Authen::Smb is not getting installed using ActivePerl

vin.hephaistion has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I want to install Authen::Smb perl package on Windows 2008 server. I am using ActivePerl distribution ..perl version v5.16.3 (64 bit version). I tried following:

1) using ppm

C:\Perl64>ppm install Authen::Smb
Syncing site PPM database with .packlists...done
Syncing perl PPM database with .packlists...done
ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provides Authen::Smb
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2) using cpan

C:\Perl64>cpan Authen::Smb
Set up gcc environment - gcc.exe (rubenvb-4.5.4) 4.5.4
CPAN: Term::ANSIColor loaded ok (v4.02)
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.34)
Reading 'C:\Perl64\cpan\Metadata'
  Database was generated on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:07:29 GMT
Running install for module 'Authen::Smb'
Running make for P/PM/PMKANE/Authen-Smb-0.91.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.84)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.06)
Checksum for C:\Perl64\cpan\sources\authors\id\P\PM\PMKANE\Authen-Smb-
+0.91.tar.g
z ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.90)
Authen-Smb-0.91/
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/std-defines.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/rfcnb-util.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/hints/
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/hints/solaris_2.pl
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/smblib.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/smbdes.c
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/rfcnb-priv.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/smblib-util.c
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/session.c
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/md4.c
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/rfcnb-common.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/smbencrypt.c
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/rfcnb-error.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/smblib-priv.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/valid.c
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/rfcnb.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/rfcnb-io.c
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/std-includes.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/smblib-common.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/valid.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/byteorder.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/rfcnb-io.h
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/rfcnb-util.c
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/Makefile.PL
Authen-Smb-0.91/smbval/smblib.c
Authen-Smb-0.91/Makefile.PL
Authen-Smb-0.91/test.pl
Authen-Smb-0.91/Smb.pm
Authen-Smb-0.91/README
Authen-Smb-0.91/INSTALL
Authen-Smb-0.91/MANIFEST
Authen-Smb-0.91/Changes
Authen-Smb-0.91/Smb.xs
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22)
CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.120921)

  CPAN.pm: Building P/PM/PMKANE/Authen-Smb-0.91.tar.gz

Set up gcc environment - gcc.exe (rubenvb-4.5.4) 4.5.4
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Authen::Smb::smbvalid
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Writing Makefile for Authen::Smb
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.80)
cp Smb.pm blib\lib\Authen\Smb.pm
AutoSplitting blib\lib\Authen\Smb.pm (blib\lib\auto\Authen\Smb)
cd smbval && C:\Perl64\site\bin\dmake.exe
C:\Perl64\site\bin\gcc.exe -c           -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -D
+NO_STRICT
-DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DP
+ERL_IMPLIC
IT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -DHASATTRIBUTE -fno-strict
+-aliasing
-mms-bitfields -O2        -DVERSION=\"\"        -DXS_VERSION=\"\"  "-I
+C:\Perl64\
lib\CORE"   valid.c
valid.c:3:20: fatal error: syslog.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
dmake.exe:  Error code 129, while making 'valid.o'
dmake.exe:  Error code 255, while making 'smbval\smbvalid.a'
  PMKANE/Authen-Smb-0.91.tar.gz
  C:\Perl64\site\bin\dmake.exe -- NOT OK
CPAN: YAML::XS loaded ok (v0.39)
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
C:\Perl64>
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PLease guide me on this !!!!

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Re: Authen::Smb is not getting installed using ActivePerl by Corion (Patriarch) on Apr 12, 2013 at 12:00 UTC
You will have to find out where `syslog.h` lives on your system and make it available to your C compiler. Also see this bug report that claims that you have to make additional changes to the source code so it authenticates against Windows Server 2008.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Authen::Smb is not getting installed using ActivePerl by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 12, 2013 at 12:08 UTC
Firstly I suggest you read the open bugs for this module, or in fact any module you consider installing. Unless you do so you won't be aware of known issues which may impact your development. The module has had an update in 14 years, and has active bugs. `syslog.h` is *nux, perhaps this is available in Cygwin also.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Authen::Smb is not getting installed using ActivePerl by vin.hephaistion (Initiate) on Apr 12, 2013 at 13:04 UTC
I will keep that thing in mind , Marto, whenever I install other modules next time	[reply]
Re: Authen::Smb is not getting installed using ActivePerl by hdb (Monsignor) on Apr 12, 2013 at 12:39 UTC
May I ask what you require this module for? As SAMBA is an idependent implementation of Windows native protocols there might be Windows tools available already w/o the module to achieve what you want. E.g. to access a file share on a SAMBA server is supported by Windows natively.	[reply]
Re^2: Authen::Smb is not getting installed using ActivePerl by vin.hephaistion (Initiate) on Apr 12, 2013 at 12:54 UTC
I am writing a perl script in which I need to access FTP, SSH and telnet server, and also SMB....for all the other protocols I am using perl modules and it works fine.. so thought of using Authen::SMB	[reply]
Re^3: Authen::Smb is not getting installed using ActivePerl by hdb (Monsignor) on Apr 12, 2013 at 13:02 UTC
Yes, but what do you want to do via SMB? Accessing a shared printer, shared drive?	[reply]
Re^4: Authen::Smb is not getting installed using ActivePerl by vin.hephaistion (Initiate) on Apr 12, 2013 at 13:12 UTC
Re^5: Authen::Smb is not getting installed using ActivePerl by hdb (Monsignor) on Apr 12, 2013 at 13:32 UTC