perl -v This is perl, v5.10.0 built for MSWin32-x64-multi-thread pmvers ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.48 pmvers ExtUtils::Install 1.52 #### [after perl Makefile.PL NOECHO=] C:\Users\frank\Desktop\cell\Geo-ReadGRIB>nmake Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 1.50 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved. [lots of mkpath, chmod, touch that work...] C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Install -e "pm_to_blib({{@ARGV}, 'blib\lib\auto', '')" -- lib/Geo/ReadGRIB/Place.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB\Place.pm lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.html blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB.html lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB.pm lib/Geo/Sample-GRIB/akw.HTSGW.grb blib\lib\Geo\Sample-GRIB\akw.H TSGW.grb lib/Geo/ReadGRIB/PlaceIterator.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB\PlaceIterator.pm syntax error at -e line 1, next char ) Missing right curly or square bracket at -e line 1, at end of line #### C:\Users\frank\Desktop\cell\Geo-ReadGRIB>c:\bin\dmake\dmake [lots of mkpath, chmod, touch that work...] C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Install -e "pm_to_blib({@ARGV}, 'blib\lib\auto', '')" -- \ lib/Geo/ReadGRIB/Place.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB\Place.pm \ lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.html blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB.html \ lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB.pm \ lib/Geo/Sample-GRIB/akw.HTSGW.grb blib\lib\Geo\Sample-GRIB\akw.HTSGW.grb \ lib/Geo/ReadGRIB/PlaceIterator.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB\PlaceIterator.pm [no errors. Goes on to make test and install fine]