Re: Cross-Compile Perl Modules for Win x64

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Re^2: Cross-Compile Perl Modules for Win x64 by Corion (Patriarch) on Dec 30, 2008 at 15:31 UTC
Of course, Perl by grace of ExtUtils::MakeMaker tries to do the Right Thing, because ExtUTils::MakeMaker outputs `nmake` syntax when it sees that the current Perl uses `nmake` as its `make` tool.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Cross-Compile Perl Modules for Win x64 by Bloodnok (Vicar) on Dec 30, 2008 at 15:55 UTC
That is undoubtedly true Corion ... and many more ++ to the authors & maintainers of said module. My point was that my, mostly infuriating, experience(s) attempting to build perl modules using M$ under Windoze suggest that... Adopting Strawberry perl, or similar or ... Making a design decision, at the outset, to use only pure perl modules both offer a path of far less resistance, tho' self-evidently, the latter is far more constraining - almost masochistically so;-) A user level that continues to overstate my experience :-))	[reply]
Re^4: Cross-Compile Perl Modules for Win x64 by fatmcgav (Novice) on Dec 30, 2008 at 17:36 UTC
Bloodnok, Cheers for the info... I've had a look at Strawberry Perl, and it looks like it could do the job... however it looks like the default setup is 32bit - is there a 64bit version available??? Cheers Gavin	[reply]
Re^5: Cross-Compile Perl Modules for Win x64 by Anonymous Monk on Dec 30, 2008 at 17:38 UTC
Re^6: Cross-Compile Perl Modules for Win x64 by syphilis (Archbishop) on Dec 31, 2008 at 00:09 UTC
Re^3: Cross-Compile Perl Modules for Win x64 by fatmcgav (Novice) on Dec 30, 2008 at 15:38 UTC
Ok, i've had a read of the MakeFile.pl for Win32-SystemInfo, and it lists Win32::API as a requirement... Am i right in thinking i'm stuck as i cant use Win32::API on a 64Bit box??? Comments??? Cheers Gavin	[reply]
Re^4: Cross-Compile Perl Modules for Win x64 by Corion (Patriarch) on Dec 30, 2008 at 15:42 UTC
As far as I'm aware, 32-bit programs still work well on 64bit incarnations of Windows, so you could try moving everything down to 32-bit Perl. I haven't looked into it, so I'm unaware of any immediate problem of Win32::API on 64-bit Windows. But I know it uses some assembly language to achieve the call between Perl / C and the operating system, so that part might get tripped up by the registers changing size.	[reply]
Re^5: Cross-Compile Perl Modules for Win x64 by jand (Friar) on Dec 30, 2008 at 20:03 UTC
Re^2: Cross-Compile Perl Modules for Win x64 by jand (Friar) on Dec 30, 2008 at 19:58 UTC
If you don't have VC (cl.exe) on your PATH, but have MingW and dmake installed, then ActivePerl will automatically use them to builds XS code. `perl Makefile.PL` will automatically generate the correct `Makefile`, not configuration is required beyond putting MinGW and dmake on the PATH.	[reply] [d/l] [select]