installing win32 in perl 5.8.4

sparkel has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 07, 2004 at 21:25 UTC
Sounds like you didn't do `perl Makefile.PL` first Update: The installation instructions for Win32::Serialport say `INSTALLATION: Version 0.18 adds a more Un*x-like installation for ALL Perl versions. perl Makefile.PL [optional PORT] perl test.pl perl install.pl The Makefile.PL creates the test.pl, install.pl, and t/DefaultPort.pm files. With no port specified, COM1 is used.` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by sparkel (Acolyte) on Dec 07, 2004 at 21:32 UTC
Since I was installing through CPAN, when should I type the command, perl makefile.pl? In CPAN, I typed in install Win32 And got the error in the end before it called makefile.pl. Thanks	[reply]
Re^3: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 07, 2004 at 21:52 UTC
Dunno about Win32 (although it's already installed if you're using ActiveState), but it doesn't look like you can't use `cpan` to install Win32::Serialport, because it has a nonstandard installation instructions. Just do it from the prompt.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by sparkel (Acolyte) on Dec 07, 2004 at 22:03 UTC
Re^5: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by BUU (Prior) on Dec 07, 2004 at 22:26 UTC
Re^2: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by sparkel (Acolyte) on Dec 07, 2004 at 22:42 UTC
Hi I tried installing through prompt. The makefile.pl runs fine. But, the test.pl fails all the 7 scripts. I am not sure what is happening, but it seems as if my system got all messed up when I installed the activestate perl 5.8.4 (I had activestate 5.8.0 earlier). What do you guys suggest? Thanks.	[reply]
Re^3: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by Corion (Patriarch) on Dec 07, 2004 at 22:59 UTC
Don't mix Cygwin and ActiveState Perl. ActiveState Perl expects `nmake.exe` by Microsoft, and not the Cygwin make tools. If you installed the Cygwin build of Perl, then make sure that the Cygwin Perl finds the Cygwin `make`. The Microsoft `nmake.exe` and the Cygwin `make.exe` are not compatible, and each Perl build creates a Makefile specificially tailored to the expected version of the make tool.	[reply]
Re^4: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by sparkel (Acolyte) on Dec 07, 2004 at 23:29 UTC
Re^5: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by rdfield (Priest) on Dec 08, 2004 at 10:08 UTC
Re: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by osunderdog (Deacon) on Dec 07, 2004 at 21:24 UTC
Are you on a Windows box? What Perl are you using? `perl -V` Have you looked at A Guide to Installing Modules *"Look, Shiny Things!"* is not a better business strategy than compatibility and reuse. OSUnderdog	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by sparkel (Acolyte) on Dec 07, 2004 at 21:28 UTC
I am using windows XP. My perl version is: v5.8.4 built for cygwin. I have been able to install modules through CPAN before, but for some reason when I install Win32, in the end, just before doing make, I get the error above.	[reply]
Re: installing win32 in perl 5.8.4 by Mr. Muskrat (Canon) on Dec 08, 2004 at 04:32 UTC
I wouldn't expect any of the Win32 modules to work under Cygwin since it is designed to emulate a *nix environment. A quick google for "Cygwin Perl Win32 module install" should turn up some interesting answers (like you will probably need a specially modified version of the Win32 modules).	[reply]