in reply to Perl + binary

Thank you everyone for your comments!

Re Q3:
As I'm running ActivePerl (on Windows) I have NOT built Perl.
What tools will I need for Inline::C or Inline::CPP or C::TinyCompiler?
Is it hard to configure the correct build/compile options?
If I follow the instructions in the Compiling C/C++ based Modules under ActiveState using MinGW tutorial, will I then be able to use Inline::C and/or Inline::CPP and/or C::TinyCompiler?

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Re^2: Perl + binary
by bulk88 (Priest) on Nov 01, 2013 at 00:36 UTC
    Yes. Install the Mingw package and dmake package using PPM.

    The other choice install a Visual Studio or the GUI-less Platform/Windows SDKs for MS C compilers and not GCC.
      Thanks!

      Is it hard to configure the correct build/compile options?
        Depends for who. Write code? Know how libraries of any language work? Know any C? Know what a batch file and shell are?