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I am having extreme difficulty installing win32::printer in to activestate perl version 5.16. It is not available in ppm cpan won't install and I get the following when trying the makefile does anyone have any ideas?

C:\Win32-Printer-0.9.1\Win32-Printer-0.9.0>nmake install

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

to undefined at C:/Perl/lib/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 1199.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe' : return code '0x2'
Stop.

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Re: win32::printer 5.16 will not install
by Anonymous Monk on Dec 09, 2012 at 09:47 UTC
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      Taken from my command line: Please help, I must be doing something wrong as I am having a hard time installing it using nmake as well.
      C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ppm install Win32::Printer
      ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provides Win32::Printer

      C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>cpan Win32::Printer
      Set up gcc environment - 3.4.5 (mingw-vista special r3)
      CPAN: Term::ANSIColor loaded ok (v3.02)
      CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.34)
      Reading 'C:\Perl\cpan\Metadata'
      Database was generated on Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:07:03 GMT
      Running install for module 'Win32::Printer'
      Running make for W/WA/WASX/Win32-Printer-0.9.1.zip
      CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.71)
      '-qdt' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
      operable program or batch file.
      Checksum for C:\Perl\cpan\sources\authors\id\W\WA\WASX\Win32-Printer-0.9.1.zip ok
      CPAN: Archive::Zip loaded ok (v1.30)
      CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.120630)

      CPAN.pm: Building W/WA/WASX/Win32-Printer-0.9.1.zip

      Set up gcc environment - 3.4.5 (mingw-vista special r3)
      Inlude FreeImage image support? y: y
      Inlude Ghostscript PDF support? y: y

      DO NOT FORGET TO SET A Postscript PRINTER AS DEFAULT FOR THE TESTS TO SUCCEED!

      Inlude ebbl barcode support? y: y
      Checking if your kit is complete...
      Looks good
      Note (probably harmless): No library found for Delayimp.lib
      Writing Makefile for Win32::Printer
      Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
      CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.70)
      cp Printer/Direct.pm blib\lib\Win32\Printer\Direct.pm
      cp Printer/Enum.pm blib\lib\Win32\Printer\Enum.pm
      cp Printer.pm blib\lib\Win32\Printer.pm
      C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe C:\Perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp -typemap C:\Perl\lib\ExtUtils\
      typemap -typemap typemap Printer.xs > Printer.xsc && C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExt
      Utils::Command -e mv -- Printer.xsc Printer.c
      C:\Perl\site\bin\gcc.exe -c -I.\3PLibs\FreeImage -I.\3PLibs\Ghostscript -I.\3PL
      ibs\ebbl -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS
      -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -D_
      USE_32BIT_TIME_T -DHASATTRIBUTE -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -O2
      -DVERSION=\"0.9.1\" -DXS_VERSION=\"0.9.1\" -DFREE -DGHOST -DEBBL -DWIN_IMPOR
      T "-IC:\Perl\lib\CORE" Printer.c
      Printer.xs: In function `XS_Win32__Printer__CreatePen':
      Printer.xs:910: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast
      Printer.xs: In function `XS_Win32__Printer__GetWinMetaFile':
      Printer.xs:1260: error: syntax error before "_int16"
      Printer.xs:1260: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union
      Printer.xs:1261: error: `_int16' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1261: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
      Printer.xs:1261: error: for each function it appears in.)
      Printer.xs:1267: error: `METAFILE_HEADER' undeclared (first use in this function
      )
      Printer.xs:1267: error: `PMETAFILE_HEADER' undeclared (first use in this functio
      n)
      Printer.xs:1274: error: syntax error before "MfHdr"
      Printer.xs:1279: error: `lpszMetaFile' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1287: error: `MfHdr' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1301: warning: passing arg 2 of `GetMetaFileBitsEx' makes integer fro
      m pointer without a cast
      Printer.xs:1304: error: `hdc' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.c: At top level:
      Printer.c:2108: error: syntax error before "void"
      Printer.c:2108: error: syntax error before "PerlInterpreter"
      Printer.xs: In function `XS_Win32__Printer__EBbl':
      Printer.xs:1332: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast
      Printer.xs:1337: error: `__try' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1337: error: syntax error before '{' token
      Printer.xs:1346: error: `pen' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1347: error: `prepen' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1347: error: `hdc' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1348: error: `ebc' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1349: error: `RETVAL' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1349: error: `string' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1349: error: `x' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1349: error: `y' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1352: error: `emf' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs: At top level:
      Printer.xs:1356: error: syntax error before '(' token
      Printer.c:2178: error: syntax error before '(' token
      Printer.c:2178: error: syntax error before ')' token
      Printer.c:2180: error: syntax error before '=' token
      Printer.c:2180: error: syntax error before '++' token
      Printer.c:2182: error: syntax error before "PerlInterpreter"
      Printer.xs: In function `XS_Win32__Printer__LoadBitmap':
      Printer.xs:1401: error: `__try' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1401: error: syntax error before '{' token
      Printer.xs:1408: error: `Type' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1409: error: `Image' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1409: error: `BmpFile' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1411: error: `lpbmi' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1412: error: `hdc' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1413: error: `du' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1415: error: `resolutionX' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1416: error: `resolutionY' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1422: error: `RETVAL' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs: At top level:
      Printer.xs:1433: error: syntax error before '(' token
      Printer.c:2281: error: syntax error before '=' token
      Printer.c:2281: error: syntax error before '++' token
      Printer.c:2283: error: syntax error before "PerlInterpreter"
      Printer.xs: In function `XS_Win32__Printer__GhostPDF':
      Printer.xs:1828: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast
      Printer.xs:1830: error: `__try' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1830: error: syntax error before '{' token
      Printer.xs: At top level:
      Printer.xs:1840: error: syntax error before '(' token
      Printer.c:2847: error: syntax error before '=' token
      Printer.c:2847: error: syntax error before '++' token
      Printer.c:2849: error: syntax error before "PerlInterpreter"
      .xs: In function `XS_Win32__Printer__Inject':
      Printer.xs:1892: error: `PSINJECTDATA' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1892: error: syntax error before "psd"
      Printer.xs:1896: error: `PSIDENT_PSCENTRIC' undeclared (first use in this functi
      on)
      Printer.xs:1899: error: `psd' undeclared (first use in this function)
      Printer.xs:1905: error: `POSTSCRIPT_IDENTIFY' undeclared (first use in this func
      tion)
      Printer.xs:1906: error: `POSTSCRIPT_INJECTION' undeclared (first use in this fun
      ction)
      dmake.exe: Error code 129, while making 'Printer.o'
      WASX/Win32-Printer-0.9.1.zip
      C:\Perl\site\bin\dmake.exe -- NOT OK
      CPAN: YAML::XS loaded ok (v0.38)
      Running make test
      Can't test without successful make
      Running make install
      Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible

[reply]

        Taken from my command line: Please help, I must be doing something wrong as I am having a hard time installing it using nmake as well.

        For some reason you don't appear to be reading the "error" messages

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Re: win32::printer 5.16 will not install
by bulk88 (Priest) on Dec 09, 2012 at 16:22 UTC
    Do you have a MS c compiler? what happens if you type "cl" at the command line?
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