SPUG: Installing DBD::mysql

[Peter Darley]

Friends,
	I'm trying to set up a machine that was lent to me, an Alpha upon which
I've installed Linux.  I'm new to Linux and to the Alpha, and I'm having
some significant trouble installing DBD::mysql.  I'm getting the some error
message which are mostly Greek to me.  I can't find any evidence that
DBD::mysql is not thread safe or that it isn't 64 bit compliant, which seem
like the most likely problems.  Anyone been in a similar situation or have
any suggestions?  The errors I get are as follow:



t/00base............install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't load
'../blib/arch/auto/DBD/mysql
/mysql.so' for module DBD::mysql: ../blib/arch/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.so:
undefined symbol:
 mysql_init at /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/alpha-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 169.

 at (eval 1) line 3

 at t/00base.t line 38
dubious
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
Undefined subroutine &Test::Harness::WCOREDUMP called at
/usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/Test/Harn
ess.pm line 288.
make[1]: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/root/.cpan/build/Msql-Mysql-modules-1.2210/mysql'
make: *** [test] Error 2
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK



Thanks!
Peter Darley


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