My results from installing Win32API::CommPort on Strawberry 5.12.3.
cpan[1]> install Win32API::CommPort Going to read 'C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\Metadata' Database was generated on Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:31:03 GMT Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.netnitco.net/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz Going to read 'C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\sources\authors\0 +1mailrc.tx t.gz' ...................................................................... +......DONE Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.netnitco.net/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz Going to read 'C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\sources\modules\0 +2packages. details.txt.gz' Database was generated on Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:43:03 GMT .............. New CPAN.pm version (v1.9800) available. [Currently running version is v1.9600] You might want to try install CPAN reload cpan to both upgrade CPAN.pm and run the new version without leaving the current session. ..............................................................DONE Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.netnitco.net/modules/03modlist.data.gz Going to read 'C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\sources\modules\0 +3modlist.d ata.gz' ...................................................................... +......DONE Going to write C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\Metadata Running install for module 'Win32API::CommPort' Running make for B/BB/BBIRTH/Win32-SerialPort-0.22.tar.gz Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.netnitco.net/authors/id/B/BB/BBIRTH/Win32-SerialPort-0.22. +tar.gz Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.netnitco.net/authors/id/B/BB/BBIRTH/CHECKSUMS Checksum for C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\sources\authors\id\ +B\BB\BBIRT H\Win32-SerialPort-0.22.tar.gz ok Scanning cache C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\build for sizes ...................................................................... +......DONE CPAN.pm: Going to build B/BB/BBIRTH/Win32-SerialPort-0.22.tar.gz found result=0, file=COM1 Win32::SerialPort and Win32API::CommPort VERSION 0.22 A 'Makefile' created for those with 'make' or CPAN.pm users. It will test using PORT = COM1. To test using a different PORT, run again specifying: 'perl Makefile.PL TESTPORT=<PORT>' The normal 'Mantra' would then apply: make make test make install For those without 'make' or an equivalent like 'nmake' or 'dmake' ther +e are perl-only scripts which do the same things: Test with: perl nomake_test Install with: perl nomake_install Test with nothing connected to COM1. PORT is not verified present and accessible until tests run. Timeout tests can take up to 30 seconds per test. Creating new t/DefaultPort.pm Creating new nomake_test Creating new nomake_install Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for Win32::SerialPort Could not read metadata file. Falling back to other methods to determi +ne prerequ isites Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 7.10.3077 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. syntax error at -e line 1, near "'755') " Missing right curly or square bracket at -e line 1, at end of line Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors. NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\sperl\perl\bin\perl.exe' : return code +'0xff' Stop. BBIRTH/Win32-SerialPort-0.22.tar.gz C:/PROGRA~1/MICROS~2.NET/Vc7/bin/nmake.exe -- NOT OK Running make test Can't test without successful make Running make install Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible Failed during this command: BBIRTH/Win32-SerialPort-0.22.tar.gz : make NO cpan[2]>
update: this output is from a broken cpan shell installation, please ignore

In reply to Re: win32api::commport install fails by bulk88
in thread win32api::commport install fails by ccherri

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