I didn't get a crash, I got the following.
cpan[2]> test Wx::Demo Running test for module 'Wx::Demo' Running make for M/MD/MDOOTSON/Wx-Demo-0.21.tar.gz Has already been unwrapped into directory \.cpan\build\Wx-Demo-0.21- +ltGu3u Has already been made Running make test Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 7.10.3077 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\perl512\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h +arness(0, 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t t/01_load.t .. "stc" is not defined in %Wx::EXPORT_TAGS at C:\.cpan\bu +ild\Wx-Dem o-0.21-ltGu3u\blib\lib/Wx/Demo/Source.pm line 5 # Failed test 'use Wx::Demo;' # at t/01_load.t line 6. # Tried to use 'Wx::Demo'. # Error: Can't continue after import errors at C:/perl512/site/li +b/Wx.pm li ne 76 # BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\.cpan\build\Wx-Demo-0.21-ltG +u3u\blib\l ib/Wx/Demo/Source.pm line 6. t/01_load.t .. 1/50 # Compilation failed in require at C:\.cpan\build\ +Wx-Demo-0. 21-ltGu3u\blib\lib/Wx/Demo.pm line 94. # BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\.cpan\build\Wx-Demo-0.21-ltG +u3u\blib\l ib/Wx/Demo.pm line 94. # Compilation failed in require at (eval 4) line 2. # BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 4) line 2. # Looks like you failed 1 test of 50. t/01_load.t .. Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100) Failed 1/50 subtests t/zz_pod.t ... ok Test Summary Report ------------------- t/01_load.t (Wstat: 256 Tests: 50 Failed: 1) Failed test: 1 Non-zero exit status: 1 Files=2, Tests=261, 2 wallclock secs ( 0.14 usr + 0.03 sys = 0.17 C +PU) Result: FAIL Failed 1/2 test programs. 1/261 subtests failed. NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\perl512\bin\perl.exe' : return code '0x +ff' Stop. MDOOTSON/Wx-Demo-0.21.tar.gz nmake test -- NOT OK //hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, t +ry: reports MDOOTSON/Wx-Demo-0.21.tar.gz Failed during this command: MDOOTSON/Wx-Demo-0.21.tar.gz : make_test NO cpan[3]>

In reply to Re: wxPerl: attempting to install Wx::Demo crashes perl.exe by bulk88
in thread wxPerl: attempting to install Wx::Demo crashes perl.exe by HelenCr

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