Re: installing win32

If you are using cpan to install modules with ActivePerl you will need to install the tools that cpan uses; for example, tar, gzip and make (actually for Windows use nmake). Get those tools installed first before you start worrying about problems with the cpan utility itself.

PS: It can be alot of work, but it can definitely be worth it.

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Re^2: installing win32 by jonl (Initiate) on Jun 16, 2006 at 20:20 UTC
thanks, I know I have tar and nmake. I will download a gzip but do you really think that is the problem?	[reply]
Re^3: installing win32 by Herkum (Parson) on Jun 17, 2006 at 22:22 UTC
I am not sure if that specifically is your problem, but if you don't have gzip, cpan is not going to work. You will still have to enter the file path (use Windows short names for directories and files) to the utility.	[reply]