Working Versions of DBD::Informix ================================= @(#)$Id: Working.Versions,v 2007.3 2007/09/04 07:24:17 jleffler Exp $ This file documents combinations of machine, operating system, Perl, DBI, DBD::Informix and Informix-ESQL/C which have been reported as working, along with the date, name and email address of the person notifying me of the successful installation. That means that the lines are longer than 80 characters (more like 140) -- sorry. Any known non-working configurations (which might otherwise be expected to work) will be documented too... There will always be eccentric combinations of extremely old DBI and new DBD::Informix (or vice versa) which won't work. Obsolete (Unsupported) Versions of DBD::Informix Version Release Date Obsolete DBD::Informix v0.23 1996-09-10 1996-12-09 DBD::Informix v0.24 1996-09-26 1997-01-24 DBD::Informix v0.25 1996-12-09 1997-06-09 DBD::Informix v0.26 1997-01-06 1997-01-24 Never on CPAN DBD::Informix v0.50 1997-01-24 1997-07-06 DBD::Informix v0.51 1997-02-26 1997-02-28 Buggy DBD::Informix v0.52 1997-02-28 1997-07-12 DBD::Informix v0.53 1997-03-12 1997-07-12 DBD::Informix v0.54 1997-05-14 1997-07-12 DBD::Informix v0.55 1997-05-20 2002-02-01 DBD::Informix v0.56 1997-07-12 1998-07-30 DBD::Informix v0.57 1997-11-14 1998-07-30 DBD::Informix v0.58 1998-01-15 2002-02-01 DBD::Informix v0.59 1998-07-15 1999-09-19 DBD::Informix v0.60 1998-07-30 2002-02-01 DBD::Informix v0.61_01 1998-12-07 Experimental - Never on CPAN DBD::Informix v0.61_02 1998-12-14 Experimental - On CPAN in JOHNL directory only DBD::Informix v0.62 1999-09-19 2002-02-01 DBD::Informix v0.95 1999-12-30 2002-02-01 DBD::Informix v1.00.PC1 2000-03-30 2005-01-01 (outdated contact information) DBD::Informix v1.00.PC2 2002-02-01 2005-01-01 (outdated contact information) DBD::Informix v2003.0x 2003-0x-xx Experimental - should not be in use. DBD::Informix v2003.04 2003-03-04 2006-01-01 (outdated contact information) DBD::Informix v2004.01 2004-12-02 Current NB: Perl Unix Resource Kit contains DBD::Informix v0.55. Perl Win32 Resource Kit contains DBD::Informix v0.58. =========================================================================== The format of the Working Versions section has been completely rewritten. It now uses a pseudo-XML layout. This ties in with the ItWorks script which produces that format. There is a fairly complete list of known working versions from a large number of people who responded to the census conducted in November 1999 -- many thanks to all of you. Working Versions of DBD::Informix ================================= 0.56 0.90 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.23.UC1 Unknown 5.004_03 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1997-07-10 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.56 0.90 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.22.UC1 Unknown 5.004_01 HP HP-UX 10.01 Unknown Unknown 1997-10-03 Nuno Carneiro de Moura Optional Notes 0.56 0.85 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.13.UC1 Unknown 5.004_02 I486/33 SCO Unixware 2.03 Unknown Unknown 1997-10-07 Curtis K Wong Optional Notes 0.56 0.90 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.13.UC1 Unknown 5.004_02 I486/33 SCO Unixware 2.03 Unknown Unknown 1997-10-07 Curtis K Wong Optional Notes 0.57 0.90 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 5.08.UD1 Unknown 5.004_03 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1997-11-17 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.57 0.90 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 6.00.UE1 Unknown 5.004_03 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1997-11-17 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.57 0.90 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.23.UC1 Unknown 5.004_03 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1997-11-17 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.57 0.90 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.24.UC1 Unknown 5.004_03 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1997-11-17 