I have a ppm repository at http://crazyinsomniac.perlmonk.org/perl/ppm/
http://crazyinsomniac.perlmonk.org/perl/ppm/5.8

I take requests, mostly for ActivePerl flavored perl (build using MSVS), since if you got perl build using anything else, well, it's all free (borland ..., you don't need my help).

I can put up Win32::MIDI and PAR if you wish (i'll do it).

The advantages of cygwin is that it's a unix like environment, so almost everything will work without too much trouble, but there are some performance drawbacks associated with cygwin (no suprise there).

The disadvantage to lcc-win32 and Borland and others is that most people don't use them, and that sometimes makefiles don't exist (not everyone uses ExtUtils::MakeMaker for their makefile generation).

The advantage of MSVC is that practically every win32 port for which you can download a binary uses (activeperl,indigoperl), and all ppm repositories are msvc specific.

MJD says you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo! ** The Third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.