Win32::Console problems

FireBird34 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm trying to install this via Linux right now, but am having problems (if this isn't the place to ask, feel free to direct any and all flames at me, as long as you tell me where I can ask this question =P). I'm using the CPAN module to install this, so:

perl -MCPAN -e 'install Win32::Console'

This works great (I've used it many times), up until the end, where I get some error messages on the make file:

make[1]: Entering directory '/root/.cpan/build/libwin32-0.191/APIFILE'
Makefile:645: *** missing seperator.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/root.cpan/build/libwin32-0.191/APIFILE'
make: *** [subdirs] Error 2
  /usr/bin/make  -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
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Anyone know a cause for this? First error I've gotten out of this module (the CPAN one). It's not much of a big deal, but I would like to know what is going on here. Thanks for any input.

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Re: Win32::Console problems by Jenda (Abbot) on Feb 11, 2003 at 00:54 UTC
You expect a Win32:: module to work under Linux??? Maybe if you use a Windows emulator, Windows C compiler and Perl compiled for Windows, then you could compile and use the module. Inside the emulator with that Perl. Jenda	[reply]
Re: Win32::Console problems by FireBird34 (Pilgrim) on Feb 11, 2003 at 01:01 UTC
Now that I think about it... kinda wierd, me wanting to use a Windows mod under Linux. Basically all I wanted from it, was the ability to change the title on the terminal (or MS-DOS shell) to what I wanted -- just a small feature (as I said, not really important). Is there a better cross-platform mod I can use for this (that wouldn't require much config'ing on the user's behalf)?	[reply]