--- dbdimp.c.orig	2017-02-28 13:36:40 UTC

+++ dbdimp.c

@@ -2151,11 +2151,14 @@ MYSQL *mysql_dr_connect(

           imp_dbh->async_query_in_flight = NULL;

       }

+#ifndef MARIADB_BASE_VERSION

       /*

         we turn off Mysql's auto reconnect and handle re-connecting ourselves

         so that we can keep track of when this happens.

+        MariaDB's implementation does not have the reconnect member

       */

       result->reconnect=0;

+#endif

     }

     else {

       /* 

--- dbdimp.h.orig	2017-02-28 13:36:40 UTC

+++ dbdimp.h

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@

  */

 #include <DBIXS.h>  /* installed by the DBI module                        */

 #include <mysql.h>  /* Comes with MySQL-devel */

+#include <mysql_version.h> /* MariaDB does not include this in mysql.h */

 #include <mysqld_error.h>  /* Comes MySQL */

 #include <errmsg.h> /* Comes with MySQL-devel */