Touble installing "pp" package on Stawberry Perl

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Update on this... I found a manual solution to my problem here. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11750022/cannot-install-module-pp-on-windows-7-64-bit-with-strawberry-perl It's outdated, as this post was for pp version 1.013 and the version I downloaded and tried it with was 1.032, but it appears to be the same/similar problem and it still solved it for me. Many thanks Monks!

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Hi, I just recently installed "Strawberry Perl 5.22.2.1 (64bit)" on my new laptop, and the first package I went to install was the "pp" package so I can create .exe files like I have many times in the past on my old laptop. When I try to install the package with "cpan pp" it attempts to do so, but seems to have trouble with "dmake.exe" running on "RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.032.tar.gz". I'm just a low level user (Electrical Engineer) who writes simple scripts for parsing and compiling data mostly, so most of this is gibberish to me. If it helps to know, I'm running Windows 7 (64-bit) with Service Pack 1. Can the Monks help me out? Screen dump of failure shown below.

C:\Users\Alec\Documents\Perl>cpan pp
Loading internal null logger. Install Log::Log4perl for logging messag
+es
CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.211)
Database was generated on Mon, 09 May 2016 20:41:23 GMT

Running install for module 'pp'
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.95)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.069)
Checksum for C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\id\R\RS\RSCHUPP\PAR-Pack
+er-1.032.t
ar.gz ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v2.06)
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.2304)
CPAN: YAML::XS loaded ok (v0.62)
CPAN: CPAN::Meta::Requirements loaded ok (v2.140)
CPAN: Parse::CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v1.4417)
CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.150005)
CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v5.20160429)
Configuring R/RS/RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.032.tar.gz with Makefile.PL
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Prototype mismatch: sub main::prompt: none vs ($;$) at C:/Strawberry/p
+erl/lib/Ex
tUtils/MakeMaker.pm line 240.
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Generating a dmake-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for PAR::Packer
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
  RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.032.tar.gz
  C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- OK
Running make for R/RS/RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.032.tar.gz
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----      RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.032.tar.gz     ----
    Tk::EntryCheck [requires,optional]
    Tk::ColoredButton [requires,optional]
    Tk::Getopt [requires,optional]
    Tk [requires,optional]
    Module::Signature [requires,optional]
cp lib/PAR/StrippedPARL/Base.pm blib\lib\PAR\StrippedPARL\Base.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter/PodStrip.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\PodStrip.pm
cp lib/PAR/Packer.pm blib\lib\PAR\Packer.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter/Bytecode.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\Bytecode.pm
cp lib/pp.pm blib\lib\pp.pm
cp lib/App/Packer/PAR.pm blib\lib\App\Packer\PAR.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter/PatchContent.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\PatchContent.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter/Bleach.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\Bleach.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter/Obfuscate.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\Obfuscate.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter.pm
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" par_pl2c.pl my_par_pl < ..\script\pa
+r.pl > my_
par_pl.c
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" sha1.c.PL
gcc -c -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE  -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS 
+-DPERL_IMP
LICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bi
+tfields  -
I"C:\STRAWB~1\perl\lib\CORE"  -DPARL_EXE=\"parl.exe\" -s -O2 main.c
windres -i winres/pp.rc -o ppresource.coff --input-format=rc --output-
+format=cof
f --target=pe-x86-64
g++ main.o ppresource.coff -s   -s -L"C:\STRAWB~1\perl\lib\CORE" -L"C:
+\STRAWB~1\
c\lib"  "C:\STRAWB~1\perl\lib\CORE\libperl522.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64
+-w64-mingw
32\lib\libmoldname.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libkernel3
+2.a" "C:\S
TRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libuser32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w6
+4-mingw32\
lib\libgdi32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libwinspool.a" "
+C:\STRAWB~
1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libcomdlg32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mi
+ngw32\lib\
libadvapi32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libshell32.a" "C:
+\STRAWB~1\
c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libole32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32
+\lib\libol
eaut32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libnetapi32.a" "C:\STR
+AWB~1\c\x8
6_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libuuid.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\
+libws2_32.
a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libmpr.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_
+64-w64-min
gw32\lib\libwinmm.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libversion.
+a" "C:\STR
AWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libodbc32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-
+mingw32\li
b\libodbccp32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libcomctl32.a" 
+-o par.exe

rem
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" encode_append.pl Dynamic.in par.exe 
+Dynamic.pm

