Would it be better to try compilation using M$ Visual C++??

MUCH better -- ActivePerl was built with Visual C++ in mind, and is required to build it correctly, last I heard. If you want to build your own Perl, I recommend either going with MSVC++, or going to the Cyngus site and using their Gnu-on-win32 tools, as I know they regularly compile Perl with those tools (and the compiler's Open Source, too.)

----Asim, known to some as Woodrow.