installing Tk for strawberry

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i'm trying to install Tk for strawberry. i tried 3 ways, all failed.

1. ppm > install Tk
     Error installing package 'Tk': Read a PPD for 'Tk', but it is not
+ intended for this build of Perl (MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.12)

2. cpan > install Tk
     gcc -c  -I.. -I../pTk/mTk/xlib -I. -Ibitmaps -I../pTk/mTk/xlib  -
+s -O2 -DWIN32 -
     DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPE
+RL_IMPLICIT_SYS
      -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -DPERL
+DLL -s -O2
       -DVERSION=\"804.028\"         -DXS_VERSION=\"804.028\"  "-IC:\s
+trawberry\perl\
     lib\CORE"   -Wall -Wno-implicit-int -Wno-comment -Wno-unused -D__
+USE_FIXED_PROTO
     TYPES__ tkWinX.c
     In file included from tkWinX.c:28:
     c:\strawberry\c\bin\../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/4.4.3/../../../..
+/i686-w64-mingw
     32/include/commctrl.h:15:2: error: #error _WIN32_IE setting confl
+icts
     tkWinX.c: In function 'TkGetServerInfo':
     tkWinX.c:163: warning: format '%d' expects type 'int', but argume
+nt 3 has type '
     DWORD'
     tkWinX.c:163: warning: format '%d' expects type 'int', but argume
+nt 4 has type '
     DWORD'
     tkWinX.c:163: warning: format '%d' expects type 'int', but argume
+nt 5 has type '
     DWORD'
     tkWinX.c: In function 'TkWinXInit':
     tkWinX.c:277: warning: implicit declaration of function 'TclWinSe
+tInterfaces'
     tkWinX.c:326: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different 
+size
     tkWinX.c:328: warning: passing argument 3 of 'GetLocaleInfoA' fro
+m incompatible
     pointer type
     c:\strawberry\c\bin\../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/4.4.3/../../../..
+/i686-w64-mingw
     32/include/winnls.h:707: note: expected 'LPSTR' but argument is o
+f type 'WCHAR *
     '
     tkWinX.c:329: warning: 'return' with a value, in function returni
+ng void
     tkWinX.c:331: warning: 'return' with a value, in function returni
+ng void
     tkWinX.c: In function 'Tk_TranslateWinEvent':
     tkWinX.c:841: warning: implicit declaration of function 'Lang_Win
+Event'
     dmake:  Error code 129, while making 'tkWinX.o'
     dmake.EXE:  Error code 255, while making 'pTk\libpTk.a'
       SREZIC/Tk-804.028.tar.gz
       C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE -- NOT OK
     Running make test
       Can't test without successful make
     Running make install
       Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
     Failed during this command:
      SREZIC/Tk-804.028.tar.gz                     : make NO

3. manually installing as described here: http://startperl.blogspot.co
+m/2007/11/perl-module-how-to-install-perl-module.html
     fails with step 2 `nmake`: NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know 
+how to make 'C:/Dokumente'
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my strawberry version is: Win32 strawberryperl 5.12.0.1 #1 Thu May 6 16:09:27 2010 i386

