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Anyone seen this error before?

C:\SSL\Crypt-SSLeay-0.57>perl Makefile.pl ======================================================= Only one OpenSSL installation found at c:\openssl Consider running 'perl Makefile.PL --default' the next time Crypt::SSLeay is upgraded to select this directory automatically thereby avoiding the following prompt. ======================================================= Which SSL install path do you want to use? c:\openssl c:\openssl Assuming Vanilla/Strawberry Perl installation BUILD INFORMATION ================================================ ssl library: OpenSSL 0.9.8 in c:\openssl ssl header: openssl/ssl.h libraries: -Lc:\openssl\lib\MinGW -lssleay32 -llibeay32 include dir: -Ic:\openssl\include ================================================ Writing Makefile for Crypt::SSLeay The test suite can attempt to connect to public servers to ensure that the code is working properly. If you are behind a strict firewall or have no network connectivity, these tests may fail (through no fault of the code). Do you want to run the live tests (y/N) ? N N

C:\SSL\Crypt-SSLeay-0.57>nmake install

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 1.50 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved. syntax error at -e line 1, next char ) Missing right curly or square bracket at -e line 1, at end of line Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors. NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe' : return code '0xff' Stop.
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Re: Problem installing Crypt:SSLeay on windows
by Anonymous Monk on Mar 11, 2009 at 13:11 UTC
    arisn't perl -V:make return dmake? Try dmake
      Thank you, dmake works!