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

$ perl -V
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 8 subversion 0) configuratio
+n:   Platform:
    osname=cygwin, osvers=1.3.12(0.5432), archname=cygwin-multi-64int
    uname='cygwin_nt-5.0 kmbestst 1.3.12(0.5432) 2002-07-06 02:16 i686
+ unknown '

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When running install under CPAN shell I get this (at testing): 
A problem was encountered while attempting to compile and install your
+ Inline
C code. The command that failed was:
  make > out.make 2>&1

The build directory was:
/cygdrive/h/.cpan/build/Inline-0.44/C/_Inline_test/build/_04perlapi_t_
+3c76

To debug the problem, cd to the build directory, and inspect the outpu
+t files.

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So I go there and view the file: 
make[2]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/h/.cpan/build/Inline-0.44/C/_In
+line_test/build/_04perlapi_t_3c76'
/usr/bin/perl.exe /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap /usr/
+lib/perl5/5.8.0/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap /cygdrive/h/.cpan/build/Inl
+ine-0.44/C/t/typemap   _04perlapi_t_3c76.xs > _04perlapi_t_3c76.xsc &
+& mv _04perlapi_t_3c76.xsc _04perlapi_t_3c76.c
gcc -c  -I/cygdrive/h/.cpan/build/Inline-0.44/C/t -DPERL_USE_SAFE_PUTE
+NV -fno-strict-aliasing -DUSEIMPORTLIB    -DVERSION=\"0.00\" -DXS_VER
+SION=\"0.00\"  "-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/cygwin-multi-64int/CORE"   _04
+perlapi_t_3c76.c
Running Mkbootstrap for _04perlapi_t_3c76 ()
chmod 644 _04perlapi_t_3c76.bs
rm -f blib/arch/auto/_04perlapi_t_3c76/_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll
LD_RUN_PATH="" ld2  -s -L/usr/local/lib _04perlapi_t_3c76.o  -o blib/a
+rch/auto/_04perlapi_t_3c76/_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll  /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.
+0/cygwin-multi-64int/CORE/libperl.dll.a   
gcc -shared -o  cygperl5_8_0.dll -Wl,--out-implib=lib_04perlapi_t_3c76
+.dll.a -Wl,--export-all-symbols -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--stack,
+8388608 \
-s -L/usr/local/lib _04perlapi_t_3c76.o  /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/cygwin-m
+ulti-64int/CORE/libperl.dll.a
Creating library file: lib_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll.a
mv cygperl5_8_0.dll lib_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll.a blib/arch/auto/_04perla
+pi_t_3c76/
chmod 755 blib/arch/auto/_04perlapi_t_3c76/_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll
chmod: getting attributes of `blib/arch/auto/_04perlapi_t_3c76/_04perl
+api_t_3c76.dll': No such file or directory
make[2]: *** [blib/arch/auto/_04perlapi_t_3c76/_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll] 
+Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/h/.cpan/build/Inline-0.44/C/_Inl
+ine_test/build/_04perlapi_t_3c76'

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I am not that familiar with gcc - but it seems that id did not make the _04perlapi_t_3c76.dll and then it complaints that it is missing.
Any hints?

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Re: Problem with compiling Inline::C on cygwin
by robartes (Priest) on Mar 05, 2003 at 15:09 UTC
    Hi,

    looking at the output, one thing becomes apparent. First, make does: 

    mv cygperl5_8_0.dll lib_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll.a blib/arch/auto/_04perla
+pi_t_3c76/

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    Then it does: 
    chmod 755 blib/arch/auto/_04perlapi_t_3c76/_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll

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    Notice the missing .a . You'll probably have to root around in the Makefile as to find out why it does this, but this should give you an idea on what to look for.

    CU
    Robartes-

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      ...and the missing "lib".

                      - tye
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      I sow that and interpreted it as two different files - but now I think you're right.
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      Today I tried to dig it some more and got to this: 
      $ LD_RUN_PATH="" ld2  -s -L/usr/local/lib _04perlapi_t_3c76.o  -o blib
+/arch/auto/_04perlapi_t_3c76/_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll  /usr/lib/perl5/5.
+8.0/cygwin-multi-64int/CORE/libperl.dll.a
gcc -shared -o  cygperl5_8_0.dll -Wl,--out-implib=lib_04perlapi_t_3c76
+.dll.a -Wl,--export-all-symbols -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--stack,
+8388608 \
-s -L/usr/local/lib _04perlapi_t_3c76.o  /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/cygwin-m
+ulti-64int/CORE/libperl.dll.a
Creating library file: lib_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll.a
mv cygperl5_8_0.dll lib_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll.a blib/arch/auto/_04perla
+pi_t_3c76/

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      This was run for rule to make blib/arch/auto/_04perlapi_t_3c76/_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll - so I believe the problem is with the ld2 script - cause it made lib_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll.a instead.
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        Actually, and I missed this in my first reply, the ld2 line does seem to be linking the library correctly (or at least without errors): 
        LD_RUN_PATH="" ld2  -s -L/usr/local/lib _04perlapi_t_3c76.o  -o blib/a
+rch/auto/_04perlapi_t_3c76/_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0
+/cygwin-multi-64int/CORE/libperl.dll.a

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        It does -o blib/arch/auto/_O4perlapi_t_3c76/_04perlapi_t_3c76.dll. This creates the dll in that directory (-o specifies the output file of the linking operation). So the problem occurs somewhere between this line (inclusive) and the chmod line further downstream. What's in blib/arch/auto/_04perlapi_t_c76 after you did the above steps?

        CU
        Robartes-

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