Ok, I've talked about this using the Chatterbox before, but I haven't gotten a solution, so I thought I'd make an official post.

I'm trying to install a module (Net-AOLIM) on CPAN that need's to be compiled. Or at least that's what I think, seeing that it has a makefile.pl with it. However, I'm using Windows 98, despite my hate of it. I've tried several things to get it to work, so I'll write sections about each one. (I'm using ActivePerl, but I am willing to install IndigoPerl, seeing I have both installation files)

I've tried using PPM, but unfortunately, there's no precompiled version of Net-AOLIM for PPM.

I've tried compiling the module using nmake, but this also does not work. When I try run perl makefile.pl It gives me this output:

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Bad Command or File name
Bad Command or File name
Bad Command or File name
unable to find a perl 5 (by these names: C:\Perl\Bin #etc..
Writing makefile for Net::AOLIM

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I expected that output, so I continued, once running a line that I read I should do in a link from an old post pointing to some online 'zine article. The other time I ran nmake 1.5 directly. After typing nmake I got this output:
NMAKE : fatal error V1801: '0' : program not found
Stop.

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This Immediately tells me that something went wrong, so I stopped, then continued just to make sure, only to recieve more errors. What should I do? (don't tell me to get *nix, I don't own the computer, so I can't change the OS)
- p u n k k i d

In reply to Installing the Net-AOLIM module from CPAN by elusion

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