installing modules manually on Win2k

[Stevoie]

I'm having trouble installing modules in Win2k, i've found a module that i want to install and its not in ppm so i have to do it myself.
I can run the makefile.pl, that works
Its when i run the nmake that it gives an error

C:\Perl\newmodule>nmake

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 1.50
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

cl -c -nologo -O1 -MD -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -DHAVE_DE
S_FCRYPT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -O1 -
MD -DNDEBUG -DVERSION=\"0.0.665\" -DXS_VERSION=\"0.0.665\" -IC:\Perl\lib\CO
RE newmodule.cpp
'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe' : return code '0x1'
Stop.


I think i need the cl program but where do i get it from?

Thanx in advance
StevoIE

 

[MikeLacey]

Steve,

What C compiler do you have? Mike
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Is that a haiku?
I never could get the hang
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[Stevoie]

don't have any c compiler, if i need one and I'm guessing I do, is there a free compiler available for win2k?

Thanx

 

[MikeLacey]

You need to compile Perl extensions using the same compiler that was used to build your copy of Perl, which I know is daunting news.

I believe that Perl can be built using gcc for WindowsXX

I've built Perl on UNIX numerous times, can't be *that* different for WinXX surely....

First of all, downoad the source (a mere 10mb) from

http://www.cpan.org/ports/#usethesource

On that page it says

If you have UNIX, or Windows, MS-DOS, VMS, Amiga, QNX, Plan9, MPE/iX, OS/390, BeOS, and a C compilation environment, you should be all set for compilation, the source code kit contains the compilation instructions.

<wry smile>Sounds easy enough... </wry smile> I'll have a go this evening as well. What's the name of your new module? Mike
________________________________________________________________

&quot;Experience is the comb that Nature gives us, after we are bald.&quot;

Is that a haiku?
I never could get the hang
of writing those things.

 

[MikeLacey]

From readme.win32.txt in the current stable release

Currently, this port is capable of using one of the following compilers on the Intel x86 architecture:

Borland C++ version 5.02 or later
Microsoft Visual C++ version 4.2 or later
Mingw32 with GCC version 2.95.2 or better

The last of these is a high quality freeware compiler. Support for it is still experimental. (Older versions of GCC are known not to work.)

So... for a free Win32 environment you need Ming32 as well (whatever that is) Mike
________________________________________________________________

&quot;Experience is the comb that Nature gives us, after we are bald.&quot;

Is that a haiku?
I never could get the hang
of writing those things.

 

[Stevoie]

the module is Win32::GUI, its a newer version to the one at cpan, thats why i have to install it manually.
You can get it at

http://sglite.tripod.com/Win32-GUI-0.0.665.tar.gz