Win32 Module Installation: nmake fails...ARRRGH!

nysus has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Once again, I feel an overwhelming sense of frustration! Here's the details.

OS: Windows 98
Perl: ActiveState 5.6.1 Build 628
Module: Chatbox::Eliza (not in PPM)
Problem: I run makefile.pl, everything seems OK. It reports: "Checking if your kit is complete...Looks good". Then the program just hangs and I CTRL-C out. I think this is just a quirk with command.com. Then I try "nmake" per ActiveState docs and get an error: "NMAKE : fatal error U1064: MAKEFILE not found and no target specified Stop." So I also try "nmake test" and get this error: "NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make 'test' Stop." As a last resort, I try "nmake test.pl" only to get test.pl(9) : fatal error U1001: syntax error : illegal character '|' in macro Stop."

Ok, so WTF? Finding stuff that doesn't work as advertised is getting very tiresome. Or is it me? Any hints, tips, solutions, anything is greatly appreciated!

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Re: Win32 Module Installation: nmake fails...ARRRGH! by azatoth (Curate) on Jul 28, 2001 at 19:40 UTC
Why dont'cha just conform and use PPM like the rest of us? It makes life much easier, you can rest assured. Installing Chatbot::Eliza would take but a few ticks : `# cmd window c:/>ppm PPM>search Chatbot-Eliza PPM>Chatbot-Eliza found. PPM>Install Chatbot-Eliza PPM>Installing... # and so on` [download] Update as per below: It is. I installed it using PPM about a month ago. Try a different server or do the search method I explained above. Or even better, spell it correctly :P Azatoth a.k.a Captain Whiplash Make Your Die Messages Full of Wisdom! Get YOUR PerlMonks Stagename here! Want to speak like a Londoner?	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Win32 Module Installation: nmake fails...ARRRGH! by nysus (Parson) on Jul 28, 2001 at 19:41 UTC
As I pointed out in my post, this module is not available form PPM. Solution Update: Idiot! Was trying to download "Chatbo x ::Eliza" not "Chatbo t ::Eliza". Thanks. $PM = "Perl Monk's"; $MCF = "Most Clueless ~~Friar~~ ~~Abbot~~ Bishop"; $nysus = $PM . $MCF; Click here if you love Perl Monks	[reply]
Re: Win32 Module Installation: nmake fails...ARRRGH! by John M. Dlugosz (Monsignor) on Jul 29, 2001 at 00:14 UTC
Well, you got farther than I ever did. I always get "Can't find C:\Program or something like that: everything is hostile to spaces in names, that it was utterly useless on a normal Win32 system (locations include "Program Files" and "My Documents"). A quick look showed no provisions to escape it out or put quotes around it.	[reply]

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