LIBS => "-L. -lopensc",

Yes, did that. MakeMaker complains that it has to expand the path and that it doesn't find opensc. But the dll is actually there:

C:\src\chipcard_neu\opensc\Maplat-CCReader>perl Makefile.PL
Set up gcc environment - 3.4.5 (mingw-vista special r3)
Warning: '-L.' changed to '-LC:/src/chipcard_neu/opensc/Maplat-CCReade
+r/.'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lopensc
MakeMaker (v6.56)
Warning (non-fatal): Target 'dynamic' depends on targets in skipped se
+ction 'dyn
amic_lib'
Warning (non-fatal): Target 'static' depends on targets in skipped sec
+tion 'stat
ic_lib'
Writing Makefile for Maplat::CCReader::ccreadlib
Writing Makefile for Maplat::CCReader

C:\src\chipcard_neu\opensc\Maplat-CCReader>dir *.dll
 Volume in Laufwerk C: hat keine Bezeichnung.
 Volumeseriennummer: 8CF0-773E

 Verzeichnis von C:\src\chipcard_neu\opensc\Maplat-CCReader

15.07.2011  13:49         1.468.416 opensc.dll
               1 Datei(en)      1.468.416 Bytes
               0 Verzeichnis(se),  1.699.016.704 Bytes frei
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Then i run dmake -v for a while and then it breaks when making the CCReader.dll on this command:

C:\Perl\site\bin\g++.exe -o blib\arch\auto\Maplat\CCReader\CCReader.dl
+l -Wl,--ba
se-file -Wl,dll.base -mdll -L"C:\Perl\lib\CORE" CCReader.o -Wl,--image
+-base,0x22
270000 ccreadlib/libccreadlib.a C:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl512.lib C:\Perl\s
+ite\lib\au
to\MinGW\lib\libkernel32.a C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\libuser32.a
+ C:\Perl\s
ite\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\libgdi32.a C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\libw
+inspool.a
C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\libcomdlg32.a C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\Mi
+nGW\lib\li
badvapi32.a C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\libshell32.a C:\Perl\site\
+lib\auto\M
inGW\lib\libole32.a C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\liboleaut32.a C:\P
+erl\site\l
ib\auto\MinGW\lib\libnetapi32.a C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\libuui
+d.a C:\Per
l\site\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\libws2_32.a C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\
+libmpr.a C
:\Perl\site\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\libwinmm.a C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\MinGW\
+lib\libver
sion.a C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\libodbc32.a C:\Perl\site\lib\au
+to\MinGW\l
ib\libodbccp32.a C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\MinGW\lib\libcomctl32.a C:\Perl
+\site\lib\
auto\MinGW\lib\libmsvcrt.a dll.exp
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ccreadlib/libccreadlib.a(ccreadlib.o):ccreadlib.c:(.text+0x2c): undefi
+ned refere
nce to `sc_card_ctl'
ccreadlib/libccreadlib.a(ccreadlib.o):ccreadlib.c:(.text+0x144): undef
+ined refer
ence to `sc_release_context'
ccreadlib/libccreadlib.a(ccreadlib.o):ccreadlib.c:(.text+0x157): undef
+ined refer
ence to `sc_unlock'
ccreadlib/libccreadlib.a(ccreadlib.o):ccreadlib.c:(.text+0x164): undef
+ined refer
ence to `sc_disconnect_card'
...
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If i run this command manually and add -L. -lopensc, it works. Then i can continue the run of dmake to completion. The tests that use the DLL-functions run fine and everything.

Try prefixing LIBS with ":nosearch", don't ask me to explain this idiocy

Try prefixing LIBS with ":nosearch"

YES!!!! (insert image of me jumping up and down in joy to a comic sound)

That did it! Thanks! You just saved my day!

don't ask me to explain this idiocy

Oh, come on. Since this problem will probably affect other people too, it could be helpfull.

Don't use '#ff0000':
use Acme::AutoColor; my $redcolor = RED();
All colors subject to change without notice.