There nuttin' wrong with the tools I use. This is me unpacking the most complex perl package I could find (note the presence of a makefile):

<Reveal this spoiler or all in this thread>

The problem only seems to arise with packages built with Module::Build:

C:\Perl64\packages>gunzip PerlIO-Layers-0.010.tar.gz

C:\Perl64\packages>tar -xvf PerlIO-Layers-0.010.tar
PerlIO-Layers-0.010
README
Changes
LICENSE
INSTALL
dist.ini
META.yml
MANIFEST
Build.PL
META.json
t
10-basics.t
00-compile.t
PerlIO
Layers.pm
Layers.xs
release-kwalitee.t
release-pod-syntax.t
release-pod-coverage.t

C:\Perl64\packages>tree /a PerlIO-Layers-0.010
Folder PATH listing
Volume serial number is 8C78-4B42
C:\PERL64\PACKAGES\PERLIO-LAYERS-0.010
No subfolders exist


C:\Perl64\packages>del README Changes LICENSE INSTALL dist.ini META.ym
+l MANIFEST Build.PL META.json t 10-basics.t 00-compile.t PerlIO Layer
+s.pm Layers.xs release-kwalitee.t release-pod-syntax.t release-pod-co
+verage.t
C:\Perl64\packages\t\*, Are you sure (Y/N)? y
C:\Perl64\packages\PerlIO\*, Are you sure (Y/N)? y

C:\Perl64\packages>rd PerlIO t PerlIO-Layers-0.010

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The start of some sanity?

In reply to Re^9: [Win32] PerlIO-Layers fails 4 tests on perl-5.10 only by BrowserUk
in thread [Win32] PerlIO-Layers fails 4 tests on perl-5.10 only by syphilis

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