I have just tried installing XML::SAX using the CPAN shell and it worked for me.

I don't have a C compiler installed, and wonder if the fact that you do might be your problem. Here's the version information from my copy of nmake:

P:\grantm>nmake -?

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

Usage:  NMAKE @commandfile
        NMAKE [options] [/f makefile] [/x stderrfile] [macrodefs] [tar
+gets]

Options:

/A Build all evaluated targets         /B Build if time stamps are equ
+al
/C Suppress output messages            /D Display build information
/E Override env-var macros             /HELP Display brief usage messa
+ge
/I Ignore exit codes from commands     /K Build unrelated targets on e
+rror
/N Display commands but do not execute /NOLOGO Suppress copyright mess
+age
/P Display NMAKE information           /Q Check time stamps but do not
+ build
/R Ignore predefined rules/macros      /S Suppress executed-commands d
+isplay
/T Change time stamps but do not build
/? Display brief usage message

[download]

If your version is newer, that may be contributing to the makefile syntax error message you're getting. I got my older version via the link in the Perl-XML FAQ (above).

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