Re: [MacPerl] mSQL (was Re: DBM)

[Matthias Ulrich Neeracher <neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch>]

rz10@cornell.edu (Ray Zimmerman) writes:
>>>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?

To the best of my knowledge, it's very difficult for the first extension you
build and quite simply for any further extensions (i.e., it's not difficult for
me, I do it all the time, but most others have found it very difficult).

Matthias

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