I am using ActivePerl 5.8.8 build 820 (unicode).

I finally got brave and decided to install a real package (WxPerl), and not just to use the ppm (perl package manager) provided by ActiveState.

UPDATE: I didn't have time to pursue the installation, but you can get ppm's of recent builds from http://www.wxperl.co.uk/wxppm/.

I have Visual Studio 2003 I downloaded WxWidgets 2.8.4, and then WxPerl 0.75. I compiled WxWidgets without any problems as per instructions. Then the instructions said to

  # build wxPerl
  set WXDIR=z:\path\to\wx
  set WXWIN=z:\path\to\wx

  perl Makefile.PL
  nmake
  nmake test
  nmake install
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I set both paths, but the "perl Makefile.PL" command said:

====== brief error message here ======
...
Looks good
Warning: prerequisite Alien::wxWidgets 0.25 not found.
'LICENSE' is not a known MakeMaker parameter name.
Writing Makefile for Wx::Socket
.
.
.
Writing Makefile for Wx::Perl
Writing Makefile for Wx
Can't locate object method "wx_base_directory" via package "Alien::wxW
+idgets" at
 C:/Soft/Programming/Wx-0.75/Wx-0.75/build/Wx/build/MakeMaker/Win32.pm
+ line 56.
# Looks like your test died before it could output anything.

====== end of error message ======
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So then I thought perhaps I need to download and install Alien::WxWidgets (version 0.31). It seems unreasonable, because if it was needed, it would have been included in the WxPerl download, but what the heck. I did the download, but this also did not install, with the following message

===== start of error message from Alien ======

Base class package "Module::Build" is empty.
    (Perhaps you need to 'use' the module which defines that package f
+irst.)
 at inc/My/Build.pm line 4
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at inc/My/Build.pm line 4.
Compilation failed in require at Build.PL line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Build.PL line 7.

====== end of error message ======
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Now I am stumped, and am about to go back to version 0.25 of wxPerl rather than 0.75, But I am still hoping someone has a clue here...

Thanks

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