can't install the Gtk2 module from cpan

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

Hi everyone

Just tried to install the Gtk2 module from cpan (as was recommended to me by my tut),
but the weird long thing wouldn't install (can't figure out what's the problem).
Whenever I've encountered this kind of problem b4 I just forgot about the module, and seeked alternatives but I was told this is the best (from some reason).

Anyway if someone can tell me what's the problem and/or how to solve it, it would help a looooot.

Here is everything the appeared on my terminal (note I was asked to install another module in mid-process):

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>cpan Gtk2
CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.199)
Database was generated on Sun, 22 May 2011 21:59:36 GMT
Running install for module 'Gtk2'
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.71)
Running make for F/FL/FLORA/Gtk2-1.223.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.48)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.024)
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\F\FL\FLORA\Gtk2-1.2
+23.tar.gz
ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.54)
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22)
CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.25)
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----          FLORA/Gtk2-1.223.tar.gz         ----
    Pango [build_requires]
    Glib [build_requires]
    Cairo [build_requires]
    ExtUtils::PkgConfig [build_requires]
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module 'Pango'
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/Pango-1.221.tar.gz
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\T\TS\TSCH\Pango-1.2
+21.tar.gz
ok
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----          TSCH/Pango-1.221.tar.gz         ----
    Glib [build_requires]
    Cairo [build_requires]
    ExtUtils::PkgConfig [build_requires]
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module 'Glib'
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/Glib-1.223.tar.gz
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\T\TS\TSCH\Glib-1.22
+3.tar.gz o
k
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----          TSCH/Glib-1.223.tar.gz          ----
    ExtUtils::PkgConfig [build_requires]
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module 'ExtUtils::PkgConfig'
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\T\TS\TSCH\ExtUtils-
+PkgConfig-
1.12.tar.gz ok

  CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TS/TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz

'pkg-config' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
***
*** ExtUtils::PkgConfig requires the pkg-config utility, but it doesn'
+t
*** seem to be in your PATH.  Is it correctly installed?
***  PATH=D:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya8.5\bin;C:\Program Files\PC Co
+nnectivity
 Solution\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\
+Program Fi
les\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\
+strawberry
\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd
***
No 'Makefile' created  TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/Glib-1.223.tar.gz
Warning: Prerequisite 'ExtUtils::PkgConfig => 1.00' for 'TSCH/Glib-1.2
+23.tar.gz'
 failed when processing 'TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz' with 'wr
+itemakefil
e => NO -- No 'Makefile' created
'. Continuing, but chances to succeed are limited.
CPAN: Time::HiRes loaded ok (v1.9719)

  CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TS/TSCH/Glib-1.223.tar.gz

Can't locate ExtUtils/PkgConfig.pm in @INC (@INC contains: C:/strawber
+ry/perl/li
b C:/strawberry/perl/site/lib C:\strawberry\perl\vendor\lib .) at (eva
+l 12) line
 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 12) line 1.

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
MakeMaker FATAL: prerequisites not found.
    ExtUtils::PkgConfig not installed

Please install these modules first and rerun 'perl Makefile.PL'.
Warning: No success on command[C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefil
+e.PL]
  TSCH/Glib-1.223.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Running install for module 'Cairo'
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/Cairo-1.062.tar.gz
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\T\TS\TSCH\Cairo-1.0
+62.tar.gz
ok
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----          TSCH/Cairo-1.062.tar.gz         ----
    ExtUtils::PkgConfig [build_requires]
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module 'ExtUtils::PkgConfig'
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory C:\strawberry\cpan\build\E
+xtUtils-Pk
gConfig-1.12-iBd2tz
  No 'Makefile' created
, won't make
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/Cairo-1.062.tar.gz
Warning: Prerequisite 'ExtUtils::PkgConfig => 1' for 'TSCH/Cairo-1.062
+.tar.gz' f
ailed when processing 'TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz' with 'writ
+emakefile
=> NO -- No 'Makefile' created
'. Continuing, but chances to succeed are limited.

  CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TS/TSCH/Cairo-1.062.tar.gz

This module requires ExtUtils::PkgConfig to install itself.
  Install ExtUtils::PkgConfig from CPAN? [n] y

Database was generated on Sun, 22 May 2011 21:59:36 GMT
Running install for module 'ExtUtils::PkgConfig'
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\T\TS\TSCH\ExtUtils-
+PkgConfig-
1.12.tar.gz ok

  CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TS/TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz

'pkg-config' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
***
*** ExtUtils::PkgConfig requires the pkg-config utility, but it doesn'
+t
*** seem to be in your PATH.  Is it correctly installed?
***  PATH=D:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya8.5\bin;C:\Program Files\PC Co
+nnectivity
 Solution\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\
+Program Fi
les\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\
+strawberry
\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd
***
No 'Makefile' created  TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Can't locate ExtUtils/PkgConfig.pm in @INC (@INC contains: C:\strawber
+ry\perl\li
b C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib C:\strawberry\perl\vendor\lib C:\strawbe
+rry\cpan\b
uild\Cairo-1.062-7dJ8ZU) at (eval 111) line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 111) line 1.
Warning: No success on command[C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefil
+e.PL]
  TSCH/Cairo-1.062.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Running install for module 'ExtUtils::PkgConfig'
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory C:\strawberry\cpan\build\E
+xtUtils-Pk
gConfig-1.12-iBd2tz
  No 'Makefile' created
, won't make
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/Pango-1.221.tar.gz
Warning: Prerequisite 'Glib => 1.220' for 'TSCH/Pango-1.221.tar.gz' fa
+iled when
processing 'TSCH/Glib-1.223.tar.gz' with 'writemakefile => NO 'C:\stra
+wberry\per
l\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL' returned status 512'. Continuing, but chan
+ces to suc
ceed are limited.
Warning: Prerequisite 'Cairo => 1.000' for 'TSCH/Pango-1.221.tar.gz' f
+ailed when
 processing 'TSCH/Cairo-1.062.tar.gz' with 'writemakefile => NO 'C:\st
+rawberry\p
erl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL' returned status 512'. Continuing, but ch
+ances to s
ucceed are limited.
Warning: Prerequisite 'ExtUtils::PkgConfig => 1.030' for 'TSCH/Pango-1
+.221.tar.g
z' failed when processing 'TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz' with '
+writemakef
ile => NO -- No 'Makefile' created
'. Continuing, but chances to succeed are limited.

  CPAN.pm: Going to build T/TS/TSCH/Pango-1.221.tar.gz

Pre-requisites not found:
Can't locate ExtUtils/PkgConfig.pm in @INC (@INC contains: C:/strawber
+ry/perl/li
b C:/strawberry/perl/site/lib C:\strawberry\perl\vendor\lib .) at (eva
+l 18) line
 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 18) line 1.

Please install them manually.
No 'Makefile' created  TSCH/Pango-1.221.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Running install for module 'Glib'
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/Glib-1.223.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory C:\strawberry\cpan\build\G
+lib-1.223-
H8Kwi7
  'C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL' returned status 512, w
+on't make
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Running install for module 'Cairo'
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/Cairo-1.062.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory C:\strawberry\cpan\build\C
+airo-1.062
-7dJ8ZU
  'C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL' returned status 512, w
+on't make
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Running install for module 'ExtUtils::PkgConfig'
Running make for T/TS/TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory C:\strawberry\cpan\build\E
+xtUtils-Pk
gConfig-1.12-iBd2tz
  No 'Makefile' created
, won't make
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Running make for F/FL/FLORA/Gtk2-1.223.tar.gz
Warning: Prerequisite 'Pango => 1.220' for 'FLORA/Gtk2-1.223.tar.gz' f
+ailed when
 processing 'TSCH/Pango-1.221.tar.gz' with 'writemakefile => NO -- No 
+'Makefile'
 created
'. Continuing, but chances to succeed are limited.
Warning: Prerequisite 'Glib => 1.220' for 'FLORA/Gtk2-1.223.tar.gz' fa
+iled when
processing 'TSCH/Glib-1.223.tar.gz' with 'writemakefile => NO 'C:\stra
+wberry\per
l\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL' returned status 512'. Continuing, but chan
+ces to suc
ceed are limited.
Warning: Prerequisite 'Cairo => 1.000' for 'FLORA/Gtk2-1.223.tar.gz' f
+ailed when
 processing 'TSCH/Cairo-1.062.tar.gz' with 'writemakefile => NO 'C:\st
+rawberry\p
erl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL' returned status 512'. Continuing, but ch
+ances to s
ucceed are limited.
Warning: Prerequisite 'ExtUtils::PkgConfig => 1.030' for 'FLORA/Gtk2-1
+.223.tar.g
z' failed when processing 'TSCH/ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.12.tar.gz' with '
+writemakef
ile => NO -- No 'Makefile' created
'. Continuing, but chances to succeed are limited.

