Re^2: problems installing PAR::Packer (pp) on Windows 7

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Re^3: problems installing PAR::Packer (pp) on Windows 7 by tobias_hofer (Friar) on Jan 30, 2013 at 15:03 UTC
Hello, compiling the GNU compiler sources for 64-bit is not that easy, the same is for compiling as a cross-compiler 32bit/64bit. It took me a few days and finally I gave up. I took the binary version for testing: http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net. Using a 64bit compiler lead to much trouble as I forgot that a 64bit compiler comes with different size of types :-) However, I am compiling perl modules for perl on Windows 7 (64bit system) with a 32bit compiler and didn't faced any problems so far. I have also tested 64bit perl versions and I have come to the point that there are not as much perl modules available as in the standard installation. In example the Win32::SerilPort module was not available for 64bit (at that time). Compiling modules designed for 32bit with 64bit compiler is also leading to an shouting compiler. So is a 64bit compiler really needed? Yet I have not tested the Microsoft nmake tool chain with 64bit option, might by worth giving a try. IMHO modules are best installed with the given maintenance tools of ActiveState or Strawberry. By manual installation you have to take care for version dependencies for yourself - this is no fun ;-)	[reply]
Re^4: problems installing PAR::Packer (pp) on Windows 7 by gmock (Acolyte) on Apr 11, 2013 at 19:36 UTC
I found a solution to this problem which worked for me. I'll share it here in case it helps anyone else. My OS is 64-bit Windows 7. I installed 32-bit Perl v5.16.3 from ActiveState. I managed to get PAR::Packer installed in the following manner. `% cpan PAR::Packer` [download] The MinGW compiler and dmake utility installed correctly. Several other packages installed correctly. But Win32::Exe failed to install. So, I did this ... `% ppm install Win32::Exe` [download] That gets Win32:Exe installed correctly. Next ... `% cpan PAR::Packer` [download] Now I can use the pp command normally. Hope this is useful. -George	[reply] [d/l] [select]