in reply to Re^2: Build Perl win32 with a ' ' in install dir
in thread Build Perl win32 with a ' ' in install dir

dir c:\progra-1

It's a tilde (~), not a dash (-). Try 

dir c:\progra~1

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perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'

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