I am getting the following error during compilation for Encode::Detect on windows. 
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        C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe Build --makefile_env_macros 1
Copying Detector.xs -> lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.xs
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.xs -> lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c
Use of uninitialized value $ExtUtils::ParseXS::report_args in concaten
+ation (.) or string at C:/Perl/lib/ExtUtils/ParseXS.pm line 515, <GEN
+8> line
Generating script 'lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.ccs'
cl -nologo -c @"lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.ccs" -Fo"lib\Encode\Detect\
+Detector.obj" "lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c"
Detector.c
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.xs(37) : error C2059: syntax error : 'strin
+g'
src\nsUniversalDetector.h(41) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier
+ 'nsCharSetProber'
src\nsUniversalDetector.h(41) : error C2059: syntax error : ';'
src\nsUniversalDetector.h(51) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier
+ 'nsUniversalDetector'
src\nsUniversalDetector.h(51) : error C2059: syntax error : ';'
src\nsUniversalDetector.h(51) : error C2449: found '{' at file scope (
+missing function header?)
src\nsUniversalDetector.h(72) : error C2059: syntax error : '}'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(82) : error C2143: syntax error : missing
+ ')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(82) : error C2143: syntax error : missing
+ '{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(82) : error C2143: syntax error : missing
+ ';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(82) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(83) : error C2143: syntax error : missing
+ ')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(83) : error C2143: syntax error : missing
+ '{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(83) : error C2143: syntax error : missing
+ ';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(83) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(84) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow
+ 'cv'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(106) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g ')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(106) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g '{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(106) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g ';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(106) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(107) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g ')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(107) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g '{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(107) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g ';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(107) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(108) : error C2054: expected '(' to follo
+w 'cv'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(133) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g ')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(133) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g '{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(133) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g ';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(133) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(134) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g ')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(134) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g '{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(134) : error C2143: syntax error : missin
+g ';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(134) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(135) : error C2054: expected '(' to follo
+w 'cv'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+'{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(7) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(7) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+'{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(7) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(7) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(8) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 
+'cv'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(5) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(5) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+'{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(5) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(5) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+'{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(7) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 
+'cv'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(5) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(5) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+'{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(5) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(5) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+'{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(7) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 
+'cv'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+'{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(6) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(7) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(7) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+'{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(7) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(7) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(8) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 
+'cv'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(8) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(8) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+'{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(8) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(8) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(9) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+')' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(9) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+'{' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(9) : error C2143: syntax error : missing 
+';' before '*'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(9) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c(10) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow
+ 'cv'
error building dll file from 'lib\Encode\Detect\Detector.c' at C:/Perl
+/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows.pm line 143.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe' : return code '0x2'
Stop.

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I remember reading somewhere that Encode::Detect does not work on Windows. Any workarounds? Thanks

In reply to Cannot compile Encode::Detect on Windows by gvr

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