[Chicago-talk] Trouble compiling DBD::Oracle for Fedora core 8

[Joshua McAdams]

> I have successfully installed the rpm's for the oracle instant client, and
> the developers package with the necessary  library and header files.
> I was able to successfully write the makefile for DBD::Oracle, but when I
> run make I experience a series of syntax errors and warnings related to the
> perl core.

Since you've been going the rpm-route on the rest of the install, have
you considered finding an rpm install of DBD-Oracle?  It might not be
ideal for you, but there is a good/better chance of you getting it to
work.