"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" embed_files.pl -c 32768 par.exe "C:\
+STRAWB~1\p
erl\bin\perl522.dll" "C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll" "C:\
+Strawberry
\perl\bin\libwinpthread-1.dll" "C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\libstdc++-6.dll
+" > boot_e
mbedded_files.c
# using "objdump" recusrively to find DLLs needed by par.exe
# embedding "par.exe" as "par.exe"
# embedding "C:/Strawberry/c/bin/libwinpthread-1.dll" as "libwinpthrea
+d-1.dll"
# embedding "C:/Strawberry/perl/bin/perl522.dll" as "perl522.dll"
# embedding "C:/Strawberry/c/bin/libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll" as "libgcc_s_sjl
+j-1.dll"
# embedding "C:/Strawberry/c/bin/libstdc++-6.dll" as "libstdc++-6.dll"
gcc -c -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE  -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS 
+-DPERL_IMP
LICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bi
+tfields  -
I"C:\STRAWB~1\perl\lib\CORE"  -DPARL_EXE=\"parl.exe\" -s -O2 boot.c
In file included from mktmpdir.h:85:0,
                 from mktmpdir.c:1,
                 from boot.c:10:
sha1.c: In function 'sha_transform':
sha1.c:146:2: warning: right shift count >= width of type
  T >>= 32;
  ^
g++ boot.o -static-libgcc  ppresource.coff -o boot.exe
rem
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" encode_append.pl Static.in boot.exe 
+Static.pm
cp Dynamic.pm ..\blib\lib\PAR\StrippedPARL\Dynamic.pm
cp Static.pm ..\blib\lib\PAR\StrippedPARL\Static.pm
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" -Mblib=.. run_with_inc.pl boot.exe -
+q -B -Opar
l.exe
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command -e cp -- parl.ex
+e ..\blib\
script\parl.exe
rem ..\blib\script\parl.exe
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" -Mblib=.. run_with_inc.pl par.exe -q
+ -B -Oparl
dyn.exe
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command -e cp -- parldyn
+.exe ..\bl
ib\script\parldyn.exe
rem ..\blib\script\parldyn.exe
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command -e cp --
+ script/pa
r.pl blib\script\par.pl
pl2bat.bat blib\script\par.pl
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command -e cp --
+ script/pp
 blib\script\pp
pl2bat.bat blib\script\pp
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command -e cp --
+ script/tk
pp blib\script\tkpp
pl2bat.bat blib\script\tkpp
  RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.032.tar.gz
  C:\STRAWB~1\c\bin\dmake.exe -- OK
Running make test
dmake:  Error: -- Don't know how to make `test_dynamic'
dmake.exe:  Error code 255, while making 'subdirs-test_dynamic'
  RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.032.tar.gz
  C:\STRAWB~1\c\bin\dmake.exe test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, t
+ry:
  reports RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.032.tar.gz
Stopping: 'install' failed for 'pp'.

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Re: Touble installing "pp" package on Stawberry Perl by soonix (Chancellor) on May 10, 2016 at 14:31 UTC
Probably shouldn't make any difference, but I did not `cpan pp` [download] but `cpan PAR::Packer` [download] (pp is part of PAR::Packer)	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Touble installing "pp" package on Stawberry Perl by perldigious (Priest) on May 10, 2016 at 14:54 UTC
I did try "cpan PAR::Packer" as well, same issue. But I did find a solution in an old StackOverflow post regarding a similar problem for pp verison 1.013 (they are on 1.032). http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11750022/cannot-install-module-pp-on-windows-7-64-bit-with-strawberry-perl	[reply]
Re: Touble installing "pp" package on Stawberry Perl by stevieb (Canon) on May 10, 2016 at 14:22 UTC
In this case, you may be ok if you force-install the module: `cpan -f install pp`. I see there's a 5 month old bug related to this issue, so with a few extra minutes here, I'm setting up a test env and I'm going to try to figure out exactly what's going wrong.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Touble installing "pp" package on Stawberry Perl by perldigious (Priest) on May 10, 2016 at 14:56 UTC
I appreciate this, I didn't even know about the -f switch for forcing install. I did manage to stumble upon another more manual solution that seems to have fixed my problem. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11750022/cannot-install-module-pp-on-windows-7-64-bit-with-strawberry-perl Nevertheless, I really appreciate your effort on my behalf, thank you.	[reply]