Net::SCP::Expect Windows XP

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

Hi.

I am trying to use the module Net::SCP::Expect in a perl script on a windows XP box. The script runs just fine on a GNU/Linux box and I am not a windows person normally.

I have installed strawberry perl and am trying to use cpan(m) to install the Net::SCP module. The problem is that the dependencies do not build because "the POSIX macro VEOF has not been defined by your vendor".

Can anybody help me get this module running in windows XP?

Thanks.

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Re: Net::SCP::Expect Windows XP by salva (Canon) on Mar 29, 2014 at 00:04 UTC
Net::SCP and Net::SCP::Expect are two different unrelated modules. Net::SCP::Expect requires Expect which doesn't work on Windows (well, actually, it does works under Cygwin perl). Net::SCP may work on Windows but it doesn't support password authentication. You may like to check Net::SSH2 or Net::SSH::Any or, if you can use SFTP instead of SCP, Net::SFTP::Foreign+Net::SFTP::Foreign::Backend::Net_SSH2+Net::SSH2.	[reply]
Re^2: Net::SCP::Expect Windows XP by anttikutoja (Initiate) on Mar 31, 2014 at 06:01 UTC
Hello all, Many thanks for the replies. I tried Net::SSH but it also failed with a message that I should "Install a proper OS"! :) I guess I will have to write my own uploader. Shame because the GNU/Linux version in perl is working perfectly.	[reply]
Re^3: Net::SCP::Expect Windows XP by salva (Canon) on Mar 31, 2014 at 07:32 UTC
I think you mean Net::OpenSSH which does not support Windows. Net::SSH is a different unrelated module which, BTW, works on Windows but doesn't support password authentication.	[reply]
Re: Net::SCP::Expect Windows XP by PerlSufi (Friar) on Mar 28, 2014 at 15:17 UTC
I haven't used Strawberry Perl on windows yet, but I have used Active State Perl on windows. Once installed, you can try the command: `ppm install Net::SCP` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Net::SCP::Expect Windows XP by Anonymous Monk on Mar 28, 2014 at 21:46 UTC
The problem is that the dependencies do not build because "the POSIX macro VEOF has not been defined by your vendor". Which one? See also rt://Net-SCP	[reply]