Problems installing HTTP::Proxy in cpan

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Hi, At the c:\> prompt I typed: "perl -MCPAN -eshell" and got the cpan> prompt. Then I typed: "install HTTP::Proxy" and got the following message at the end of the output:

Running make test
'test is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable p
+rogram or batch file.
  test-- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
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Any ideas? My programs that use HTTP::Proxy aren't working correctly. Thanks so much, monks! Best, Julia

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Re: Problems installing HTTP::Proxy in cpan by borisz (Canon) on Jun 16, 2004 at 21:57 UTC
You may try to use `PPM` to install a module on windows. Type `ppm HTTP::Recorder`. But I have no windows, it may be a little different. Boris	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Problems installing HTTP::Proxy in cpan by nornagon (Acolyte) on Jun 17, 2004 at 07:12 UTC
Chances are you don't have `make` set up properly - do you have VC++? Anyway, for a windows box, it's best to use `ppm`. It does the job much better than the CPAN module's shell on windows. Unless the module's perl-only :) s/rant/useful stuff/; print $_;	[reply]