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.57 0.90 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.12.UC2 Unknown 5.004_03 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1997-11-17 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.58 0.91 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 5.08.UD1 Unknown 5.004_04 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1998-01-15 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.58 0.91 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 6.00.UE1 Unknown 5.004_04 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1998-01-15 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.58 0.91 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.24.UC1 Unknown 5.004_04 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1998-01-15 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.58 0.91 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.12.UC2 Unknown 5.004_04 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1998-01-15 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.59 0.93 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.23.UC4 Unknown 5.004_04 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1998-03-11 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.58 0.93 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.23 Unknown 5.004 IBM RS6000 AIX 4.1.5 Unknown Unknown 1998-03-12 Christian Reithmaier -lgcc fix needed 0.58 0.93 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.22.UC2 Unknown 5.004_04 IBM RS6000 AIX 4.2.1 Unknown Unknown 1998-06-18 Geoffrey Rommel AIX C compiler 0.58 0.93 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.12.UC1 Unknown 5.004_04 HP HP-UX **unknown** Unknown Unknown 1998-07-01 Paul Falbe HP ANSI C Compiler 0.60 0.93 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.24.UC1 Unknown 5.004_04 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.6 Unknown Unknown 1998-07-30 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.60 0.93 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.30.UC1 Unknown 5.005_01 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.6 Unknown Unknown 1998-07-30 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.62 1.13 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.21.UC1 Unknown 5.005_03 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.6 Unknown Unknown 1999-09-19 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.62 1.13 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.16.UC1 Unknown 5.005_03 IBM RS600 AIX 4.2 Unknown Unknown 1999-09-19 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.62 1.13 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.21.UC1 Unknown 5.005_03 Linux RedHat 6.0 Unknown Unknown 1999-09-19 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.95 1.13 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.21.UC1 7.31 (OnLine) 5.00503 sun4-solaris dl_dlopen.xs sunos osiris 5.6 generic_105181-05 sun4m sparc sunw,sparcstation-20 gcc egcs-2.91.66 19990314 (egcs-1.1.2 release) gcc 1999-12-31 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 0.60 1.13 Informix ESQL/C 9.21.UC1 Unknown 5.005_03 Sun, Solaris, 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Flemming Mahler Larsen Optional Notes 0.62 DBI-1.13 Client-SDK 2.30 / ESQL/C 9.21UC1 Unknown perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 5 subversion 3) Solaris 2.6 Sparc Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Thomas Vogt Optional Notes 0.55 and 0.62, just in the process of upgrading 0.81 and 1.13, just in the process of upgrading 7.14, 7.24 (hmm, this ought to be csdk 2.20. Isn't that 9.something?) and 9.12.UC1 (IUS). Hope to eliminate 7.14 RSN. Unknown 5.004_04 and 5.005_03, just in the process of upgrading HP, HP-UX, 10.20 and 11.0 Linux (Red Hat 5.1, SuSe 6.3) at home, but nothing serious. Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 =?iso-8859-1?Q?=D8yvind?