Error in installing perl 5.8.8

[Pando]

Dear Gurus,

I have downloaded perl 5.8.8 from HPUX Porting center and I need it to install to my HP-UX B.11.11 U 9000/800. Duuring swinstall i got error during analysis phase. Herewith are some part of the log...

* Reading source for file information. The corequisite "db.db-RUN" for fileset "perl.perl-SHLIBS,r=5.8.8" cannot be successfully resolved.The corequisite "gdbm.gdbm-RUN" for fileset "perl.perl-SHLIBS,r=5.8.8" cannot be successfully resolved.
ERROR: The dependencies for fileset "perl.perl-SHLIBS,r=5.8.8" cannot be resolved (see previous lines).
You must resolve the above dependencies before operating on this fileset or change the "enforce_dependencies" option to "false".
* Executing preDSA command.

What does "gdbm.gdbm-RUN" and "db.db-RUN" corerequesites for fileset "perl.perl-SHLIBS,r=5.8.8" mean? Where can i find it?

Max point to all correct answers!

[Mark Nieuwboer · Accepted solution]

Hi Pando,

If you have downloaded from HP-UX Porting center, you need to install all the run-time dependancies like db,libgcc, gettext, libiconv.

You can find corresponding depots on this page, http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Languages/perl-5.8.8/

grtz. mark

[Ivan Krastev]

Install run time dependencies:
db - http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Development/Tools/db-4.5.20/

gdbm - http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Gnu/gdbm-1.8.3/


regards,
ivan

[H.Merijn Brand (procura]

And to answer the "What is it" question:

db-4.5.20 Berkeley DB database engine
Description: This one has been ported to a large number of platforms and includes B-tree and hashing routines and functions for fixed or variable length records. There are useful examples and documentation provided within the package.

gdbm-1.8.3 GNU dbm is a set of database routines
Description: The routines use extendible hashing and work similar to the standard UNIX dbm routines. They manage data files that contain key/data pairs. The access provided is that of storing, retrieval, and deletion by key and a non-sorted traversal of all keys.

And now for the "What can I do with it?". I'd best refer you to the documentation of DB_File, which - once you've installed perl - you can review with

# perldoc DB_File

Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn

[Pando]

Thanks! I have installed it successfully!