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Hi all, I'm getting the following error when trying to install win32::api which was downloaded from http://dada.perl.it/Win32-API-0.20.zip Any idea why? 
C:\temp\Win32-API-0.20\Win32-API-0.20>nmake test

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

mkdir blib
mkdir blib\lib
mkdir blib\lib\Win32
mkdir blib\arch
mkdir blib\arch\auto
mkdir blib\arch\auto\Win32
mkdir blib\arch\auto\Win32\API
mkdir blib\lib\auto
mkdir blib\lib\auto\Win32
mkdir blib\lib\auto\Win32\API
cp API.pm blib\lib\Win32\API.pm
        C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib C:\Perl\lib\E
+xtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap C:\Perl\lib\ExtUtils\typemap -typemap typema
+p API.xs >
API.xsc && C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -MExtUtils
+::Command -e mv API.xsc API.c
        cl -c  -O1 -MD -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -DHAVE_
+DES_FCRYPT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DPERL_MSVCRT_
+READFIX -O1
 -MD -DNDEBUG      -DVERSION=\"0.20\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"0.20\"  -IC:\Per
+l\lib\CORE  API.c
Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 12.00.8168 for 
+80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-1998. All rights reserved.

API.c
API.xs(155) : error C2065: 'na' : undeclared identifier
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cl' : return code '0x2'
Stop.

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Re: error installing win32::api
by Ionitor (Scribe) on Jul 24, 2002 at 23:07 UTC
    Searching on Google Groups, you need to create your Makefile by running
    perl Makefile.pl POLLUTE=1

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    Looks like the module needs to be updated.
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Re: error installing win32::api
by dws (Chancellor) on Jul 24, 2002 at 22:55 UTC
    I'm getting the following error when trying to install win32::api which was downloaded from http://dada.perl.it/Win32-API-0.20.zip Any idea why?

    If you're running ]http://www.activestate.com|ActiveState] Perl, try C:\> ppm install win32-api That way, you needn't bother with having to rebuild the module.

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      I cannot use ppm due to the firewall. I got it to work though after adding the "POLLUTE=1" flag. 
      perl Makefile.PL POLLUTE=1

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      Thanks for all your help, Jolene
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        I cannot use ppm due to the firewall.

        PPM uses HTTP via LWP::UserAgent. You most probably can use PPM across a firewall, by setting the environment variable HTTP_PROXY. Details are in the LWP::UserAgent POD.

        It took me a while to find this out when I was in your position. I wish PPM had a configuration option to make this obvious.

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