= Gjerstad Optional Notes 0.61_02 1.13 7.24.UC7 Unknown 5.005_03 SUN Solaris 2.6/2.7, SGI IRIX 6.2/6.5 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Jan Iven Optional Notes 0.62 1.13 9.21.UC1 Unknown 5.005_03 Intel Linux 2.2.x (Red Hat 6.0) Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Nick Osborn Optional Notes 0.62 1.13 7.11.UC5 and 9.16.UC3 Unknown isqlperl (legacy Solaris), 5.005_03 Sun, Solaris 7, 8/99 Redhat, Linux, 2.2.5-22 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 "David M. Davisson" Optional Notes 0.58 / 0.60 DBI::Informix 0.62 DBI::Informix 0.60 DBI::Informix 0.62 DBI 1.13 DBI 1.03 DBI 1.13 0.93 / 1.13 7.12.UC1 / 9.16.UC3 Unknown 5.004_04 / 5.005_03 SCO Openserver 5.0.4 / RH Linux 6.0 ( 2.2.5-15) Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 "Carrie Coy" Optional Notes INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.13.UC1 Unknown Perl 5.00503 SCO Unixware 2.03 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 "Curtis K. Wong" Optional Notes INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.20.UC2 Unknown Perl 5.00502 SCO Openserver 5.0.2 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 "Curtis K. Wong" Optional Notes INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.16.UC Unknown Perl 5.00503 Redhat 6.0 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 "Curtis K. Wong" Optional Notes dbd-informix-0_60 dbi-1_13 have not been able to get this installed as of yet. 7.24 UC 8 Unknown 5.005_03 This is on Sun Solaris v 2.6 . Also have SGI Irix 6.4 which we would like to use. Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 "Jonathan Leffler" AT TIME_INC Optional Notes 0.60 1.02 6.04.UC2 Unknown 5.005_02 Sun, Solaris 2.5.1 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Clay Irving Optional Notes 0.61_02 Unknown ESQL/C 7.14.UD6 Unknown Unknown HP-UX 10.20 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Oscar Vazquez Optional Notes 0.59 0.93 ESQL/C 7.23.TC9 Unknown Perl 5.004-02 Platform: Windows NT server, v4.0, sp 4 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Thoerle Lisa Ms JMLFDC-Ft Detrick Optional Notes 1) 0.58 2) 0.62 1) $DBI::VERSION = '0.93' 2) $DBI::VERSION = "1.13" 1) Informix ESQL/C 7.23 UC 6 2) INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.21.UC1 Unknown Perl 5.004_04 1) SunOS 5.6 Generic sun4m sparc SUNW,SPARCstation-4 2) SunOS 5.6 Generic_105181-14 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-4 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Wehling Optional Notes 0.58 0.93 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.20.UC1 Unknown 5.004_04 SunOS dbdevweb 5.7 Generic_106541-07 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-2 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 John Davis Optional Notes 0.62 1.13 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.24.UC8A Unknown 5.0 patchlevel 5 subversion 3 HP-UX B.10.20 A 9000/859 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Robert.Lopez@abq.sc.philips.com Optional Notes 0.60 DBI version 1.11 Unknown Unknown 5.004_04 SunOS 5.6 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-4 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-10 Peter Ai Optional Notes DBD::Informix version 0.61 DBI version 1.13 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.24.UC6 Unknown 5.004_04 SunOS 5.6, Sun SPARC Ultra-4 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 "John Warriner" Optional Notes Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC7 1.05 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.16.UC1 Unknown 5.004-4, 5.005 Intel, Redhat 5.3 and 6.1 Linux. Unknown Unknown 1999-11-08 "José Santos Reyes de la Garza" Optional Notes 0.60 1.06 9.16.UC1 Unknown perl 5.004, patch 04 IBM Aptiva Pentium PC, Redhat Linux, 2.0.35 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-10 Sujit Pal Optional Notes 0.57 1.06 7.x Unknown 5.005_02 linux 2-0-36 egcs-2.91.60 , solaris 2.5.1 gcc 2.7.2.1 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes DBD::Informix 0.60. DBI 1.02 I'm not positive, but I think it's 7.24.UC8. (I didn't set the server up, I only develop on it) Unknown Perl 5.004 Sun Solaris 2.5.1. Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 "Gilbert, Mark" Optional Notes 0.60 1.13 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.14.UC1 Unknown 5.005_03 System = SCO_SV Node = pigment Release = 3.2v5.0.5 KernelID = 98/07/02 Machine = PentII BusType = ISA Serial = 5FL004460 Users = 5-user OEM# = 0 Origin# = 1 NumCPU = 1 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Jonathan Stowe Optional Notes Not sure, I go with whatever is the latest at the time. Not sure. 2.01.UC1 SDK (9.14.UC1 ESQL) 2.20.FC3 SDK (9.20.FC3 ESQL) Unknown Not sure, whatever the latest 5 release is. HP-UX 10.20 HP-UX 11.00 (64-bit) DEC OSF/1 4.0 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 "Chuck Renaud" Optional Notes 0.60. I upgrade when I do major Perl maintenance, or major Informix maintenance (as we're planning on IDS2000, this will be an issue.) 1.06. INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.24.UC7 Unknown 5.005_02 HP-UX 10.20, upgrading to 11 soon (new hardware). Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Kevin White Optional Notes 0.62 1.13 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 9.21.UC1 Unknown Perl 5.005_03 built for sun4-solaris Sun Solaris 2.6 on sparc SUNW, Ultra-4 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-09 Harry Nguyen Optional Notes Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 10:54:51 +0000 From: "Paul watson" To: jleffler@informix.com Subject: Re: Who is using DBD::Informix? We regularly download the latest and maintain our software against that 7.24.UC8 Unknown We regularly download the latest and maintain our software against that IBM/AIX 4.3.2/ Sun/Solaris2.6/ Intel/Linux (Redhat) 5.2 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-10 Valter Cravero Optional Notes 0.60 1.06 9.15.UC2 Unknown 5.00503 Sun Solaris 2.5.1 + 2.6 I hope to begin using it under Win-NT Server 4.0 w/IIS very soon. I've been put off by not wanting to be bothered with the build. If someone submitted the package to ActiveState I'd jump on it. Unknown Unknown 1999-11-10 Bob Colombo Optional Notes 0.61_02 1.06 and 1.13 9.21.UC1 and 9.16.UC1 Unknown perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 5 subversion 2) and perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 5 subversion 3) IBM, AIX, 4.2.1 and 4.3.3 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-10 "Priest, Darryl - BALTO" Optional Notes 0.58, 0.60 0.93, 1.06 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.23.UC6 INFORMIX-Client SDK Version 2.20.UC2 Unknown perl 5.00404 perl 5.00502 IBM RS6000 AIX 4.3.2 NT 4.0 SP5 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-10 Andreas Zeugswetter Optional Notes DBD::Informix 0.61 (soon to be 0.62 across all systems, already on some) Latest Perl -- really looking for Perl 5.6 to use with Perl Compiler We consider Perl Compiler functional only when programs with DBD::INFORMIX and DBI work with what we have created. DBI 1.0 (always at latest) ONLINE ESQL/C 5.03, 5.07, 5.08, 5.10 (Alpha, Digital UNIX v4.0D) IDS ESQL/C (Intel, Linux, Red Hat 6.0, 6.1) 7.3.x Unknown 3a. primary systems=20 Compaq AlphaServer 1000A, 1200 and 1000 pedastal systems, RAID 5, 512MB+ Digital UNIX Version 4.0D, 4.0F and soon Compaq Tru64 V5.0 Unix (post = takeover) Unknown Unknown 1999-11-10 Larry Timmins Optional Notes 0.61_02 1.06 9.16.UC1 Unknown 5.005_02 HP-UX 10.20 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-11 dougw@safeguard.net Optional Notes 0.60 1.08 9.15.UC2 Unknown 5.004_04 SUN Solaris 2.5 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-11 "Cory, Mark" Optional Notes 0.62 1.13 SDK 2.30 ESQL 9.21 Going soon to SDK 2.40 to solve a problem with varchars on AIX. Unknown Perl 5.005_02 IBM, RS6000, AIX 4.3 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-12 "Tino Cremidis" Optional Notes 0.60 1.08 9.15.UC2 Unknown Perl 5.005.x Sun Solaris 2.6 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-15 Radu Dumitriu Optional Notes 0.60 1.08 7.11.UC2 Unknown 5.005_03 