CPAN module Term::ReadKey installation

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

I have installed Activeperl on my Win98 system. I want to install a module Term::ReadKey from CPAN. I do not have C compiler. I have copied zip file from CPAN and unzipped. But I am filing in installation second step at 'make test'. The error is like this:

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C:\ActivePerl\examples\readkey\TermReadKey-2.14>perl makefile.pl
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Usage: xsubpp [-v] [-C++] [-except] [-prototypes] [-noversioncheck] [-
+nolinenumb
ers] [-nooptimize] [-noinout] [-noargtypes] [-s pattern] [-typemap typ
+emap]... f
ile.xs
Writing Makefile for Term::ReadKey

C:\ActivePerl\examples\readkey\TermReadKey-2.14>make test
Error on line 787: expecting target : dependencies

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Can someone help me pl? Thanks Ashok

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Re: CPAN module Term::ReadKey installation by neophyte (Curate) on Nov 18, 2000 at 21:28 UTC
Since you have ActivePerl, you can try installing Term::ReadKey via ppm. Start ppm by typing "ppm" on the commandline. Then type: "install TermReadKey" and ActivePerls Packet-Manager should do the rest for you. neophyte	[reply]
Re: CPAN module Term::ReadKey installation by Fastolfe (Vicar) on Nov 19, 2000 at 00:12 UTC
Not trying to cast you away here, but ActiveState does have a solid tech support section on its web site that might have some additional information. Generally the people offering help on this web site tend to focus on the language itself, not installation problems, so you might have better luck going directly to ActiveState.	[reply]