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I'm trying to build the latest Archive::Zip from CPAN and I'm getting the following errors:

C:\perl64\packages\Archive-Zip-1.48>makefile
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Bareword found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 1, near "
+17 gid"
        (Missing operator before gid?)
Number found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 2, near "18
+"
        (Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Bareword found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 2, near "
+18 uid"
        (Missing operator before uid?)
Number found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 3, near "20
+"
        (Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Bareword found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 3, near "
+20 ctime"
        (Missing operator before ctime?)
Number found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 4, near "20
+"
        (Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Bareword found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 4, near "
+20 atime"
        (Missing operator before atime?)
Number found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 5, near "23
+"
        (Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Bareword found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 5, near "
+23 SCHILY"
        (Missing operator before SCHILY?)
Number found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 6, near "23
+"
        (Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Bareword found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 6, near "
+23 SCHILY"
        (Missing operator before SCHILY?)
Number found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 7, near "18
+"
        (Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Bareword found where operator expected at ./Makefile.PL line 7, near "
+18 SCHILY"
        (Missing operator before SCHILY?)
ERROR from evaluation of C:\perl64\packages\Archive-Zip-1.48\PaxHeader
+/Makefile.PL: syntax error at ./Makefile.PL line 1, near "17 gid"
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The file Archive-Zip-1.48/PaxHeader/Makefile.PL:

17 gid=859227846
18 uid=1209014870
20 ctime=1434661972
20 atime=1434661969
23 SCHILY.dev=16777220
23 SCHILY.ino=10610141
18 SCHILY.nlink=2
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Obviously isn't a perl script let alone a makefile.pl, but I'm not invoking that script, I'm running the makefile.pl in the top level subdirectory of the distribution, and I cannot follow how, when or why that file is being invoked.

Does any of this mean anything to anyone?

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In reply to Build problems with Archive::Zip? by BrowserUk

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