Win32::Exe - Resource section creation fails

Dirk80 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello

I created an exe file with Par::Packer Version 1.006. Because the icon creation failed I was trying to do this manually with the Win32::Exe module Version 0.14.

But here I get the same problem.

use strict;
use warnings;

use Win32::Exe;
my $exe = Win32::Exe->new('test.exe');

$exe = $exe->create_resource_section if !$exe->has_resource_section;

$exe->update( icon => 'test.ico',
              gui => 1);
$exe->write('another.exe');
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It is not possible to create a resource section.

I get the following errors:

No resource section found in file test.exe at C:/Perl/site/lib/Win32/E
+xe.pm line 348.
No resource section found in file test.exe at C:/Perl/site/lib/Win32/E
+xe.pm line 348.
Can't call method "remove" on an undefined value at C:/Perl/site/lib/W
+in32/Exe.pm line 473.
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I'm using Perl 5.10.1 from Activestate on a Windows XP

Thank you for your help

Greetings

Dirk

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Re: Win32::Exe - Resource section creation fails by syphilis (Archbishop) on Sep 23, 2010 at 10:15 UTC
Because the icon creation failed I was trying to do this manually with the Win32::Exe I think PAR::Packer uses Win32::Exe to handle the icon creation in the first place - so if it failed the first time, it's not surprising that it failed again when you repeated the process. What version of Windows are you running ? There's a report on the PAR mailing list of a failure (involving icon creation) on Windows 7 that I can't reproduce on Windows Vista. The script you posted, works fine for me if I specify 'console' instead of 'gui' ... actually, it may well be working fine for 'gui', too, but I haven't verified that. Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re^2: Win32::Exe - Resource section creation fails by Dirk80 (Pilgrim) on Sep 23, 2010 at 11:38 UTC
I use Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3. I think in my case it does not matter if it is gui or console because the creation of a resource section already seems to fail. This code `use strict; use warnings; use Win32::Exe; my $exe = Win32::Exe->new('test.exe'); $exe = $exe->create_resource_section if !$exe->has_resource_section;` [download] produces this error: `No resource section found in file test.exe at C:/Perl/site/lib/Win32/E +xe.pm line 348.` [download] Cheers, Dirk	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Win32::Exe - Resource section creation fails by Dirk80 (Pilgrim) on Sep 23, 2010 at 12:03 UTC
Now I executed the test of Par::Packer Here you can see the result: C:\Temp\PAR-Packer-1.006>dmake test C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -e "chmod(oct('0600'), '..\blib\lib\PAR\StrippedP +ARL\Static.pm');" C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe encode_append.pl static.exe ..\blib\lib\PAR\Strip +pedPARL\Static.pm C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -e "chmod(oct('0444'), '..\blib\lib\PAR\StrippedP +ARL\Static.pm');" C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -e "chmod(oct('0600'), '..\blib\lib\PAR\StrippedP +ARL\Dynamic.pm');" C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe encode_append.pl par.exe ..\blib\lib\PAR\Stripped +PARL\Dynamic.pm C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -e "chmod(oct('0444'), '..\blib\lib\PAR\StrippedP +ARL\Dynamic.pm');" C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, ' +inc', 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/00-pod.t t/10-pa rl-generation.t t/20-pp.t t/30-current_exec.t t/40-packer_cd_option.t t/00-pod.t ............... skipped: Set environment variable PERL_TEST +_POD=1 to test POD t/10-parl-generation.t ... ok t/20-pp.t ................ 31/34 No resource section found in file par +lW2ct.exe at C:/Perl/site/lib/Win32/Exe.pm line 34 8. No resource section found in file parlW2ct.exe at C:/Perl/site/lib/Win +32/Exe.pm line 348. Can't call method "remove" on an undefined value at C:/Perl/site/lib/W +in32/Exe.pm line 473. # Failed test 'pp_gui_tests # amsg572: sub pp_gui_tests cannot system pp --gui --icon hi.ico -o he +llo.exe hello.pl:No such file or directory: # ' t/20-pp.t ................ 32/34 # at automated_pp_test.pl line 8445 +. t/20-pp.t ................ 34/34 # Looks like you failed 1 test of 34. t/20-pp.t ................ Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100) Failed 1/34 subtests t/30-current_exec.t ...... # Please wait t/30-current_exec.t ...... ok t/40-packer_cd_option.t .. ok Test Summary Report ------------------- t/20-pp.t (Wstat: 256 Tests: 34 Failed: 1) Failed test: 32 Non-zero exit status: 1 Files=5, Tests=71, 487 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr + 0.03 sys = 0.08 C +PU) Result: FAIL Failed 1/5 test programs. 1/71 subtests failed. dmake.exe: Error code 255, while making 'test_dynamic' [download] But the problem seems to be in Win32::Exe and NOT in Par::Packer.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Win32::Exe - Resource section creation fails by syphilis (Archbishop) on Sep 23, 2010 at 12:56 UTC
Re^5: Win32::Exe - Resource section creation fails by Dirk80 (Pilgrim) on Sep 23, 2010 at 13:07 UTC
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Re: Win32::Exe - Resource section creation fails by Anonymous Monk on Sep 23, 2010 at 15:31 UTC
This may or may not help you. But it helped me, with an older version of Par::Packer. This problem shows up because of a line in the myldr\Makefile.PL .That file is similar in later versions (for these lines). `line 70 my $cc = $Config{cc};` sets this location of the compiler. in my autogenerated Makefile in the same directory is `line 7 CC=C:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe` Line 106 in myldr\Makefile.PL `} elsif ($cc =~ m/^gcc\b/i or ($cc =~ m/^cc\b/i and $gccversion)) {` As that line stands, it wants $cc to start with gcc, when it begins with C:/MinGW. So it won't find the $cc A solution (good enough for my purposes) was `line 106:} elsif ($cc =~ m/\bgcc\b/i or ($cc =~ m/^cc\b/i and $gccversion)) {` The important line that this affects is `line 111 $res = ($^O =~ /^(?:MSWin\|cygwin)/) ? 'win32.coff' : '';` since we want $res to = 'win32.coff' In the autogenerated Makefile, this value shows up in the line for "OBJECTS =", and in the line after "$static.exe". Without this change, the Resources Section is never created. But there may be other sources of glitches. If your compiler is not the MinGW gcc, this probably helps little.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Win32::Exe - Resource section creation fails by Dirk80 (Pilgrim) on Sep 23, 2010 at 19:21 UTC
Thank you for your answer. I now tried exactly the same I did with Windows XP with Windows Vista. And there everything is working fine. Perhaps it is just a difference how the Makefile is generated. My problem is that I can't try now. I have one week of vacation and here at home I do not have a Windows XP. End of next week I'll compare the Makefiles I have on Windows Vista and Windows XP and then I let you know.	[reply]
Re^2: Win32::Exe - Resource section creation fails by Dirk80 (Pilgrim) on Nov 16, 2010 at 13:45 UTC
Thank you very very much. You solved my problem. I'm very sorry for my late reply. To avoid that other people have the same problems I had: Would it make sense to always change line 106 of myldr\Makefile.PL?	[reply]