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

Hi,

Had a node on using perl on win32.
I have chosen for activestate, 'cos haven't got a c-compiler on my NT machine at work!

Now the problem is that some modules I use at home(linux-only) are not available on activestate as pre-compiled binaries(ppm).
Does anyone know where to get these or how to get them working or know where there's a howto explaining how to compile them with a free compiler?

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Re: Perl on win32 & modules
by buzzcutbuddha (Chaplain) on May 03, 2000 at 18:03 UTC
    If you read the PerlWin32 docs that come with ActiveState, they
    explain how to compile the Perl Modules on Win32, plus link to two
    free compilers. The doc specifically discusses compiling Perl, but
    the tips/tricks, etc will apply to compiling modules also.
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Re: Perl on win32 & modules
by RichardH (Sexton) on May 03, 2000 at 19:14 UTC
    Try lcc-win32. It's a good c compiler, it also allows you to make guis with win32 native code, and it's got a nice ide. Also, it's free.
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