  CPAN.pm: Going to build F/FL/FLORA/Gtk2-1.223.tar.gz

Can't locate ExtUtils/PkgConfig.pm in @INC (@INC contains: C:/strawber
+ry/perl/li
b C:/strawberry/perl/site/lib C:\strawberry\perl\vendor\lib .) at (eva
+l 18) line
 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 18) line 1.

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
MakeMaker FATAL: prerequisites not found.
    ExtUtils::PkgConfig not installed
    Glib not installed
    Pango not installed

Please install these modules first and rerun 'perl Makefile.PL'.
Warning: No success on command[C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefil
+e.PL]
  FLORA/Gtk2-1.223.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
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Re: can't install the Gtk2 module from cpan by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 23, 2011 at 07:13 UTC
If you want to build Gtk2, you need to install the Gtk+ binaries - see, eg http://www.gtk.org/download-windows.html. Make sure you include the pkg-config binary, as it's needed to build ExtUtils-PkgConfig. The failure to build ExtUtils-PkgConfig is the first thing that's killing your attempt, afaict ... once you've got that out of the way you can start working through the other problems that arise on Windows. Not sure if you have the ppm utility, nor could I see what version of perl you're running, but there are ppm packages for Gtk2 for perl's 5.8, 5.10, 5.12 and 64-bit 5.12 available here. (I see other links in this thread suggesting they might be available elsewhere, too.) I should have ppm packages there for both 32-bit and 64-bit perl-5.14 by about this time next week. Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re^2: can't install the Gtk2 module from cpan by Anonymous Monk on May 23, 2011 at 18:57 UTC
You should include Bundle::Gnome2 :)	[reply]
Re^3: can't install the Gtk2 module from cpan by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 24, 2011 at 10:13 UTC
Gnome2 has, as pre-requisites, Gnome2-Canvas and Gnome2-VFS. I can build the former, but not the latter. Until I can get that sorted, there'll be no Gnome2 binaries (from me, at least). Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re: can't install the Gtk2 module from cpan by Khen1950fx (Canon) on May 23, 2011 at 05:38 UTC
Here's what I use when I need a fresh install of Gtk2: `#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use CPAN; CPAN::Shell->install( "Test::Harness", "Test::More", "Test::Number::Delta", "File::Spec", "Pod::Man", "Pod::Simple", "Text::Wrap", "Pod::Escapes", "ExtUtils::MakeMaker", "ExtUtils::PkgConfig", "ExtUtils::Depends", "Cairo", "Glib", "Pango", "Gtk2");` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: can't install the Gtk2 module from cpan by Anonymous Monk on May 23, 2011 at 06:08 UTC
that won't install libglib,libgtk2,pkg-config.exe...	[reply]
Re: can't install the Gtk2 module from cpan by zentara (Cardinal) on May 23, 2011 at 15:25 UTC
I also recommend Camelbox: A build of Gtk2-Perl for Windows . I don't use windows, but Camelbox was an easy install when I tried it. :-) I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Old Perl Programmer Haiku ................... flash japh	[reply]
Re: can't install the Gtk2 module from cpan by Anonymous Monk on May 22, 2011 at 23:38 UTC
See Re: install Gtk2::GladeXML, Re^3: goo, imageview, windows, oh my!	[reply]
Re^2: can't install the Gtk2 module from cpan by Anonymous Monk on May 22, 2011 at 23:44 UTC
For binaries ~2004-2008 http://gtk2-perl.sourceforge.net/win32/ ~2009 http://code.google.com/p/camelbox/wiki/InstallingCamelbox	[reply]