Hello BrowserUk,

Thanks, that’s very helpful. I didn’t realise that Win32 is a “magic” module — that explains a great deal.

Module::Info, like so many of the modules in the Module::* namespace is developed by *nix programmer without reference to, or concern, for anything outside that platform.

It’s not only Module::* modules that suffer from *nix bias. I regularly come across interesting modules, only to find that they won’t install on Windows. :-( My sense is that this problem is slowly getting better (or is that just wishful thinking?)

The best solution ... would be to disable all the tests that are dependent upon Module::Info; and refuse to allow it on your systems.

Unfortunately, I’ve become dependent on P5U, so I think I’m going to have to let Module::Info come along for the ride. But your information makes me feel much more comfortable about the prospect of by-passing the failing tests.

Thanks again!

Athanasius <°(((>< contra mundum Iustus alius egestas vitae, eros Piratica,

In reply to Re^2: Installing Module::Info 0.35 for Strawberry Perl 5.22.0 by Athanasius
in thread Installing Module::Info 0.35 for Strawberry Perl 5.22.0 by Athanasius

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