Motorola seriesmp, AIX 4.1, Informix Online 7.12.UC1 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-15 "Kenneth R. Culp" Optional Notes 0.60 1.13 ESQL/C 9.16.UC3 Unknown Perl 5.005_03 RedHat 6.0, VA Research 686 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-15 "Nedim Cholich" Optional Notes 0.60 0.95 ESQL/C 7.23.UC1 Unknown 5.004_05 Hewlett Packard, HP-UX 10.20/11.0; Sun Microsystems, Solaris 2.7 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-15 Gorlovetsky Vadim Optional Notes 0.60 1.06 9.20 mostly, some with 7.30 and 7.31 (don't have those version numbers around) Unknown 5.005_02, 5.005_03 Sun Solaris 2.5.1, AIX 2.4, NT 4.0 SP4 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-16 Rob Wilson Optional Notes 0.60 1.13 9.16 Unknown 5.005 Linux 2.2 (Rhat 6.0) Unknown Unknown 1999-11-16 Anton Prakash [mailto:aprakash@raytel.com] Optional Notes 0.60 1.02 9.14.UC1 Unknown 5.004_04 Sun Solaris 5.5.1 Sun Solaris 5.6 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-17 Eric Wimer Optional Notes I don't use today, so I can't say (maybe the latest). [JL: Presumably 1.13] 7.24.UC6 Unknown 5.005_03 HP-UX10.20, HP-UX11.x, IDS 7.30UC2 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-17 =?iso-8859-2?Q?Piotr_Wr=F3blewski?= Optional Notes 0.60. 1.06. 7.24.UC8A. Unknown Version 5.00502. HP-UX B.10.20. Unknown Unknown 1999-11-16 G L Sicherman Optional Notes 0.61_02 1.06 INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.24.UC6 Unknown 5.005_02 Sun, Solaris 2.6 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-17 Stephen Faehn Optional Notes 0.60 everywhere 1.11 9.16 7.24; i think, those machines are down at this time :-( Unknown 5.005_3 HP, HPUX, 10.20 (production) Intel, Linux, SuSE 6.2/2.2 kernel (development) Unknown Unknown 1999-11-18 Kevin Brannen Optional Notes 0.62 1.13 9.16.UC3 Unknown 5.005_03 Linux 2.2.13 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-17 Peter Eckhardt Optional Notes 0.61_02 with patches for hold cursors 1.13 9.20UC3 (SDK 2.20UC3) Unknown 5.005_02 HP-UX 10.20 Unknown Unknown 1999-11-18 Bill Rothanburg Optional Notes 0.62 1.13 ESQL/C 7.24.UC6. Unknown v5.005.03 Siemens RM400 under SINIX-N v5.43 Unknown Unknown 1999-12-08 Aglef Stüwe Optional Notes 0.60 1.12 Hmm, the one that comes with IDS 7.31 for HP-UX? Unknown 5.005.something HP K480 (could be 380?) three CPU's, HP-UX 10.20 Pentium something, SuSe Linux 6.2 Unknown Unknown 1999-12-09 Thomas Parsli Optional Notes 0.60 (looking for 0.62!) 1.13 9.16.UC3 Unknown 5.005._03 Dual Xenon 450, RedHat Linux 6.1 Unknown Unknown 1999-12-09 Thomas Parsli Optional Notes 0.62. 1.13 both. ESQL v. 9.14.UC1 on Solaris 2.6 Unknown 5.005_02 Solaris 2.6 & Linux 2.2.5 Unknown Unknown 1999-12-14 tslusser@ck6.uscourts.gov Optional Notes 2004.01 1.46 IBM Informix CSDK Version 2.81, IBM Informix-ESQL Version 9.53.UC1 9.40 (OnLine) 5.008005 sun4-solaris dl_dlopen.xs sunos anubis 5.8 generic_117000-01 sun4u sparc gcc 3.4.0 gcc 2004-12-02 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 2004.01 1.46 IBM Informix CSDK Version 2.90, IBM Informix-ESQL Version 2.90.UC1B4 7.31 (OnLine) 5.008006 sun4-solaris dl_dlopen.xs sunos anubis 5.8 generic_117000-01 sun4u sparc gcc 3.4.3 gcc 2004-12-02 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 2007.0904 1.59 IBM INFORMIX-ESQL Version 5.20.UC1 5.10 (OnLine) 5.008008 sun4-solaris dl_dlopen.xs sunos black 5.10 generic sun4u sparc sunw,ultra-4 solaris cc cc 2007-09-04 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 2007.0904 1.59 IBM Informix CSDK Version 2.81, IBM Informix-ESQL Version 9.53.UC2 7.31 (IDS) 5.008008 sun4-solaris dl_dlopen.xs sunos black 5.10 generic sun4u sparc sunw,ultra-4 solaris cc cc 2007-09-04 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes 2007.0904 1.59 IBM Informix CSDK Version 3.00, IBM Informix-ESQL Version 3.00.FC2 11.10 (IDS) 5.008008 sun4-solaris-thread-multi-64 dl_dlopen.xs sunos anubis 5.8 generic_117350-16 sun4u sparc sunw,ultra-5_10 solaris gcc -m64 4.0.2 gcc -m64 2007-09-04 Jonathan Leffler Optional Notes