Creating test wrappers for DBD::Gofer: t/zvg_01basics.t t/zvg_02dbidrv.t t/zvg_03handle.t t/zvg_04mods.t t/zvg_05concathash.t t/zvg_06attrs.t t/zvg_07kids.t t/zvg_08keeperr.t t/zvg_09trace.t t/zvg_10examp.t t/zvg_11fetch.t t/zvg_12quote.t t/zvg_13taint.t t/zvg_14utf8.t t/zvg_15array.t t/zvg_19fhtrace.t t/zvg_20meta.t t/zvg_30subclass.t t/zvg_35thrclone.t t/zvg_40profile.t t/zvg_41prof_dump.t t/zvg_42prof_data.t t/zvg_43prof_env.t t/zvg_50dbm.t t/zvg_60preparse.t t/zvg_65transact.t t/zvg_70callbacks.t t/zvg_72childhandles.t t/zvg_80proxy.t t/zvg_85gofer.t t/zvg_86gofer_fail.t t/zvg_87gofer_cache.t Creating test wrappers for PurePerl & Gofer: t/zvxgp_01basics.t t/zvxgp_02dbidrv.t t/zvxgp_03handle.t t/zvxgp_04mods.t t/zvxgp_05concathash.t t/zvxgp_06attrs.t t/zvxgp_07kids.t t/zvxgp_08keeperr.t t/zvxgp_09trace.t t/zvxgp_10examp.t t/zvxgp_11fetch.t t/zvxgp_12quote.t t/zvxgp_13taint.t t/zvxgp_14utf8.t t/zvxgp_15array.t t/zvxgp_19fhtrace.t t/zvxgp_20meta.t t/zvxgp_30subclass.t t/zvxgp_35thrclone.t t/zvxgp_40profile.t t/zvxgp_41prof_dump.t t/zvxgp_42prof_data.t t/zvxgp_43prof_env.t t/zvxgp_50dbm.t t/zvxgp_60preparse.t t/zvxgp_65transact.t t/zvxgp_70callbacks.t t/zvxgp_72childhandles.t t/zvxgp_80proxy.t t/zvxgp_85gofer.t t/zvxgp_86gofer_fail.t t/zvxgp_87gofer_cache.t Checking if your kit is complete... Can't opendir(.): no such file or directory at /perl_root/lib/ExtUtils/Manifest.pm line 165 Warning: the following files are missing in your kit: changes dbd_xsh.h dbi.pm dbi.xs dbi_sql.h dbilogstrip.pl dbipport.h dbiprof.pl dbiproxy.pl dbivport.h dbixs.h dbixs_rev.h dbixs_rev.pl driver.xst driver_xst.h ex/perl_dbi_nulls_test.pl ex/profile.pl lib/bundle/dbi.pm lib/dbd/dbm.pm lib/dbd/examplep.pm lib/dbd/file.pm lib/dbd/gofer.pm lib/dbd/gofer/policy/base.pm lib/dbd/gofer/policy/classic.pm lib/dbd/gofer/policy/pedantic.pm lib/dbd/gofer/policy/rush.pm lib/dbd/gofer/transport/base.pm lib/dbd/gofer/transport/null.pm lib/dbd/gofer/transport/pipeone.pm lib/dbd/gofer/transport/stream.pm lib/dbd/nullp.pm lib/dbd/proxy.pm lib/dbd/sponge.pm lib/dbi/const/getinfo/ansi.pm lib/dbi/const/getinfo/odbc.pm lib/dbi/const/getinforeturn.pm lib/dbi/const/getinfotype.pm lib/dbi/dbd.pm lib/dbi/dbd/metadata.pm lib/dbi/faq.pm lib/dbi/gofer/execute.pm lib/dbi/gofer/request.pm lib/dbi/gofer/response.pm lib/dbi/gofer/serializer/base.pm lib/dbi/gofer/serializer/datadumper.pm lib/dbi/gofer/serializer/storable.pm lib/dbi/gofer/transport/base.pm lib/dbi/gofer/transport/pipeone.pm lib/dbi/gofer/transport/stream.pm lib/dbi/profile.pm lib/dbi/profiledata.pm lib/dbi/profiledumper.pm lib/dbi/profiledumper/apache.pm lib/dbi/profilesubs.pm lib/dbi/proxyserver.pm lib/dbi/pureperl.pm lib/dbi/sql/nano.pm lib/dbi/util/_accessor.pm lib/dbi/util/cachememory.pm lib/dbi/w32odbc.pm lib/win32/dbiodbc.pm makefile.pl MANIFEST meta.yml perl.xs readme roadmap.pod t/01basics.t t/02dbidrv.t t/03handle.t t/04mods.t t/05concathash.t t/06attrs.t t/07kids.t t/08keeperr.t t/09trace.t t/10examp.t t/11fetch.t t/12quote.t t/13taint.t t/14utf8.t t/15array.t t/19fhtrace.t t/20meta.t t/30subclass.t t/35thrclone.t t/40profile.t t/41prof_dump.t t/42prof_data.t t/43prof_env.t t/50dbm.t t/60preparse.t t/65transact.t t/70callbacks.t t/72childhandles.t t/80proxy.t t/85gofer.t t/86gofer_fail.t t/87gofer_cache.t t/pod-coverage.t t/pod.t tasks.pod test.pl todo_2005.txt typemap Please inform the author. Can't opendir(.): no such file or directory at makefile.pl line 248 I see you're using perl 5.008006 on VMS_AXP, okay. Remember to actually *read* the README file! Use 'make' to build the software (dmake or nmake on Windows). Then 'make test' to execute self tests. Then 'make install' to install the DBI and then delete this working directory before unpacking and building any DBD::* drivers. Writing Descrip.MMS for DBI mms === MCR $1$dga9382:[vms$common.perl5_8_6]perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command" -e mkpath [.blib.lib.DBI] MCR $1$dga9382:[vms$common.perl5_8_6]perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command" -e rm_f [.blib.lib.DBI]Changes.pm Copy/NoConfirm Changes [.blib.lib.DBI]Changes.pm MCR $1$dga9382:[vms$common.perl5_8_6]perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command" -e mkpath [.blib.lib.DBI] MCR $1$dga9382:[vms$common.perl5_8_6]perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command" -e rm_f [.blib.lib.DBI]Roadmap.pm Copy/NoConfirm Roadmap.pod [.blib.lib.DBI]Roadmap.pm cp [.lib.dbd]dbm.pm [.blib.lib.dbd]dbm.pm cp [.lib.win32]dbiodbc.pm [.blib.lib.win32]dbiodbc.pm cp [.lib.dbi]w32odbc.pm [.blib.lib.dbi]w32odbc.pm cp [.lib.dbi.dbd]metadata.