Getting Perl/Tk to run with a recent Perl version

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Re: Getting Perl/Tk to run with a recent Perl version by VinsWorldcom (Prior) on Apr 14, 2011 at 18:14 UTC
I had no issues using: Windows XP Activestate 5.10.0 MinGW 3.4.2 (comes with Bloodshed Dev-Cpp) 'ppm install dmake' I downloaded the Tk module from CPAN and just did the `perl Makefile.PL dmake dmake test dmake install` [download] No issues. I've since switched to Strawberry Perl 5.12.2 on Windows XP following the same download and manual build for Tk and had no issues. Note that Strawberry was using its own gcc compiler (I believe version 4.4.3). UPDATE: I tried this on Windows 7 x64 (Strawberry Perl 5.12.3) and got some serious errors at the 'dmake' step. I found this link: http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.win32.vanilla/2010/07/msg252.html Which basically gives this advice. Go to the downloaded working CPAN directory of Tk and 'cd pTk\mTk\xlib\X11' and edit the file 'X.h'. `Starting at 43: 43: #ifdef _DWIN64 44: typedef __int64 XID; 45: #else 46: typedef unsigned long XID; 47: #endif I was able to correct this by changing this to 43: #ifdef _DWIN64 44: #include <inttypes.h> 45: typedef __int64 XID; 46: #else 47: typedef unsigned long XID; 48: #endif` [download] Change back to the working CPAN directory of Tk (cd ..\..\..\..) and run 'dmake'. It should work now. You can follow with 'dmake test' and 'dmake install'.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Getting Perl/Tk to run with a recent Perl version by n67_hp (Initiate) on Apr 26, 2012 at 13:59 UTC
I have modified the X.h then I have changed back with cd ..\..\..\.. but I do not know what it means to run 'dmake'. When I type dmake in cmd prompt I've got the message "'dmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,"	[reply]
Re^3: Getting Perl/Tk to run with a recent Perl version by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 26, 2012 at 14:07 UTC
I've no idea why you've done this. See the responses you have to Install Tk-804.030 with Perl 5.12.3 on Windows 7 which explain how to do this properly.	[reply]
Re^3: Getting Perl/Tk to run with a recent Perl version by Anonymous Monk on Apr 26, 2012 at 14:05 UTC
I have modified the X.h then I have changed back with cd ..\..\..\.. but I do not know what it means to run 'dmake'. When I type dmake in cmd prompt I've got the message "'dmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command," Why did you do that?	[reply]
Re: Getting Perl/Tk to run with a recent Perl version by lamprecht (Friar) on Apr 14, 2011 at 17:45 UTC
If 5.12.2 is good enough for you: Install http://strawberryperl.com/download/5.12.2.0/strawberry-perl-5.12.2.0.zip and `cpan Tk` Cheers, Christoph	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Getting Perl/Tk to run with a recent Perl version by stefbv (Priest) on Apr 15, 2011 at 07:26 UTC
Another way is to use ppmx packages: For ActivePerl 5.12: `ppm install http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.12/1200/S/SR/SRE +ZIC/Tk-804.029.ppmx` [download] For ActivePerl 5.10: `ppm install http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.10/1000/S/SR/SRE +ZIC/Tk-804.029.ppmx` [download] Regards, Stefan	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Getting Perl/Tk to run with a recent Perl version by Anonymous Monk on Apr 15, 2011 at 08:17 UTC
or `ppm install Tk` [download] :)	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Getting Perl/Tk to run with a recent Perl version by stefbv (Priest) on Apr 15, 2011 at 09:00 UTC
Yes, of course :) I like the ppmx packages because it's easy to carry them around with me.	[reply]
Re: Getting Perl/Tk to run with a recent Perl version by Argel (Prior) on Apr 14, 2011 at 22:39 UTC
Not Windows, but I have it running with a self-compiled Perl 5.10.1 (assuming you are talking about Tk and not Tkx) on Solaris 10 SPARC. Elda Taluta; Sarks Sark; Ark Arks	[reply]