Hello my code friends,

I have just upgraded to Active Perl`s 5.6.1.638 (my OS is Win98) and installed all the extra modules with success, with exception of Spreadsheet::ParseExcel, wich freezes after nmake, nmake test and nmake install. At first, when I issue the perl makefile.pl, it says the kit is ok and gives me back the prompt. But when I run the nmake, the following output is generated: 

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

c:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -MExtUtils::Command -
+e cp bin/chartex blib\script\chartex
c:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -e "system qq]pl2bat.
+bat \.shift" blib\script\chartex

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And after that he freezes. So, I type Ctrl+Break to take back the prompt. But when I issue nmake test and nmake install the same happens. (Same output too)

I`ve looked into \perl\site\lib\spreadsheet\ folder and there`s no trace of the \writer folder after all that.

Any ideas? Does this Ativestate build have bugs regarding that? Or maybe its my nmake 1.5 that`s outdated? I`m lost.

UPDATE: I decided to try installing the module through CPAN module, but guess what? The same error has ocurred after I issued CPAN's nmake!

Thanks a lot

Andre

In reply to Activestate 5.6.1.638 - Module instalation freezing with Spreadsheet::WriteExcel and others by Andre_br

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