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I've been routinely building and installing Image::Magick on the monthly perl devel releases using ImageMagick-7.1.1-19-Q16-HDRI-x64-dll.exe, which I obtained from the ImageMagick website.
The current version is ImageMagick-7.1.1-28-Q16-HDRI-x64-dll.exe, and I suggest you try it.
Having downloaded that file (the "19" version), I executed it, and directed its stuff into C:\d\ImageMagick-7.1.1-Q16-HDRI.
I then simply insert C:\d\ImageMagick-7.1.1-Q16-HDRI at the beginning of the path, and install Image::Magick by running cpan -i ImageMagick.
Then I have: 
> perl -MImage::Magick -le "print $Image::Magick::VERSION;"
7.1.1

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I suggest you try that same approach, using the "28" version of the executable.
If you have trouble with that, let us know - and I'll grab the same source and try to figure out what has gone wrong.
UPDATE: That all looks a bit too simple ... I wonder if I've missed something ... anyway, see how you go.

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^2: Errors While Installing Image::Magick
by roho (Bishop) on Feb 15, 2024 at 08:47 UTC
    Thanks syphilis, but that is essentially what I did originally, only I used the default Image Magic install path (C:\Program Files\ImageMagick-7.1.1-Q16-HDRI), and the Image Magic install program put the pathname at the top of my system path. Is there something special about using a different install path (C:\d\ImageMagick...) rather than the default installation path?

    "It's not how hard you work, it's how much you get done."

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      Your problem seems to be associated with the need for a C++ compiler.
      I don't hit that problem ... but then I'm on a modern perl, using (a modern) gcc-13.1.0.
      But I wonder if there's a compiler switch (maybe -std=c++11) that would fix that for you.
      I'm pretty sure you can modify $Config{{ccflags} by hand-editing the "ccflags" entries in lib/Config.pm and lib/Config_heavy.pl, if you want to give that a try.

      Below is what I just got (minus some compilation warnings).
      Not sure why one test failed ... that doesn't normally happen, AFAIK.

      Cheers,
      Rob 
      Configuring J/JC/JCRISTY/Image-Magick-7.1.1-28.tar.gz with Makefile.PL
Gonna create 'libMagickCore.a' from 'C:\d\ImageMagick-7.1.1-Q16-HDRI\C
+ORE_RL_MagickCore_.dll'
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Generating a gmake-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for Image::Magick
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
  JCRISTY/Image-Magick-7.1.1-28.tar.gz
  D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\bin\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\perl.ex
+e Makefile.PL -- OK
Running make for J/JC/JCRISTY/Image-Magick-7.1.1-28.tar.gz
cp Magick.pm blib\lib\Image\Magick.pm
AutoSplitting blib\lib\Image\Magick.pm (blib\lib\auto\Image\Magick)
Running Mkbootstrap for Magick ()
"D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\bin\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\perl.exe
+" -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod -- 644 "Magick.bs"
"D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\bin\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\perl.exe
+" -MExtUtils::Command::MM -e cp_nonempty -- Magick.bs blib\arch\auto\
+Image\Magick\Magick.bs 644
"D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\bin\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\perl.exe
+" "D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\lib\ExtUtils/xsubpp"  -typemap D:\per
+l-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\lib\ExtUtils\typemap -typemap C:\Users\Owner\.
+cpan\build\Image-Magick-7.1.1-16\typemap  Magick.xs > Magick.xsc
"D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\bin\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\perl.exe
+" -MExtUtils::Command -e mv -- Magick.xsc Magick.c
gcc -c  -I"C:\d\ImageMagick-7.1.1-Q16-HDRI\include" -Wall -Wextra -Wer
+ror=pointer-arith -Wno-format -Wno-long-long -Werror=vla -std=c99 -DW
+IN32 -DWIN64 -fdiagnostics-color=never -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DMULT
+IPLICITY -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO -f
+wrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -Os   -DVERSION=\"7.1.1\" -
+DXS_VERSION=\"7.1.1\"  "-ID:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\lib\MSWin32-x6
+4-multi-thread-ld\CORE"  -D_LARGE_FILES=1 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H Magick.c

[ snipped some compilation warnings for brevity ]

