Crypt::DES on windows

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

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Re: Crypt::DES on windows by fizbin (Chaplain) on Oct 13, 2005 at 13:51 UTC
To build the module from source, you need a C compiler. If you don't have a C compiler, ask someone nearby who does (and who has activestate's perl) if they will build it for you. That error message says "I couldn't find your C compiler". If you do have Microsoft's Visual C/C++ installed, then you need to first run the batch file "vcvars32.bat" in the same console window in which you're going to try building the package. Microsoft does offer a zero-cost command line compiler these days, but I don't know the details of how one builds packages for activestate with that compiler. Another alternative, and probably your best bet, is to find a place where someone else has already compiled Crypt-DES for you and is offering the files out for others. To find such places, google for "Crypt-DES.ppd" and take note of the results. Once you find such a place, you can add it to your ppm3 with a command similar to: `rep add webpub http://perlpack.webpub.net/` [download] (To take the first google hit) - then, you can install Crypt-DES as you would normally. Note that this last option is equivalent to running some binary that you just found "out there" on the internet, with all the security craziness that implies. -- `@/=map{[/./g]}qw/.h_nJ Xapou cets krht ele_ r_ra/; map{y/X_/\n /;print}map{pop@$_}@/for@/` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Crypt::DES on windows by TStanley (Canon) on Oct 14, 2005 at 03:57 UTC
Here is an earlier discussion on how to get the free MS VC compiler from Microsoft. TStanley -------- The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing -- Edmund Burke	[reply]
Re: Crypt::DES on windows by inman (Curate) on Oct 13, 2005 at 15:06 UTC
It's not a perfect system so sometimes you have to give it a nudge. I have just installed Crypt-DES from the University of winnepeg using the command line. `ppm3 install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/Crypt-DES.ppd` [download] I had previously tried the ActiveState directory and didn't get anywhere. The approach to take is to install (or just view) that latest PPM::Repositories and use alternate repositories when a specific install fails. Don't be afraid to add and delete repositories.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Crypt::DES on windows by reasonablekeith (Deacon) on Oct 13, 2005 at 13:52 UTC
Compiling some of the modules can be a nightmare. Where did you get your compiler from? Anyway, the Crypt-DES ppd does seem to be missing off ppm.activestate.com. However, you can install ppd's from any url directly, a quick google came up with the following link, WHICH YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, sorry for the caps, but I've no idea if this is malicious. `# you can just install ppd like this... ppm install http://domain/a.ppd` [download] Here's the dubious link... http://perlpack.webpub.net --- my name's not Keith, and I'm not reasonable.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Crypt::DES on windows by karschsp (Initiate) on Oct 13, 2005 at 14:36 UTC
Yeah, i had found another ppd for that module on another site, and got the same results as when i tried this one: "Error: no suitable installation target found for package Crypt-DES." So i downloaded the .ppd locally and edited the codebase href to point to my own webserver and then saved the ppd there. then ran (in ppm) install http://mywebserver/Crypt-DES.ppd and got the same error. so, what am i missing here? i have VC++...i guess i'll attempt to compile the modules. any other ideas are welcome! thanks for your help so far! steve	[reply]
Re^3: Crypt::DES on windows by randyk (Parson) on Oct 13, 2005 at 15:39 UTC
The error about "no suitable installation target found" generally means that the ppm utility found a ppm package, but it doesn't correspond to your version of perl (Perl-5.6 and Perl-5.8 aren't binary compatible, which is important especially for packages like Crypt-DES that have an XS component that needs compiling). For example, the packages on the perlpack.webpub.net site have, in the ppd file, an architecture of MSWin32-x86-multi-thread, which corresponds to perl-5.6 (ActivePerl 6xx builds). Since you're using an ActivePerl 8xx build (perl-5.8), this doesn't match the associated architecture of MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8. ActiveState removed many of their Crypt* ppm packages due to legal concerns. As noted elsewhere in this thread, some such packages are available in the uwinnipeg ActivePerl 8xx repository, including Crypt-DES. Having said that, if you have VC++, it would be worthwhile to set it up so that you can compile your own packages. However, if you're using ActivePerl, you should be using VC++ 6 (which is what ActivePerl is compiled with); if your version of VC++ isn't 6, you should probably compile Perl on your own and use that. The README.win32 file in the Perl sources discusses how to do this.	[reply]
Re: Crypt::DES on windows by terra incognita (Pilgrim) on Oct 13, 2005 at 14:59 UTC
I have installed Crypt-DES successfully from University of Winnipeg. This is one of the best places to get active state ppm modules. Here is the information on the package. `ppm> describe 1 ==================== Package 1: Name: Crypt-DES Version: 2.03 Author: Dave Paris <a-mused@pobox.com> Title: Crypt-DES Abstract: Perl DES encryption module Location: UWinnipeg Available Platforms: 1. MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8 ====================` [download] And here is the information on the repository. You will notice that I have this location as the number 1 place to look. :-) `ppm> rep describe 1 Describing Active Repository 1: Name: UWinnipeg Location: http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/cgi-bin/ppmserver?urn:/PPMServe +r58 Type: PPMServer 2.0 ppm>` [download] Another location is our own crazyinsomniac's repository (though they do not seem to have this one). Check out crazyinsomniac for more details.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Crypt::DES on windows by xorl (Deacon) on Oct 13, 2005 at 13:40 UTC
Usually when I have problems like this, I install cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) and try to figure out how I can do it from there. I'm sure there is actually a way to do this completely under windows, I just don't know how.	[reply]