Problems when installing Perl modules WinXP

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

Hello!

I want to install some perl modules on my WinXP machine with ActivePerl already installed. Since I'm inside a corporate network the ppm utility does not work (I guess it's due to firewalls etc) so I have to do it the manual way.

The problem is that when I execute the first command (perl Makefile.pl) I first got an error message telling me that I don't have a compiler installed. This issue was however solved by installing cygwin and the gcc compiler. Now, the error message states that I don't have nmake or dmake in my path. So I download nmake and put it in the C:\Perl\bin which is in my path. Still, I get the same error when trying the execute the makefile. Any ideas what to do? I don't know how to get a hold of dmake and it shouldn't be neccesary since I already have nmake.

Thank you in advance!

Best regards, Samuel

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Re: Problems when installing Perl modules WinXP by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 29, 2011 at 12:52 UTC
Ugh. Installing Cygwin is almost never a solution. You will want to install the "MinGW gcc", which comes with Strawberry Perl and which also is available as PPM as well (see their PPM repo).	[reply]
Re: Problems when installing Perl modules WinXP by stefbv (Priest) on Mar 29, 2011 at 15:40 UTC
Download ppmx packages from the ActiveState CPAN PPM Repository for the desired modules (http://ppm4.activestate.com) then install the packages on the command line with: `% ppm install <file-name.ppmx>` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Problems when installing Perl modules WinXP by Anonymous Monk on Mar 29, 2011 at 12:52 UTC
you can configure ppm to get through firewall	[reply]
Re^2: Problems when installing Perl modules WinXP by SriniK (Beadle) on Mar 29, 2011 at 14:04 UTC
You can use this command it will automatically install what needed. Perl -MCPAN -e shell it will install the c compiler... and then type install Class::Date(Your module)	[reply]
Re^3: Problems when installing Perl modules WinXP by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 29, 2011 at 14:24 UTC
Is it really that easy? It's never worked that way for me. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^4: Problems when installing Perl modules WinXP by SriniK (Beadle) on Mar 30, 2011 at 08:53 UTC