Hi i tried installing the data::dumper module from CPAN onto cygwin...
It seems to be able to write the make file but not execute it!
administrator@varunraj ~/.cpan/build/Data-Dumper-2.125-aK6NQv
$ ls
Changes   Dumper.pm  MANIFEST  Makefile     Todo  pm_to_blib  t
Dumper.c  Dumper.xs  META.yml  Makefile.PL  blib  ppport.h

administrator@varunraj ~/.cpan/build/Data-Dumper-2.125-aK6NQv
$ perl Makefile.pl
Writing Makefile for Data::Dumper

administrator@varunraj ~/.cpan/build/Data-Dumper-2.125-aK6NQv
$ make
Skip blib/lib/Data/Dumper.pm (unchanged)
gcc -c   -DPERL_USE_SAFE_PUTENV -U__STRICT_ANSI__ -fno-strict-aliasing
+ -pipe -fs
tack-protector -I/usr/local/include -DUSEIMPORTLIB -O3   -DVERSION=\"2
+.125\" -DX
S_VERSION=\"2.125\"  "-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.10/i686-cygwin/CORE"  -DUSE_P
+PPORT_H Du
mper.c
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option "-fstack-protector"
make: *** [Dumper.o] Error 1

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i was able to install the Spreadsheet module without a problem...
Do let me know if u know why this is not working..
Oh and yea the data dumper folder is 389 KB

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