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.dbd]metadata.pm cp [.lib.dbi]proxyserver.pm [.blib.lib.dbi]proxyserver.pm cp [.lib.bundle]dbi.pm [.blib.lib.bundle]dbi.pm cp [.lib.dbi.gofer.serializer]datadumper.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.gofer.serializer]datadumper.pm cp [.lib.dbi.util]_accessor.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.util]_accessor.pm cp [.lib.dbi.gofer.transport]stream.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.gofer.transport]stream.pm cp [.lib.dbi.gofer]response.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.gofer]response.pm cp [.lib.dbd]nullp.pm [.blib.lib.dbd]nullp.pm cp [.lib.dbi.gofer.serializer]storable.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.gofer.serializer]storable.pm cp [.lib.dbd.gofer.policy]rush.pm [.blib.lib.dbd.gofer.policy]rush.pm cp [.lib.dbi.const]getinforeturn.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.const]getinforeturn.pm cp [.lib.dbi.const.getinfo]odbc.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.const.getinfo]odbc.pm cp [.lib.dbi]dbd.pm [.blib.lib.dbi]dbd.pm cp [.lib.dbi.const.getinfo]ansi.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.const.getinfo]ansi.pm cp [.lib.dbi.gofer]request.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.gofer]request.pm cp [.lib.dbd.gofer.transport]stream.pm [.blib.lib.dbd.gofer.transport]stream.pm cp [.lib.dbd]file.pm [.blib.lib.dbd]file.pm cp [.lib.dbd]examplep.pm [.blib.lib.dbd]examplep.pm cp [.lib.dbd.gofer.policy]classic.pm [.blib.lib.dbd.gofer.policy]classic.pm cp [.lib.dbi.gofer.transport]pipeone.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.gofer.transport]pipeone.pm cp [.lib.dbd.gofer.policy]base.pm [.blib.lib.dbd.gofer.policy]base.pm cp [.lib.dbi]profiledumper.pm [.blib.lib.dbi]profiledumper.pm cp [.lib.dbd]proxy.pm [.blib.lib.dbd]proxy.pm cp [.lib.dbi]faq.pm [.blib.lib.dbi]faq.pm cp [.lib.dbd.gofer.transport]null.pm [.blib.lib.dbd.gofer.transport]null.pm cp [.lib.dbi]profilesubs.pm [.blib.lib.dbi]profilesubs.pm cp [.lib.dbi]profiledata.pm [.blib.lib.dbi]profiledata.pm cp [.lib.dbi.gofer.serializer]base.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.gofer.serializer]base.pm cp [.lib.dbd.gofer.transport]base.pm [.blib.lib.dbd.gofer.transport]base.pm cp [.lib.dbi]profile.pm [.blib.lib.dbi]profile.pm cp [.lib.dbi.sql]nano.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.sql]nano.pm cp [.lib.dbd]gofer.pm [.blib.lib.dbd]gofer.pm cp [.lib.dbd.gofer.policy]pedantic.pm [.blib.lib.dbd.gofer.policy]pedantic.pm cp [.lib.dbi.gofer.transport]base.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.gofer.transport]base.pm cp [.lib.dbi.gofer]execute.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.gofer]execute.pm cp [.lib.dbi.const]getinfotype.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.const]getinfotype.pm cp [.lib.dbi.util]cachememory.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.util]cachememory.pm cp [.lib.dbd]sponge.pm [.blib.lib.dbd]sponge.pm cp [.lib.dbd.gofer.transport]pipeone.pm [.blib.lib.dbd.gofer.transport]pipeone.pm cp [.lib.dbi]pureperl.pm [.blib.lib.dbi]pureperl.pm cp [.lib.dbi.profiledumper]apache.pm [.blib.lib.dbi.profiledumper]apache.pm Copy/NoConfirm dbiproxy.pl [.blib.script]dbiproxy.pl Copy/NoConfirm dbiprof.pl [.blib.script]dbiprof.pl Copy/NoConfirm dbilogstrip.pl [.blib.script]dbilogstrip.pl mms test ======== MCR $1$dga9382:[vms$common.perl5_8_6]perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, '[.blib.lib]', '[.blib.arch]')" t/*.t t/01basics................ # Failed test (t/01basics.t at line 40) # Tried to use 'DBI'. # Error: Can't locate loadable object for module DBI in @INC (@INC contains: /perl_root/lib/VMS_AXP/5_8_6 /perl_root/lib /perl_ root/lib/site_perl/VMS_AXP /perl_root/lib/site_perl /perl_root/lib/site_perl .) at DBI.pm line 263 # BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at DBI.pm line 263. # Compilation failed in require at (eval 2) line 2. Bareword "SQL_GUID" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 50. Bareword "SQL_WLONGVARCHAR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 51. Bareword "SQL_WVARCHAR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 52. Bareword "SQL_WCHAR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 53. Bareword "SQL_BIT" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 54. Bareword "SQL_TINYINT" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 55. Bareword "SQL_BIGINT" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 56. Bareword "SQL_LONGVARBINARY" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 57. Bareword "SQL_VARBINARY" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 58. Bareword "SQL_BINARY" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 59. Bareword "SQL_LONGVARCHAR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 60. Bareword "SQL_UNKNOWN_TYPE" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 61. Bareword "SQL_ALL_TYPES" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 62. Bareword "SQL_CHAR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 63. Bareword "SQL_NUMERIC" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 64. Bareword "SQL_DECIMAL" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 65. Bareword "SQL_INTEGER" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 66. Bareword "SQL_SMALLINT" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 67. Bareword "SQL_FLOAT" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 68. Bareword "SQL_REAL" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 69. Bareword "SQL_DOUBLE" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 70. Bareword "SQL_DATETIME" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 71. Bareword "SQL_DATE" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 72. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 73. Bareword "SQL_TIME" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 74. Bareword "SQL_TIMESTAMP" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 75. Bareword "SQL_VARCHAR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 76. Bareword "SQL_BOOLEAN" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 77. Bareword "SQL_UDT" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 78. Bareword "SQL_UDT_LOCATOR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 79. Bareword "SQL_ROW" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 80. Bareword "SQL_REF" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 81. Bareword "SQL_BLOB" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 82. Bareword "SQL_BLOB_LOCATOR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 83. Bareword "SQL_CLOB" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 84. Bareword "SQL_CLOB_LOCATOR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 85. Bareword "SQL_ARRAY" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 86. Bareword "SQL_ARRAY_LOCATOR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 87. Bareword "SQL_MULTISET" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 88. Bareword "SQL_MULTISET_LOCATOR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 89. Bareword "SQL_TYPE_DATE" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 90. Bareword "SQL_TYPE_TIME" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 91. Bareword "SQL_TYPE_TIMESTAMP" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 92. Bareword "SQL_TYPE_TIME_WITH_TIMEZONE" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 93. Bareword "SQL_TYPE_TIMESTAMP_WITH_TIMEZONE" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 94. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_YEAR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 95. