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

Hello all, cannot install PadWalker. The file format of 'dll.exp' is not recognized.

My config: Windows 7 SP1 64bit Strawberry Perl 5.18.2.1 32bit

Ouput of cpan install: 

C:\Users\Jo>cpan PadWalker
CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.203)
Database was generated on Fri, 21 Mar 2014 09:31:50 GMT

Running install for module 'PadWalker'
Running make for R/RO/ROBIN/PadWalker-1.98.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.85)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.063)
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\R\RO\ROBIN\PadWalke
+r-1.98.tar
.gz ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.96)
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.2304)
CPAN: Parse::CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v1.4409)
CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.133380)
CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v3.03)

  CPAN.pm: Building R/RO/ROBIN/PadWalker-1.98.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Generating a dmake-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for PadWalker
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
cp PadWalker.pm blib\lib\PadWalker.pm
Running Mkbootstrap for PadWalker ()
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod -- 644 Pa
+dWalker.bs

C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe C:\strawberry\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp
+  -typemap
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib\ExtUtils\typemap  PadWalker.xs > PadWalker.xsc
+ && C:\str
awberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e mv -- PadWalker.xsc P
+adWalker.c

gcc -c          -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLICIT
+_CONTEXT -
DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -s
+ -O2
  -DVERSION=\"1.98\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"1.98\"  "-IC:\strawberry\perl\l
+ib\CORE"
 PadWalker.c
PadWalker.xs: In function 'XS_PadWalker__upcontext':
PadWalker.xs:637:5: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different
+ size [-Wp
ointer-to-int-cast]
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Mksymlists \
     -e "Mksymlists('NAME'=>\"PadWalker\", 'DLBASE' => 'PadWalker', 'D
+L_FUNCS' =
> {  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  }, 'DL_VARS' => []);"
dlltool --def PadWalker.def --output-exp dll.exp
g++ -o blib\arch\auto\PadWalker\PadWalker.dll -Wl,--base-file -Wl,dll.
+base -mdll
 -s -L"C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE" -L"C:\strawberry\c\lib" PadWalker.
+o   C:\str
awberry\perl\lib\CORE\libperl518.a -lmoldname -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgd
+i32 -lwins
pool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -lu
+uid -lws2_
32 -lmpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32 dll.exp
dll.exp: file not recognized: File format not recognized
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
dmake.exe:  Error code 129, while making 'blib\arch\auto\PadWalker\Pad
+Walker.dll
'
  ROBIN/PadWalker-1.98.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.exe -- NOT OK
CPAN: YAML::XS loaded ok (v0.41)
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
Stopping: 'install' failed for 'PadWalker'.

C:\Users\Jo>

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Can anyone advise what to do - please. Thank you - Jo

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Re: cannot install PadWalker on Strawberry
by syphilis (Archbishop) on Mar 21, 2014 at 11:08 UTC
    My config: Windows 7 SP1 64bit Strawberry Perl 5.18.2.1 32bit

    Same here in every respect, and PadWalker-1.98 builds fine for me.
    One possible variance is that I'm using the "portable" version of Strawberry - but that shouldn't account for such a difference.
    As Anonymous Monk suggested, the first thing to do is to check that the right dlltool is being used.

    Cheers,
    Rob
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      Just an FYI, I'm on protable Strawberry v5.18.2, same OS, builds fine here.

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        After removing Strawberry Perl 32bit and installing Strawberry Perl 64bit PadWalker had been installed without any problems.

        Thanks you guys for your help.

        Best regards - Jo
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Re: cannot install PadWalker on Strawberry
by Anonymous Monk on Mar 21, 2014 at 11:02 UTC
    Try  which -a dlltool to see which dlltool is getting called ... then make sure the strawberry one is first in path
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      The advice to use which... isn't going to do jowe much good unless it's installed ...from sourceforge or elsewhere.

      Update: Oops. OP is using 64 bit; not sure the 32 bit GUNWin32 package will help, either.


      Questions containing the words "doesn't work" (or their moral equivalent) will usually get a downvote from me unless accompanied by:
      1. code
      2. verbatim error and/or warning messages
      3. a coherent explanation of what "doesn't work actually means.
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