Modules in Windows

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

I have perl installed in my Windows 7, 64 bits, and it runs great. I also have no problem regarding adding new modules, even from cpan. However, when for some reason the module needs some kind of compilation (I think) I get a "build not ok" at the end. So the c:\perl\bin\perl.exe ./BUILD.pl fails. That is, the modules fails in the compilation of the C code probably. Does anyone knows how to fix this?

Best regards

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Re: Modules in Windows by stevieb (Canon) on Nov 17, 2018 at 15:55 UTC
"Probably" doesn't really help here. Pasting in the error message in `<code></code>` tags would. Either way, if it is a compilation issue, it's likely the necessary tools weren't installed, or at least not in your `PATH` environment variable correctly. Please let us know which Perl installation you went with. Strawberry Perl should install everything you need by default. Also, at the command line, type `echo %PATH%` and paste (again, in code tags) the output from that command.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Modules in Windows by Anonymous Monk on Nov 17, 2018 at 15:52 UTC
Does anyone knows how to fix this? no, because your question is incomplete	[reply]
Re: Modules in Windows by thechartist (Monk) on Nov 21, 2018 at 18:24 UTC
This would be hard to answer without knowing more about the Perl distribution you are using. Are you using a pre-compiled Perl install (ie. Strawberry or ActiveState? ) Next, what C compiler are you using? I know for a fact that GCC ships with the Strawberry Perl version for Windows. I do not know what ActiveState uses, or if they ship a C compiler at all. I suspect they do (you need it for most CPAN modules), but I cannot say for certain. Assuming your Perl environment is OK, the next thing to look at might be the module itself. The C code might not be written in a portable fashion, or it might be making assumptions about Windows systems that no longer hold true. This can get complicated really quick. There should be a log file that you can check to see what failed, and when. I believe it is in a cpan directory if you are using Strawberry Perl, but I cannot recall off the top of my head. That will give you detailed info you can post here to get more assistance.	[reply]