Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit)

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I have been trying to install the BerkeleyDB CPAN module on my Windows 7 (x86_64) PC without any luck (BerkeleyDB::Hash is what I need). I have 64 bit ActivePerl and Oracle Berkeley DB 11gR2 5.3.15 installed. First I tried installing using the command :

cpan install BerkeleyDB

This came back with the error:

It looks like the installation of dmake and MinGW has failed.  You wil
+l not be
able to run Makefile commands or compile C extension code.  Please che
+ck your
internet connection and your proxy settings!
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So I installed Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4. Then I installed cpanm cpan App::cpanminus And when I tried running:

cpanm BerkeleyDB<code>

I got the error:

<code>Note (probably harmless): No library found for -llibdb
Note (probably harmless): No library found for bufferoverflowU.lib
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So I edited the config.in file and changed the lib and include paths to:

INCLUDE    =  C:\PROGRA~2\Oracle\BERKEL~1.15\include
LIB =  C:\PROGRA~2\Oracle\BERKEL~1.15\lib
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Now when I ran perl makefile.pl, the warning about -llibdb went away. When I tried running: nmake I got errors:

Creating library blib\arch\auto\BerkeleyDB\BerkeleyDB.lib and object b
+lib\arc
h\auto\BerkeleyDB\BerkeleyDB.exp
BerkeleyDB.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __heap_exis
+t
BerkeleyDB.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol db_version
BerkeleyDB.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol db_strerror
BerkeleyDB.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol db_env_crea
+te
BerkeleyDB.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol db_create
BerkeleyDB.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol db_sequence
+_create
blib\arch\auto\BerkeleyDB\BerkeleyDB.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 6 unre
+solved ext
ernals
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual S
+tudio 10.0
\VC\Bin\amd64\link.EXE"' : return code '0x460'
Stop.
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I've nearly lost all hope of ever building this module successfully on my PC. Has anyone been lucky with this? Many thanks, SN

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Re: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by Corion (Patriarch) on Apr 05, 2012 at 14:15 UTC
What does the "Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4" have to do with " dmake and MinGW" ? You will have to install `dmake` and the `MinGW` C compiler, for example by downloading Strawberry Perl or installing them via `ppm` (which seems to have failed already in your case). Installing the Windows SDK won't help in that case.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by Anonymous Monk on Apr 06, 2012 at 01:05 UTC
From what I understand, there is no MinGW C compiler for 64 bit Windows (at least on ActiveState PPM), which is why I downloaded the SDK. The compiler that came with the SDK seems to be fine.	[reply]
Re: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by mbethke (Hermit) on Apr 05, 2012 at 14:30 UTC
Sounds like some kind of version problem. Here's from BerkeleyDB.xs: `int has_heap() CODE: #ifdef AT_LEAST_DB_5_2 RETVAL = __heap_exist() ; #else RETVAL = 0 ; #endif` [download] So __heap_exist() gets called only if AT_LEAST_DB_5_2 is set (presumably because it's not there in older lib versions) and it's set in your compilation where it shouldn't. Maybe the configuration script finds a newer version of the library on your system but then you're linking against the old one?	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by Anonymous Monk on Apr 06, 2012 at 00:01 UTC
Did you compile libdb yourself?	[reply]
Re^2: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by Anonymous Monk on Apr 06, 2012 at 01:07 UTC
No, I got it with the BerkeleyDB installation.	[reply]
Re^3: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by Anonymous Monk on Apr 06, 2012 at 01:35 UTC
No, I got it with the BerkeleyDB installation. Which one? What do you get when you run `dumpbin /EXPORTS ...libdb.lib` , do you get db_version? Does `findstr /s /m /i /l db_version C:\PROGRA~2\Oracle\BERKEL~1.15\lib\*` list any matches? What did you edit in config.in?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by Anonymous Monk on Apr 08, 2012 at 10:11 UTC
Re^5: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by Anonymous Monk on Apr 08, 2012 at 11:01 UTC
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Re^4: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by Anonymous Monk on Apr 08, 2012 at 10:04 UTC
Re^5: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by Anonymous Monk on Apr 08, 2012 at 10:07 UTC
Re: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by flexvault (Monsignor) on Apr 07, 2012 at 11:29 UTC
Dear Anon Monk, Did you get a solution? If not, I may know a way to help. "Well done is better than well said." - Benjamin Franklin	[reply]
Re^2: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by sidni (Initiate) on Apr 08, 2012 at 10:19 UTC
Hi flexvault, Unfortunately not yet..Still trying to get it to work..Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, SN (sidni)	[reply]
Re^3: Install CPAN BerkeleyDB module on Windows 7 (64 bit) by Anonymous Monk on Jul 13, 2012 at 12:16 UTC
I too struggeled, using Win7 x64 and the latest ActiveState Perl, when I tried to install custom PPMs. By pure coincidence, noticed some place a link to ActiveState's PPM repository (or links from here to CPAN). Also on this page, quite simple explanation on how to install - what a relief because I never got the "cpan App::cpanminus" to work either. Long Story Short; it seems that your BerkelyeDB module is not available for Win (among many OSs) http://code.activestate.com/ppm/BerkeleyDB/ Good Luck	[reply]

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