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I discovered that nmake needs the microsoft C++ compiler (cl.exe), which I do not have, sigh.
Tye also has a useful post on modules for windows:
Re: Installing modules on Win32. Sorry, I don't know how to hyperlink this.

Perhaps it is not possible to port random::math to win32 system
(which is why ActiveState has not created a binary for it).
Does anyone have this installed on win32?
If not, any suggestions? I need to generate about 5e6
random integers between 0 and 99 inclusive (uniform distribution) each time I run my program.
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Re: More (less?) random numbers for windows
by BrotherAde (Pilgrim) on May 01, 2001 at 00:02 UTC
    Aaah... I see. nmake doesn't need cl.exe per se, but it does so in connection with modules that contain code in C++. I suggest you try installing the GNU development tools and utilities for Windows. They come with perl, a version of make and gcc, the GNU C++ compiler. They also give you the power of bash on Windows, so you should have seen a *nix-box at least from a distance.

    Hope that helps, if not, drop me another note and I'll explain specifics.
    BrotherAde


    Update
    I think I might be able to get my hands on a machine that has both perl and Visual C++ installed. I might be able to rig up a binary for you, just drop me a line.