in reply to Installing PAR

"No compiler found, won't generate 'script/parl.exe'!"

You'll need a compiler to properly build PAR. If you're using ActivePerl you can get one by running ppm install MinGW
That will give you the MinGW port of the gcc compiler (and dmake as well).

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^2: Installing PAR
by samuelalfred (Sexton) on Feb 27, 2009 at 07:07 UTC
    The thing is that ppm isn't working properly on my computer. Or, at least it can't connect to the internet due to some proxy setting or firewall or whatever. I'm at work, that's why. Any other way to install MinGW?

    Thanks, Samuel
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      it can't connect to the internet due to some proxy setting or firewall or whatever

      From 'ppm help': 
      "http_proxy"
PPM uses LWP to access remote repositories. If you need HTTP traffic p
+ass via a proxy server to reach the repository, you must set the "htt
+p_proxy" environment variable. Some examples:

Using bash:
export http_proxy=http://proxy.mycompany.com

Using cmd.exe:
set http_proxy=http://username:password@proxy.mycompany.com:8008

See "env_proxy" in LWP::UserAgent for more.

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      MinGW and dmake come with Strawberry Perl, so you can also get it that way. Or you could try your luck with the automated (MinGW 5.1.4) installer at https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435 (then you'll still need to grab dmake from CPAN).

      The easiest way, imo, is to install MinGW with ppm (and that also gives you dmake). So I would first be trying to set the http_proxy environment variable as mentioned above.

      Cheers,
      Rob
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