I'm still trying to install Date::Calc using cpan this time. I'm trying to do this on an existing server that has the following on it : C:/Perl which seems to hold version 5.0 of Perl C:/Perl-5.8 which is holding version 5.8 of Activestate's Perl installation I try going into cpan from the DOS prompt and when I try running install Date::Calc I get the following message(s) : 
Going to read C:\Perl\cpan\Metadata
  Database was generated on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:27:00 GMT
Running install for module 'Date::Calc'
Running make for S/ST/STBEY/Date-Calc-5.4.tar.gz
Checksum for C:\Perl\cpan\sources\authors\id\S\ST\STBEY\Date-Calc-5.4.
+tar.gz o
Scanning cache C:\Perl/cpan/build for sizes
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+......DO

Date-Calc-5.4/
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Date-Calc-5.4/t/f002.t
Date-Calc-5.4/t/f021.t
Date-Calc-5.4/t/f004.t
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/linearcal.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/time.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/nth_weekday.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/vacation.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/anniversaries.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/income.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/age_in_days_eu.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/cal.c
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/holidays.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/bug.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/delta.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/calendar.cgi
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/weiberfastnacht.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/examples/age_in_days_us.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/Calc.xs
Date-Calc-5.4/tools/
Date-Calc-5.4/tools/compile.pl
Date-Calc-5.4/tools/iso2pc.c
Date-Calc-5.4/tools/pc2iso.c
Date-Calc-5.4/tools/compile.bat
Date-Calc-5.4/tools/compile.sh
Date-Calc-5.4/MANIFEST
Date-Calc-5.4/CREDITS.txt
Date-Calc-5.4/ToolBox.h
Date-Calc-5.4/DateCalc.c
Date-Calc-5.4/Calendar.pm
Date-Calc-5.4/INSTALL.txt
Date-Calc-5.4/CHANGES.txt
Date-Calc-5.4/DateCalc.h
Date-Calc-5.4/Makefile.PL
Date-Calc-5.4/lib/
Date-Calc-5.4/lib/Date/
Date-Calc-5.4/lib/Date/Calendar/
Date-Calc-5.4/lib/Date/Calendar/Profiles.pm
Date-Calc-5.4/lib/Date/Calendar/Profiles.pod
Date-Calc-5.4/lib/Date/Calendar/Year.pm
Date-Calc-5.4/lib/Date/Calendar/Year.pod
Date-Calc-5.4/lib/Date/Calc/
Date-Calc-5.4/lib/Date/Calc/Object.pm
Date-Calc-5.4/lib/Date/Calc/Object.pod
Date-Calc-5.4/Artistic.txt
Date-Calc-5.4/README.txt
Date-Calc-5.4/TOOLS.txt
Date-Calc-5.4/GNU_LGPL.txt
Date-Calc-5.4/EXAMPLES.txt
Date-Calc-5.4/GNU_GPL.txt
Date-Calc-5.4/typemap
Date-Calc-5.4/Calc.pod
Date-Calc-5.4/Calendar.pod
Date-Calc-5.4/Calc.pm

  CPAN.pm: Going to build S/ST/STBEY/Date-Calc-5.4.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Have C:\Perl-5.8\lib\Config.pm expected C:\Perl\lib\Config.pm
Your perl and your Config.pm seem to have different ideas about the
architecture they are running on.
Perl thinks: [lib]
Config says: [MSWin32-x86-multi-thread]
This may or may not cause problems. Please check your installation of 
+perl
if you have problems building this extension.
Writing Makefile for Date::Calc
Writing patchlevel.h for P:\Perl-5.8\bin\perl.exe (5.008008)
'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
  STBEY/Date-Calc-5.4.tar.gz
  nmake -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
Failed during this command:
 STBEY/Date-Calc-5.4.tar.gz                   : make NO

[download]
I would REALLY appreciate help on this since I need some way to add to or subtract to and from dates.

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