[MacPerl] mSQL (was Re: DBM)

[rz10@cornell.edu (Ray Zimmerman)]

At 9:21 PM -0400 6/12/97, Chris Nandor wrote:
>At 19.29 97/6/12, Ray Zimmerman wrote:
>>Matthias wrote:
>>>Monty VanEmmerik <montyvan@swfla.infi.net> writes:
>>>>Any thoughts on what's causing the suffix on the end of the file name, and
>>>>the second file? Where can I learn more about DBM and Msql?
>>
>>[stuff deleted]
>>
>>>msql is available from http://Hughes.com.au/product/msql/
>>
>>Just curious ... is there a way to access mSQL from MacPerl? Has anybody
>
>Well, you'd have to compile the mSQL libraries and then compile the Msql or
>DBD::mSQL extension.  I won't even hazard a guess as to how difficult that
>might be ...

I have what I think is an alpha copy of the mSQL libraries for Mac, but I
have no clue how hard it is to make and install MacPerl modules with XS
code (or whatever the proper term is). I should probably read the docs, but
certainly somebody must know if this is possible? easy? scary?  If it's
straightforward, it just might be worth a try ...

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