InformixTechSupport - Technical Support tool for Informix Database Driver for Perl DBI
InformixTechSupport -V
InformixTechSupport -v [ Perl | DBI | DBD::Informix | ESQL/C ]
InformixTechSupport -b [ABCD] [test ...]
InformixTechSupport -w
The InformixTechSupport script is used for a variety of purposes related to technical support of Informix Database Driver for Perl DBI Version 2018.1031 (2018-10-31).
Use InformixTechSupport -V to discover the version number of each of the components listed in the next section.
Use InformixTechSupport -v component to discover the version number of a component used by DBD::Informix.
InformixTechSupport -v component
The valid component names are:
Perl
DBI
DBD::Informix
ESQL/C
Other component names are silently ignored.
Use InformixTechSupport -b [class] [tests ...] to create a basic bug report. The file Notes/bug.reports contains detailed information about the classes of bug reports (which are A, B, C, and D). If you have a class D bug, then you can list the specific test(s) which are failing on the command line.
InformixTechSupport -b [class] [tests ...]
The output contains most of the information that will be needed to debug your problem. If your problem is not with the standard tests, then you should aim to create a standalone reproduction of your problem and include that test with your bug report.
Use InformixTechSupport -w to create a report that Informix Database Driver for Perl DBI Version 2018.1031 (2018-10-31) works. You may need to edit the output; you may certainly add comments in the 'Optional comments' section. The output is written to standard output only. It is never sent anywhere unless you actually choose to send it.
If you do send the report, please put "DBD::Informix - It Works" in the subject line and send the report to dbd.informix@gmail.com (this is a change of email address from the instructions in previous versions of DBD::Informix).
dbd.informix@gmail.com
Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@google.com>
To install DBD::Informix, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm DBD::Informix
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install DBD::Informix
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.