Dear esteemed PerlMonks

When trying to install Wx::Demo, the installation crashes at the "c" level (perl.exe crashes). Here's the info:

Starting the process of installing Wx::Demo, the test fails, perl.exe crashes, and an MS Window pops up with this info:

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: perl.exe Application Version: 0.0.0.0 Application Timestamp: 513f0ec4 Fault Module Name: wxbase294u_gcc_custom.dll Fault Module Version: 2.9.4.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 518e8f2c Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Offset: 000000000004cc55 OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: 1c08 Additional Information 2: 1c088a33d2f6bb66ead4dd52958c47ec Additional Information 3: 9695 Additional Information 4: 9695d89d136d5b00e97ac68b3cb11b72

Here is the installation log:

Installing Wx::Demo (0.21) Running [F:\Win7programs\SBPerl\perl\bin\perl.exe -e use strict; BEGIN + { my $old = select STDERR; $|++; select $old; $|++; $0 = shift(@ARGV +); my $rv = do($0); die $@ if $@; } C:\Users\Helen\.cpanplus\5.16.3\b +uild\Wx-Demo-0.21\Makefile.PL]... Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for Wx::Demo Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json Module 'Wx::Demo' requires 'File::chdir' to be installed Running [F:\Win7programs\SBPerl\perl\bin\perl.exe -e use strict; BEGIN + { my $old = select STDERR; $|++; select $old; $|++; $0 = shift(@ARGV +); my $rv = do($0); die $@ if $@; } C:\Users\Helen\.cpanplus\5.16.3\b +uild\File-chdir-0.1008\Makefile.PL]... Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for File::chdir Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json Running [F:\WIN7PR~2\SBPerl\c\bin\dmake.EXE test]... F:\Win7programs\SBPerl\perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e +" "test_harness(0, 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t t/00-compile.t .... ok t/array.t ......... ok t/chdir.t ......... ok t/delete-array.t .. ok t/nested.t ........ ok t/newline.t ....... skipped: Can't make a directory with a newline in +it t/var.t ........... ok All tests successful. Files=7, Tests=91, 1 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr + 0.03 sys = 0.08 CP +U) Result: PASS Module 'Wx::Demo' requires 'UNIVERSAL::require' to be installed Running [F:\Win7programs\SBPerl\perl\bin\perl.exe -e use strict; BEGIN + { my $old = select STDERR; $|++; select $old; $|++; $0 = shift(@ARGV +); my $rv = do($0); die $@ if $@; } C:\Users\Helen\.cpanplus\5.16.3\b +uild\UNIVERSAL-require-0.13\Makefile.PL]... Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for UNIVERSAL::require Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json Running [F:\WIN7PR~2\SBPerl\c\bin\dmake.EXE test]... F:\Win7programs\SBPerl\perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e +" "test_harness(0, 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t t/require.t .. ok t/taint.t .... ok t/use.t ...... ok All tests successful. Files=3, Tests=28, 0 wallclock secs ( 0.06 usr + 0.02 sys = 0.08 CP +U) Result: PASS Running [F:\WIN7PR~2\SBPerl\c\bin\dmake.EXE test]... F:\Win7programs\SBPerl\perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e +" "test_harness(0, 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t t/01_load.t .. Dubious, test returned 5 (wstat 1280, 0x500) Failed 50/50 subtests t/zz_pod.t ... skipped: Test::Pod 1.00 required for testing POD Failed 1/2 test programs. 0/0 subtests failed. Test Summary Report ------------------- t/01_load.t (Wstat: 1280 Tests: 0 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 5 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 50 tests but ran 0. Files=2, Tests=0, 32 wallclock secs ( 0.06 usr + 0.00 sys = 0.06 CPU +) Result: FAIL dmake.EXE: Error code 255, while making 'test_dynamic'

This is related to some errors in my recent Alien::wxWidgets installation that I've described here:Re^2: Moderate success - and some questions

Note that I am running several wxPerl wxWidgets scripts, and they are running normally. So it's not the case that the entire wxWidgets installation is corrupt.

Your help and advice will be much appreciated.

(Running 64 bit Strawberry Perl 5.16.3.1 on Windows 7, wxWidgets 2.9.4).

Many TIA - Helen

Note (5 15 2013): cross-posted at wx-users Google group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/wx-users/KkvoVitQ_I4


In reply to wxPerl: attempting to install Wx::Demo crashes perl.exe by HelenCr

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