Bug #23836 for DBD-mysql: trouble linking on windows-xp

Hello, i am having difficulty compiling/linking using the visualstudio 98 with 4.1.12 mysql and dbi-1.53 and dbd-3.0008. hope the following output is readable. please let me know what i should omit if too much. as i software tester myself, i am getting that queasy feeling that this my error somewhere, but i am at a loss. thanks for the help, jim woodworth D:\DBD-mysql-3.0008>nmake realclean Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 6.00.8168.0 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1998. All rights reserved. V:\Perl58\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_f *.lib core core.[0-9] core.[0-9][0-9] mysql.bso blib\arch\auto\DBD\mys ql\extralibs.ld pm_to_blib.ts core.[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9] mysql.x mysql.bs perl.exe tmon.out blib\arch\auto\DBD\mysql\extralibs.al l *.obj pm_to_blib mysql.c blibdirs.ts core.[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9] *perl.core core.*perl.*.? Makefile.aperl perl mysql.def c ore.[0-9][0-9][0-9] mon.out libmysql.def perlmain.c perl.exe so_locations mysql.exp V:\Perl58\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_rf *.pdb *.xsi blib V:\Perl58\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e mv Makefile Makefile.old > NUL V:\Perl58\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_f dbdimp.obj mysql.obj Makefile.old Makefile V:\Perl58\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_rf DBD-mysql-3.0008 D:\DBD-mysql-3.0008>perl58 Makefile.PL --libs="-LV:\mysql\lib\opt -lmysqlclient" --cflags="/MD -IV:\mysql\include" I will use the following settings for compiling and testing: cflags (User's choice) = /MD -IV:\mysql\include embedded (guessed ) = libs (User's choice) = -LV:\mysql\lib\opt -lmysqlclient nocatchstderr (default ) = 0 nofoundrows (default ) = 0 ssl (guessed ) = 0 testdb (default ) = test testhost (default ) = testpassword (default ) = testsocket (default ) = testuser (default ) = To change these settings, see 'perl Makefile.PL --help' and 'perldoc INSTALL'. Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Using DBI 1.53 (for perl 5.008008 on MSWin32-x86-multi-thread) installed in v:/Perl58/site/lib/auto/DBI/ Writing Makefile for DBD::mysql D:\DBD-mysql-3.0008>nmake Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 6.00.8168.0 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1998. All rights reserved. cp lib/DBD/mysql.pm blib\lib\DBD\mysql.pm cp lib/DBD/mysql/GetInfo.pm blib\lib\DBD\mysql\GetInfo.pm cp lib/Mysql.pm blib\lib\Mysql.pm cp lib/DBD/mysql/INSTALL.pod blib\lib\DBD\mysql\INSTALL.pod cp lib/Mysql/Statement.pm blib\lib\Mysql\Statement.pm cp lib/Bundle/DBD/mysql.pm blib\lib\Bundle\DBD\mysql.pm cl -c -IV:\Perl58\site\lib\auto\DBI /MD -IV:\mysql\include -DDBD_MYSQL_INSERT_ID_IS_GOOD -g -nologo -Gf -W3 -MD -Zi -DNDEB UG -O1 -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -DPERL_MSVCRT_READF IX -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -O1 -DVERSION=\"3.0008\" -DXS_VERSION=\"3.0008\" "-IV:\perl58\lib\CORE" dbdimp.c Command line warning D4002 : ignoring unknown option '-g' dbdimp.c dbdimp.c(466) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch dbdimp.c(1899) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'long ' to 'unsigned short ', possible loss of data dbdimp.c(1935) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'unsigned __int64 ' to 'char ', possible loss of data dbdimp.c(2369) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'unsigned short ' to 'char ', possible loss of data dbdimp.c(2380) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'unsigned short ' to 'char ', possible loss of data dbdimp.c(2914) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch dbdimp.c(3005) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch dbdimp.c(3478) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch dbdimp.c(3627) : warning C4700: local variable 'slen' used without having been initialized V:\Perl58\bin\perl.exe -p -e "s/~DRIVER~/mysql/g" V:\Perl58\site\lib\auto\DBI\Driver.xst > mysql.xsi V:\Perl58\bin\perl.exe V:\Perl58\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp -typemap V:\perl58\lib\ExtUtils\typemap mysql.xs > mysql.xsc && V:\Pe rl58\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e mv mysql.xsc mysql.c Warning: duplicate function definition 'do' detected in mysql.xs, line 224 Warning: duplicate function definition 'rows' detected in mysql.xs, line 567 cl -c -IV:\Perl58\site\lib\auto\DBI /MD -IV:\mysql\include -DDBD_MYSQL_INSERT_ID_IS_GOOD -g -nologo -Gf -W3 -MD -Zi -DNDEB UG -O1 -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -DPERL_MSVCRT_READF IX -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -O1 -DVERSION=\"3.0008\" -DXS_VERSION=\"3.0008\" "-IV:\perl58\lib\CORE" mysql.c Command line warning D4002 : ignoring unknown option '-g' mysql.c mysql.xs(420) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'unsigned __int64 ' to 'int ', possible loss of data mysql.xs(459) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'unsigned __int64 ' to 'int ', possible loss of data mysql.xs(639) : warning C4013: 'is_prefix' undefined; assuming extern returning int mysql.xs(246) : warning C4700: local variable 'slen' used without having been initialized Running Mkbootstrap for DBD::mysql () V:\Perl58\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod 644 mysql.bs V:\Perl58\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Mksymlists -e "Mksymlists('NAME'=>\"DBD::mysql\", 'DLBASE' => 'mysql', 'DL_FUNCS' => { }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => { }, 'DL_VARS' => []);" V:\Perl58\bin\perl.exe myld link -out:blib\arch\auto\DBD\mysql\mysql.dll -dll -nologo -nodefaultlib -debug -opt:ref,icf -li bpath:"v:\perl58\lib\CORE" -machine:x86 dbdimp.obj mysql.obj V:\perl58\lib\CORE\perl58.lib V:\mysql\lib\opt\mysqlclient.lib C:\V isualStudio\VC98\lib\oldnames.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\kernel32.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\user32.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib \gdi32.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\winspool.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\comdlg32.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\advapi32.lib C:\Visu alStudio\VC98\lib\shell32.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\ole32.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\oleaut32.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\neta pi32.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\uuid.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\ws2_32.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\mpr.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98 \lib\winmm.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\version.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\odbc32.lib C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib\odbccp32.lib C:\Vis ualStudio\VC98\lib\msvcrt.lib -def:mysql.def Creating library blib\arch\auto\DBD\mysql\mysql.lib and object blib\arch\auto\DBD\mysql\mysql.exp mysqlclient.lib(mf_pack.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __pctype mysqlclient.lib(mf_pack.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol ___mb_cur_max blib\arch\auto\DBD\mysql\mysql.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'V:\Perl58\bin\perl.exe' : return code '0x1' Stop. 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