Hi Sherm,
Thanks for the advice. I am using the standard Perl install, so I will
go with fink.
Thanks,
Mark
On Dec 11, 2004, at 12:12 AM, Sherm Pendley wrote:
On Dec 9, 2004, at 2:49 PM, Mark Wheeler wrote:
1. First, I'll check the archives on installing DBD::mysql. Then I'll
actually install MySQL using Sherm's link. One question regarding
that. Which would be the best to install? There are three versions -
Standard, Max, and Debug. I'm presuming Standard or Max.
I've never needed "Max" - but I install it anyway, thinking it would be
better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
2. After that is installed, I'm leaning (without having looked at the
archives, yet) toward using fink to install DBD::mysql. I installed
Image/PerlMagick with fink and that went fine, so I thought I'd try it
again with DBD::mysql.
It depends on your system. If you use the standard Apple-supplied Perl
and have no plans to upgrade to another Perl, you should be just fine
using Fink to install your modules.
On the other paw, Fink-installed modules can cause you pain if you're
using one or more user-installed Perls. Fink adds its Perl library path
to the PERL5LIB environment variable, which means that all the Perls
you've installed will look there. But in the case of XS modules
(including DBD::mysql), not all of your Perls will be compatible with
the Fink-installed modules.
However, on CPAN there are two different versions. DBD::mysql and
Bundle::DBD::mysql. The bundle looks tempting, but is all that is
installed necessary?
It doesn't really look all that useful, IMNSHO. There's only four
modules in the bundle; two of them (DBI, DBD::mysql) would be installed
via Fink, if you go that route, and one (Mysql) is obsolete. The one
module that's left (Data::ShowTable) could just as well be installed
alone, without the bundle.
sherm--
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