I've managed to get past the error's with these patches. I've created a new file Makefile.cygwin based upon Makefile.netbsd. As long as you have everything else you need you should be able to build the SDL:: module.

< Makefile.PL.diff > 

--- Makefile.PL    2003-01-06 06:25:03.000000000 +0000
+++ Makefile.PL.new    2003-01-06 06:24:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
     win       => "Makefile.win32",
     freebsd => "Makefile.freebsd",
+  cygwin  => "Makefile.cygwin",
 );

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< Makefile.cygwin.diff > 

--- Makefile.netbsd    2003-01-06 06:13:44.000000000 +0000
+++ Makefile.cygwin    2003-01-06 06:18:47.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env perl 
+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
 
 use strict;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $sdl_libs =~ s/-Wl,-rpath,(\/usr\/pkg)*\
 
 @dirs=(
-    '/usr/pkg/include',
-    '/usr/pkg/include/SDL', 
-    '/usr/pkg/include/smpeg',
+    '/usr/include',
+    '/usr/include/SDL', 
+    '/usr/include/smpeg',
     '/usr/X11R6/include',
     '/usr/X11R6/include/GL', 
@@ -88,4 +88,5 @@ if  ( $ext{GLU}{exists} ) {
 
 my %options = (
+    'PERL'  => '/usr/bin/perl',
     'NAME'    => 'SDL_perl',
     'VERSION_FROM' => 'SDL.pm',

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In reply to Re: cygwin, perl, sdl and problems with cpan by emcb
in thread cygwin, perl, sdl and problems with cpan by parasew

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