[Slashcode-general] install-slashsite problems (possibly template)

[Don S. <do...@se...>]

hullo.

I'm trying to install slash (obviously).  I installed mysql into
/opt/mysql from the tarball on mysql.org.  So I had to more or less
manually install DBD::mysql to give it the locations of the files etc.

Installing template from cpan fails because the DBI fails when it tries to
connect to the mysql test database.  I'm able to connect with the user
that I give to Template, but the cpan test fails every time.  Obviously I
can install it when I don't run the test, but I get this error when I run
install-slashsite:

/usr/bin/perl: error while loading shared libraries:
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/i386-linux/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.so:
undefined symbol: mysql_init

I don't know if this is related to the Template problem or what.  I did
install slash into /usr/local like suggested.  Should I have installed
mysql via rpm or into a different location.  I notice that the files
wanted are in /opt/mysql/include/mysql and /opt/mysql/lib/mysql, instead
of just /opt/mysql/include and /opt/mysql/lib which it seems some things
are expecting.

Here is an abridged biography of my box:
RedHat 7.1
MySQL 3.23.40
Apache 1.3.20
mod_perl 1.26
slash 2.0.0

The apache and mod_perl seem to be working fine, and were installed as
specified in the slash instructions.

I've been in the irc chat room, it doesn't seem like anyone is up for a
nice slash chat on Saturday night or Sunday morning.  :p

Anyway, I'm hoping someone will have some hints and/or suggestions for my
little dilemma.

Don.