Bearing in mind, of course, that the compiler used for building modules must be the same as the one used to build the Perl. So if you are using ACtiveStae you would need (V)C++ 6, or if you use Vanilla/Strawberry Perl you would need gcc.

I have one application which runs on its own Windows box that uses a couple of big ugly XS modules, we build the Perl locally and then modules build easilly and we have no issues. However, it is also fair to say (for the OP's benefit) that if a module isn't available as a binary build from any of the main PPM respositories, then it is a brave man who embarks on building it without serious malice of forethought, and commitment of time and effort.

jdtoronto

In reply to Re^4: New Perl on server by jdtoronto
in thread New Perl on server by Anonymous Monk

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