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Out of curiosity, what modules are you trying to install and how are you trying to install them?

As VinsWorldcom pointed out, Strawberry Perl comes MinGW and dmake to allow you to install modules directly from CPAN. Rather than manually downloading the modules, extracting them and trying to build them, I'd recommend using cpan utility to install the modules.

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Re^2: pdf libraries for Strawberry Perl
by Dr. D (Novice) on Aug 30, 2016 at 16:18 UTC
    Different ones, for example PDF::API2. Here are last lines of the output: 
      CPAN.pm: Going to build G/GA/GAAS/IO-String-1.08.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for IO::String
Could not read '\.cpan\build\IO-String-1.08-Wbcw5B\META.yml'. Falling 
+back to ot
her methods to determine prerequisites
'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
  GAAS/IO-String-1.08.tar.gz
  nmake -- NOT OK
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent stat
e
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
Running make for B/BH/BHALLISSY/Font-TTF-1.06.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory \.cpan\build\Font-TTF-1.06
+-S4fTAd

  CPAN.pm: Going to build B/BH/BHALLISSY/Font-TTF-1.06.tar.gz

Warning: Prerequisite 'IO::String => 0' for 'B/BH/BHALLISSY/Font-TTF-1
+.06.tar.gz
' failed when processing 'G/GA/GAAS/IO-String-1.08.tar.gz' with 'make 
+=> NO'. Co
ntinuing, but chances to succeed are limited.
'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
  BHALLISSY/Font-TTF-1.06.tar.gz
  nmake -- NOT OK
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent stat
e
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
Running make for S/SS/SSIMMS/PDF-API2-2.028.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory \.cpan\build\PDF-API2-2.02
+8-RsRYoe

  CPAN.pm: Going to build S/SS/SSIMMS/PDF-API2-2.028.tar.gz

Warning: Prerequisite 'Font::TTF => 0' for 'S/SS/SSIMMS/PDF-API2-2.028
+.tar.gz' f
ailed when processing 'B/BH/BHALLISSY/Font-TTF-1.06.tar.gz' with 'make
+ => NO'. C
ontinuing, but chances to succeed are limited.
'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
  SSIMMS/PDF-API2-2.028.tar.gz
  nmake -- NOT OK
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent stat
e
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
Failed during this command:
 GAAS/IO-String-1.08.tar.gz                   : make NO
 SSIMMS/PDF-API2-2.028.tar.gz                 : make NO
 BHALLISSY/Font-TTF-1.06.tar.gz               : make NO

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      In your original question, you stated that you're using "Strawberry Perl v.5.10.0". Is there any chance that you could move to a newer version of Strawberry Perl?

      I just tried using the portable versions of Strawberry Perl version 5.20.0.1 (32-bit and 64-bit) and 5.24.0.1 (32-bit and 64-bit). I had no issues with installing PDF::API2 (as well as needed prerequisite modules) in any of those environments.

      You've mentioned error messages about nmake. The compiler that comes with Strawberry Perl uses dmake, which is included with Strawberry Perl. During my testing of different portable editions of Strawberry Perl, I did notice the following message:

      Generating a dmake-style Makefile

      My guess is that newer versions of Strawberry Perl are making needed changes to the Makefile to ensure that it will work properly with dmake. Anyways, I suspect that if you can move to a newer version of Strawberry Perl, you'll find it much easier to install modules.

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        That could be a good option. I will try to update my Perl. Thank you for the suggestions!
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        ok, so I installed Strawberry Perl install 5.24.0.1 (64bit) and my existing scripts seem to be fine, nothing is broken. Now I'm trying to install PDF::Create. here's the output: 
        cpan[1]> install PDF::Create
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.18)
Going to read \.cpan\Metadata
  Database was generated on Thu, 01 Sep 2016 14:41:02 GMT
Running install for module 'PDF::Create'
CPAN: Data::Dumper loaded ok (v2.121_14)
'YAML' not installed, falling back to Data::Dumper and Storable to rea
+d prefs '\
.cpan\prefs'
Running make for M/MA/MANWAR/PDF-Create-1.34.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.45)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.008)
Checksum for \.cpan\sources\authors\id\M\MA\MANWAR\PDF-Create-1.34.tar
+.gz ok
Scanning cache \.cpan\build for sizes
......................................................................
+......DONE

CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.38)
PDF-Create-1.34/
PDF-Create-1.34/t/
PDF-Create-1.34/t/07-fonts.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/09-cgi-script.pl
PDF-Create-1.34/t/12-version.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/06-annotation.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/51-memory-leak.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/pdf-logo.jpg
PDF-Create-1.34/t/manifest.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/11-encode.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/meta-yml.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/00-load.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/50-versioning.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/10-generic.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/01-basic.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/03-image.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/pdf-logo.gif
PDF-Create-1.34/t/99-wifi-parabola.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/04-drawing.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/meta-json.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/pod.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/02-string.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/05-outline.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/09-cgi.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/changes.t
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Create.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Create/
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Create/Outline.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Create/Page.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Font.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Image/
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Image/GIF.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Image/JPEG.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/Makefile.PL
PDF-Create-1.34/README
PDF-Create-1.34/META.json
PDF-Create-1.34/pdf-logo.svg
PDF-Create-1.34/LICENSE
PDF-Create-1.34/MANIFEST
PDF-Create-1.34/META.yml
PDF-Create-1.34/MANIFEST.SKIP
PDF-Create-1.34/Changes
PDF-Create-1.34/share/
PDF-Create-1.34/share/courier.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/times-italic.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/helvetica-oblique.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/times-bolditalic.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/courier-boldoblique.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/helvetica.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/times-roman.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/courier-oblique.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/times-bold.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/courier-bold.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/helvetica-boldoblique.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/helvetica-bold.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/symbol.json
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/verify-char-width
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/pdf-logo.jpg
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/sample.pl
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/pdf-logo.gif
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/sample-cgi.pl
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.18)
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent stat
e

  CPAN.pm: Going to build M/MA/MANWAR/PDF-Create-1.34.tar.gz

Can't locate File/ShareDir/Install.pm in @INC (@INC contains: D:/Oracl
+e/Middlewa
re/Oracle_BI1/perl/lib D:/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_BI1/perl/site/lib .
+) at Makef
ile.PL line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 7.
Warning: No success on command[D:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_BI1\perl\bi
+n\perl.exe
 Makefile.PL]
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent stat
e
  MANWAR/PDF-Create-1.34.tar.gz
  D:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_BI1\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- NOT
+ OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Could not read '\.cpan\build\PDF-Create-1.34-QrBY7c\META.yml'. Falling
+ back to o
ther methods to determine prerequisites
Failed during this command:
 MANWAR/PDF-Create-1.34.tar.gz                : writemakefile NO 'D:\O
+racle\Midd
leware\Oracle_BI1\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL' returned status 512
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        What should I try now? TIA
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        all right, I've got a brand new virtual Windows machine set up, and installed Strawberry Perl 5.24.0.1 64 bit. The VM has no Oracle. Now, I'm trying to install PDF::Create and here's what I've got. 
        LWP failed with code[500] message[Can't connect to www.cpan.org:80]
Warning: no success downloading 'C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\01ma
+ilrc.txt.g
z.tmp3728'. Giving up on it.
Fetching with LWP:
http://www.cpan.org/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
LWP failed with code[500] message[Can't connect to www.cpan.org:80]
Warning: no success downloading 'C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\01ma
+ilrc.txt.g
z.tmp3728'. Giving up on it.
Warning: no success downloading 'C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\01ma
+ilrc.txt.g
z.tmp3728'. Giving up on it.

As a last resort we now switch to the external ftp command 'C:\Windows
+\system32\
ftp.exe'
to get 'C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\01mailrc.txt.gz.tmp3728'.

Doing so often leads to problems that are hard to diagnose.

If you're the victim of such problems, please consider unsetting the
ftp config variable with

    o conf ftp ""
    o conf commit

Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
LWP failed with code[500] message[Can't connect to cpan.strawberryperl
+.com:80]
Warning: no success downloading 'C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\01ma
+ilrc.txt.g
z.tmp3728'. Giving up on it.
Fetching with LWP:
http://www.cpan.org/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
LWP failed with code[500] message[Can't connect to www.cpan.org:80]
Warning: no success downloading 'C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\01ma
+ilrc.txt.g
z.tmp3728'. Giving up on it.
Fetching with LWP:
http://www.cpan.org/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
LWP failed with code[500] message[Can't connect to www.cpan.org:80]
Warning: no success downloading 'C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\01ma
+ilrc.txt.g
z.tmp3728'. Giving up on it.
Warning: no success downloading 'C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\01ma
+ilrc.txt.g
z.tmp3728'. Giving up on it.

As a last resort we now switch to the external ftp command 'C:\Windows
+\system32\
ftp.exe'
to get 'C:\STRAWB~1\cpan\sources\authors\01mailrc.txt.gz.tmp3728'.

Doing so often leads to problems that are hard to diagnose.

If you're the victim of such problems, please consider unsetting the
ftp config variable with

    o conf ftp ""
    o conf commit

Please check, if the URLs I found in your configuration file
(http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/, http://www.cpan.org/,
http://www.cpan.org/) are valid. The urllist can be edited. E.g. with 
+'o
conf urllist push ftp://myurl/'

Could not fetch authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
Lockfile removed.

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