The $SOLIDDIR environment variable must be set. It must be set to hold the path to an Solid Embedded Engine installation directory on this machine (or a machine with a compatible architecture). Example: Assuming the Solid EE files are in /foo/bar/include and /foo/bar/lib, you may configure the DBD::Solid module by entering: SOLIDDIR=/foo/bar perl Makefile.PL ABORTED! Configuring DBD::Solid ... Remember to actually *READ* the README file! Especially if you have any problems.