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Re: installing Tk for strawberry by lamprecht (Friar) on May 26, 2010 at 22:24 UTC
Hi, The latest devel release might work: http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/S/SR/SREZIC/Tk-804.028_503.tar.gz This is obsolete now: Tk-804.029 has been released. Cheers, Christoph Update: Release info	[reply]
Re^2: installing Tk for strawberry by cheche (Initiate) on May 27, 2010 at 13:08 UTC
works, thanks	[reply]
Re: installing Tk for strawberry by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 26, 2010 at 22:49 UTC
Hi, For a ppm installation, try: `ppm install http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm/Tk.ppd` [download] There's a 5.12 ppm there (for Tk-804.028.0.0), so that should work fine. If you want the developer release (Tk-804.028502.0.0): `ppm install http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm/Tk_.ppd` [download] Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: installing Tk for strawberry by Anonymous Monk on Jan 23, 2012 at 03:32 UTC
This appears to work for 32bit Windows, could you tell me how to install TK for 64 bit Windows?	[reply]
Re^3: installing Tk for strawberry by Anonymous Monk on Jan 23, 2012 at 07:51 UTC
`cpanp i Tk`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: installing Tk for strawberry by Xevier_Strong (Initiate) on May 27, 2010 at 07:22 UTC
I have installed Tk in strawberry 5.12.0.1 recently and didn't fined any problem. Use latest version: Tk-804.028_503 Try manual installation if CPAN install fails. Try following: 1. Download tar.gz file 2. Extract using Winzip or 7zip 3. go to the folder "Tk-804.028_503" in command prompt 4. type: dmake 5. type: dmake test 5. type: dmake install In my case Tk test failed. u can skip that and install directly	[reply]
Re^2: installing Tk for strawberry by aplonis (Pilgrim) on Feb 11, 2012 at 21:25 UTC
So per the Strawberry Perl recommendation I deleted version 5.10. Then I installed... padre-on-strawberry-5.12.3.0-v5.exe in its place. Now, none of these work... cpan -i Tk cpanm -i Tk cpanp -i Tk The cpanp looks like it worked in the console for giving no errors. But calling... perl -e "use Tk" ...fails to locate Tk with the usual missing module complaint. So after unzipping... Tk-804.030.tar.gz from CPAN and trying... dmake ...on it, I get this result. dmake: Parsing include file [C:\strawberry\c\bin\startup\winnt\recipe +s.mk]. dmake: Openning [C:\strawberry\c\bin\startup\winnt\mingw\recipes.mk] +for read (fail) dmake: Include file [C:\strawberry\c\bin\startup\winnt\mingw\recipes. +mk] was not found. dmake: Closing [C:\strawberry\c\bin\startup\winnt\recipes.mk] dmake: Openning [project.mk] for read (fail) dmake: Include file [project.mk] was not found. dmake: Closing [C:\strawberry\c\bin\startup\startup.mk] dmake: Openning [makefile.mk] for read (fail) dmake: Infering prerequisite(s) and recipe for [makefile.mk] dmake: Trying prerequisite [RCS\makefile.mk] for [makefile.mk] dmake: Time stamp of [makefile.mk] is 0 dmake: Openning [makefile] for read (fail) dmake: Infering prerequisite(s) and recipe for [makefile] dmake: Trying prerequisite [RCS\makefile] for [makefile] dmake: Time stamp of [makefile] is 0 [download] Looking into the unzipped directory I find no file named... makefile.mk ...anywhere in there. And in the console the final complaint is... dmake: Error: -- no target I am making my attempt from Windows Vista Ultimate where the old version of Strawberry worked okay. And the really annoying thing is I can't seem to find an install EXE for Strawberry 5.10 to go back to what I had before. I have a copy of my old strawberry directory, but just copying it back seems maybe not a good idea.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: installing Tk for strawberry by Anonymous Monk on Feb 11, 2012 at 22:36 UTC
Try some of the advice from http://padre.perlide.org/howto.html Looking into the unzipped directory I find no file named... makefile.mk FWIW, IIRC, makefile.mk is part of dmake (its like a config file) not Tk...tar.gz The monk you're asking was last here Jun 28, 2010 at 12:04 UTC (2 years ago), see on necromancy (reviving old threads)	[reply]
Re: installing Tk for strawberry by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 26, 2010 at 23:06 UTC
... commctrl.h:15:2: error: #error _WIN32_IE setting conflicts In commctrl.h that ships with Strawberry, at around line 15, we find: `/* FIXME: This really must be 0x0501 !!! */ #if (_WIN32_IE < 0x0500) #error _WIN32_IE setting conflicts` [download] I think this is a complaint about the version of Internet Explorer that you have. What version are you running ? If it's ancient, then you probably ought to upgrade it .... though it's hard to believe that it could be so ancient as to be pre-5.0 (which is what I think the error is implying). Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: installing Tk for strawberry by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 26, 2010 at 23:54 UTC
though it's hard to believe that it could be so ancient as to be pre-5.0 (which is what I think the error is implying) Ah ... that's not what is being implied. The problem probably is that, in tkWinX.c we have: `#ifndef _WIN32_IE #define _WIN32_IE 0x0300 #endif #include <commctrl.h>` [download] Rearranging the order in that file should fix the problem: `#include <commctrl.h> #ifndef _WIN32_IE #define _WIN32_IE 0x0300 #endif` [download] In the latest Tk devel version, they've taken a different approach - which should also fix the problem (as was suggested earlier): `#if !defined( _WIN32_IE) && !defined(__MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR) #define _WIN32_IE 0x0300 #endif #include <commctrl.h>` [download] Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: installing Tk for strawberry by Anonymous Monk on Apr 07, 2016 at 15:17 UTC
The crap doesn't work. What do you expect from Windows code written by undisciplined kids? Professional software written by professionals for professional environments works rather more often. You get what you pay for!	[reply]
Re^4: installing Tk for strawberry by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 07, 2016 at 16:22 UTC