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_MONTH" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 96. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_DAY" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 97. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_HOUR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 98. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_MINUTE" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 99. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_SECOND" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 100. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_YEAR_TO_MONTH" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 101. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_DAY_TO_HOUR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 102. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_DAY_TO_MINUTE" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 103. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_DAY_TO_SECOND" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 104. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_HOUR_TO_MINUTE" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 105. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_HOUR_TO_SECOND" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 106. Bareword "SQL_INTERVAL_MINUTE_TO_SECOND" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 107. Bareword "SQL_CURSOR_FORWARD_ONLY" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 112. Bareword "SQL_CURSOR_KEYSET_DRIVEN" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 113. Bareword "SQL_CURSOR_DYNAMIC" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 114. Bareword "SQL_CURSOR_STATIC" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 115. Bareword "SQL_CURSOR_TYPE_DEFAULT" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t/01basics.t line 116. Execution of t/01basics.t aborted due to compilation errors. # Looks like you planned 130 tests but only ran 1. # Looks like your test died just after 1. Abort dubious Test returned status 44 (wstat 1024, 0x400) (VMS status is 44) DIED. FAILED tests 1-130 Failed 130/130 tests, 0.00% okay t/02dbidrv................ # Failed test (t/02dbidrv.t at line 21) # Tried to use 'DBI'. # Error: Can't locate loadable object for module DBI in @INC (@INC contains: /perl_root/lib/VMS_AXP/5_8_6 /perl_root/lib /perl_ root/lib/site_perl/VMS_AXP /perl_root/lib/site_perl /perl_root/lib/site_perl .) at DBI.pm line 263 # BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at DBI.pm line 263. # Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 2. Name "DBI::errstr" used only once: possible typo at t/02dbidrv.t line 210. Name "DBI::err" used only once: possible typo at t/02dbidrv.t line 209. Name "DBI::rows" used only once: possible typo at t/02dbidrv.t line 225. Can't locate auto/DBI/install_dri.al in @INC (@INC contains: /perl_root/lib/VMS_AXP/5_8_6 /perl_root/lib /perl_root/lib/site_perl/VM S_AXP /perl_root/lib/site_perl /perl_root/lib/site_perl .) at t/02dbidrv.t line 145 # Looks like you planned 53 tests but only ran 3. # Looks like your test died just after 3. Abort dubious Test returned status 44 (wstat 1024, 0x400) (VMS status is 44) DIED. FAILED tests 1, 4-53 Failed 51/53 tests, 3.77% okay t/03handle................ # Failed test (t/03handle.t at line 17) # Tried to use 'DBI'. # Error: Can't locate loadable object for module DBI in @INC (@INC contains: /perl_root/lib/VMS_AXP/5_8_6 /perl_root/lib /perl_ root/lib/site_perl/VMS_AXP /perl_root/lib/site_perl /perl_root/lib/site_perl .) at DBI.pm line 263 # BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at DBI.pm line 263. # Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 2. Can't locate auto/DBI/installed_d.al in @INC (@INC contains: /perl_root/lib/VMS_AXP/5_8_6 /perl_root/lib /perl_root/lib/site_perl/VM S_AXP /perl_root/lib/site_perl /perl_root/lib/site_perl .) at t/03handle.t line 21 # Looks like you planned 137 tests but only ran 1. # Looks like your test died just after 1. ... ... ... ... .. .. . and finally it says... Could not find make file...