nmake is not bundled with on XP. You can download it from Microsoft directly, by consulting KB Article 132084. This is probably simpler than going the whole MinGW route, and less alpha than Strawberry Perl.

As a side note, nmake is not capable of understanding the current Makefile used to build the latest bleadperl (what will one day be 5.10). For that, you will need to use dmake. (Clarification following private correspondance: any version of MSVC released this decade or thereabouts will be just fine).

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In reply to Re: how to install perlmodules in windowsXP by grinder
in thread how to install perlmodules in windowsXP by veeruch

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