And using the perl Oracle distubutes in = $ORACLE_HOME/Apache/perl/bin/perl yeilds: Can't locate English.pm in @INC (@INC contains: = /project/linux/902/APACHE/src/pdc_perl/bin/Linux/Opt/lib/5.00503/i686-lin= ux /project/linux/902/APACHE/src/pdc_perl/bin/Linux/Opt/lib/5.00503 /project/linux/902/APACHE/src/pdc_perl/bin/Linux/Opt/lib/site_perl/5.005/= i686-linux = /project/linux/902/APACHE/src/pdc_perl/bin/Linux/Opt/lib/site_perl/5.005 = .) at opatch.pl line 72. So, even their steenking Perl distro needs to have Config.pm patched, = but 'perl -V' yields: Can't locate Exporter.pm in @INC (@INC contains: = /project/linux/902/APACHE/src/pdc_perl/bin/Linux/Opt/lib/5.00503/i686-lin= ux=20 /project/linux/902/APACHE/src/pdc_perl/bin/Linux/Opt/lib/5.00503 = /project/linux/902/APACHE/src/pdc_perl/bin/Linux/Opt/lib/site_perl/5.005/= i686-linux = /project/linux/902/APACHE/src/pdc_perl/bin/Linux/Opt/lib/site_perl/5.005 = .) at Config.pm line 2. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Config.pm line 2. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted. This is why I have never used the Perl that Oracle sends out. I build = my own version on the DB servers and take it from there. But now, I = think I am really hosed. I'm not enough of a Perl hacker to figure out = how to hack Config.pm and make this work. What a world! ----------------- Ron Reidy Lead DBA Array BioPharma, Inc. 303.386.1480 -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Reidy, Ron Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 12:57 PM To: jkstill@xxxxxxxxx; Oracle-L Freelists Subject: RE: Opatch rant I get a lot of garbage using perl 5.8.6. - '"my" variable %s masks =3D earlier declaration in same scope at perl_modules/%s.pm' Makes you wonder, huh? "Testing? We don't need no steenking testing!" ----------------- Ron Reidy Lead DBA Array BioPharma, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jared Still Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 12:43 PM To: Oracle-L Freelists Subject: Opatch rant Wanna see something interesting with opatch? *nix: perl -cw $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch.pl Windoze: perl -cw %ORACLE_HOME%\opatch\opatch.pl Anyone else have trouble with opatch and Perl 5.8.3? Windows 2003 Perl 5.8.3 Opatch 1.0....52 Opatch either exits with an error code that is a very long negative =3D number, or just spits out its copyright information and quits. Interestingly, installing Perl 5.0.00503 in OH/Apache cures the problem, = =3D as the opatch.bat script will find it there and it runs happily. 5.8.3 seems to work fine on a Win2K box with the same version of opatch. --=3D20 Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l This electronic message transmission is a PRIVATE communication which = =3D contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is = =3D intended=3D20 to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are = =3D not the=3D20 intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, =3D distribution=3D20 or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please notify = =3D the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, or notify us = =3D by telephone (877-633-2436, ext. 0), and then delete it from your system. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l This electronic message transmission is a PRIVATE communication which = contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is = intended=20 to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are = not the=20 intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, = distribution=20 or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please notify = the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, or notify us = by telephone (877-633-2436, ext. 0), and then delete it from your system. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l