Re: minimum client installation for Perl::DBI?

From: Jens Grivolla <j-news2003-04_at_grivolla.de>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 14:55:54 +0200
Message-ID: <871y05grvp.fsf@msgid.grivolla.de>

maierh_at_myself.com writes:

> Jens Grivolla <j-news2003-04_at_grivolla.de> writes:
>> Therefore I am wondering: what is the minimum I need on my (Linux)
>> client, and how do I best get it installed?
>
> I would do a client installation on your Linux box although you only
> need the oci library and the header so that you can compile the PERL
> DBD::Oracle package. The client installation provide you too other
> useful programs such as tnsping and sqlplus. For testing it might be
> helpful. In your case I would get from http://otn.oracle.com the
> Oracle 8.1.7 distribution.

Thanks, I will try this. I will need to clean up my machine first, unfortunately, because I don't even have enough room for a relatively light-weight install.

Ciao,

Jens Received on Mon Apr 14 2003 - 07:55:54 CDT