"D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\bin\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\perl.exe
+" -MExtUtils::Mksymlists \
     -e "Mksymlists('NAME'=>\"Image::Magick\", 'DLBASE' => 'Magick', '
+DL_FUNCS' => {  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  }, 'DL_VARS' => 
+[]);"
g++ Magick.def -o blib\arch\auto\Image\Magick\Magick.dll -shared -s -L
+"D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\lib\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\CORE" -
+L"C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\lib" -L"C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x
+86_64-w64-mingw32\lib" -L"C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\lib\gcc\x86_64
+-w64-mingw32\13.2.0" -L"C:/Users/Owner/.cpan/build/Image-Magick-7.1.1
+-16" -L"C:\d\ImageMagick-7.1.1-Q16-HDRI\lib"  Magick.o   "D:\perl-5.3
+9.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\lib\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\CORE\libperl539.a" 
+"libMagickCore.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\li
+b\libmoldname.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib
+\libkernel32.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\
+libuser32.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\lib
+gdi32.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libwins
+pool.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libcomdl
+g32.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libadvapi
+32.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libshell32
+.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libole32.a" 
+"C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\liboleaut32.a" "
+C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libnetapi32.a" "C
+:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libuuid.a" "C:\win
+libs-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libws2_32.a" "C:\winlib
+s-ucrt-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libmpr.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt
+-1320\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libwinmm.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-132
+0\mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libversion.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\
+mingw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libodbc32.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\min
+gw64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libodbccp32.a" "C:\winlibs-ucrt-1320\ming
+w64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libcomctl32.a" -Wl,--enable-auto-image-bas
+e
"D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\bin\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\perl.exe
+" -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod -- 755 blib\arch\auto\Image\Magick\Mag
+ick.dll
  JCRISTY/Image-Magick-7.1.1-28.tar.gz
  C:\make\bin\make.EXE -- OK
The current configuration of allow_installing_outdated_dists is 'ask/n
+o', but for this option we would need 'CPAN::DistnameInfo' installed.
+ Please install 'CPAN::DistnameInfo' as soon as possible. As long as 
+we are not equipped with 'CPAN::DistnameInfo' this option does not ta
+ke effect
Running make test for JCRISTY/Image-Magick-7.1.1-28.tar.gz
"D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\bin\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\perl.exe
+" -MExtUtils::Command::MM -e cp_nonempty -- Magick.bs blib\arch\auto\
+Image\Magick\Magick.bs 644
"D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\bin\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\perl.exe
+" "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-MTest::Harness" "-e" "undef *Test::Harn
+ess::Switches; test_harness(0, 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t
t/blob.t .......... ok
t/composite.t ..... ok
t/filter.t ........ Failed 1/58 subtests
t/getattribute.t .. ok
t/montage.t ....... ok
t/ping.t .......... ok
t/read.t .......... ok
t/setattribute.t .. ok
t/write.t ......... ok

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/filter.t      (Wstat: 0 Tests: 58 Failed: 1)
  Failed test:  2
Files=9, Tests=273,  2 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr +  0.00 sys =  0.03 C
+PU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/9 test programs. 1/273 subtests failed.
make.EXE: *** [makefile:1047: test_dynamic] Error 255
  JCRISTY/Image-Magick-7.1.1-28.tar.gz
  C:\make\bin\make.EXE test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, t
+ry:
  reports JCRISTY/Image-Magick-7.1.1-28.tar.gz
Running make install for JCRISTY/Image-Magick-7.1.1-28.tar.gz
"D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\bin\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread-ld\perl.exe
+" -MExtUtils::Command::MM -e cp_nonempty -- Magick.bs blib\arch\auto\
+Image\Magick\Magick.bs 644
Files found in blib\arch: installing files in blib\lib into architectu
+re dependent library tree
Installing D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\site\lib\MSWin32-x64-multi-thr
+ead-ld\auto\Image\Magick\Magick.dll
Appending installation info to D:\perl-5.39.7-1320-ucrt-mcf\lib\MSWin3
+2-x64-multi-thread-ld/perllocal.pod
  JCRISTY/Image-Magick-7.1.1-28.tar.gz
  C:\make\bin\make.EXE install  -- OK

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        But I wonder if there's a compiler switch (maybe -std=c++11) that would fix that for you.

        Not that I can find.
        Having upgraded the ImageMagick executable from release 19 to release 28, I hit the same issue.
        To fix, I did a cd to the .cpan build directory and started by removing the failed cpan -fi Image::Magick attempt: 
        C:\> cd \Users\Owner\.cpan\build\Image-Magick-7.1.1-18
then
C:\Users\Owner\.cpan\build\Image-Magick-7.1.1-18>gmake realclean
then
C:\Users\Owner\.cpan\build\Image-Magick-7.1.1-18>perl Makefile.PL CC=g
+++
then
C:\Users\Owner\.cpan\build\Image-Magick-7.1.1-18>gmake test
then
C:\Users\Owner\.cpan\build\Image-Magick-7.1.1-18>gmake install

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        That worked fine for me, though the single test still failed: 
        t/blob.t .......... ok
t/composite.t ..... ok
t/filter.t ........ Failed 1/58 subtests
t/getattribute.t .. ok
t/montage.t ....... ok
t/ping.t .......... ok
t/read.t .......... ok
t/setattribute.t .. ok
t/write.t ......... ok

Test Summary Report
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t/filter.t      (Wstat: 0 Tests: 58 Failed: 1)
  Failed test:  2
Files=9, Tests=273,  1 wallclock secs ( 0.01 usr +  0.00 sys =  0.01 C
+PU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/9 test programs. 1/273 subtests failed.
gmake: *** [makefile:1048: test_dynamic] Error 255

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        Update: Looks like that one test fails for me because the font "Generic.ttf" can't be found: 
        Annotate(text=>'Magick',geometry=>'+0+20',font=>'Generic.ttf',fill=>'g
+old',gravity=>'North',pointsize=>14) ...
  Annotate (text=>'Magick',geometry=>'+0+20',font=>'Generic.ttf',fill=
+>'gold',gravity=>'North',pointsize=>14):
  Exception 305: unable to read font `Generic.ttf' @ warning/annotate.
+c/RenderType/1024
not ok 2

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        Update 2: In the previous versions of Image::Magick that I've built, "Generic.tiff" has been provided in both the "demo" and the "t" folders - though the MANIFEST file listed only "demo/Generic.tiff"..
        Now, however, "Generic.tiff" is to be found only in the "demo" folder.
        Copying "demo/Generic.tiff" to "t/Generic.tiff" allows all tests to pass.

        Cheers,
        Rob
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