I am currently trying to install the lastest release of Win32::GUI from activestates site, the version is suppose to have some updates from the core install.

I guess my first problem is not having a C/C++ background is how the process works, what is makefile.pl all about?

I have read through some of the other post in regards to this subject using your super search and don't really get my answer.

I have verified that perl is in my path like so many of the posts stated to check.

I run makefile.pl, and it spits out a makefile, I do have MSVC++ avaliable to compile, but I don't know what to do. Can someone please help me.

Just for clarity here is my output from my makefile.pl, it generated a 23kb makefile: 

Using Visual C++
NOTE:Makefile.PL will add the instruction to use the Resource
your Makefile; if you're not using Visual C++, or don't want t
resources with your extension, call this script with this addi
argument:

    perl Makefile.PL USERESOURCE=0

Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'comctl32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'oldnames.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'kernel32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'user32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'gdi32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'winspool.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'comdlg32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'advapi32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'shell32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'ole32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'oleaut32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'netapi32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'uuid.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'wsock32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'mpr.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'winmm.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'version.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'odbc32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'odbccp32.lib'
Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'msvcrt.lib'
Writing Makefile for Win32::GUI

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Thanks a lot!!!

In reply to Compiling Modules under Win32 by Anonymous Monk

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