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I don't know what the problem is, but installing Make is *not* the solution.

It's unfortunate that cpan.pm still provides such utterly useless default diagnostics.
Faced with the output that you got when you tried to install Win32::GUI, I would try to build it manually - ie download the Win32::GUI source, unpack the source, cd to the top level source folder, then run 'perl Makefile.PL', 'dmake test', 'dmake install'.

You should at least then get useful error messages if a problem arises.

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^2: Trouble Installing Win32::GuiTest
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 14, 2012 at 06:22 UTC
    This can be accomplished with  cpanp -z Win32::GuiTest
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      It is still throwing the same error.

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Re^2: Trouble Installing Win32::GuiTest
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 17, 2012 at 18:09 UTC

    Rob, Per your suggestions. I have successfully installed the Win32-GuiTest-1.60 in my system. Thank you very much for the help.

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      Hey Anonymous, Can you plz tell me how u compile Win32-GuiTest_1.60 on perl 64 bit 5.14.2 using 64 bit compiler. I am still not able to build successfully even using ExtUtils::FakeConfig. Can you please provide me steps... Thanks.
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        switch to 32bit perl
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Re^2: Trouble Installing Win32::GuiTest
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 14, 2012 at 22:00 UTC

    Rob, I have tried again to so if it works, but could not able to do it. Here is the error, it is throwing now. 

     dmake:  Error code 129, while making 'blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\Gu
+iTest.dll'

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      dmake: Error code 129, while making 'blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.dll'

      I'd need to see the full output from the 'dmake' step.

      Also can you give us the output of perl -V (that's an *uppercase* V).

      Win32-GuiTest-1.60 builds and tests fine for me with both 32-bit and 64-bit Strawberry Perl 5.16.0.

      Cheers,
      Rob
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        Rob, Here is the full output 

         
C:\strawberry\Win32-GuiTest-1.60>dmake
cp lib/Win32/GuiTest/GuiTest.pc blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.pc
cp lib/Win32/GuiTest/Examples.pm blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest\Examples.pm
cp lib/Win32/GuiTest.pm blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest.pm
cp lib/Win32/GuiTest/Cmd.pm blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest\Cmd.pm
C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe -IC:\Perl64\lib -IC:\Perl64\lib C:\Perl64\lib\E
+xtUtils\xsubpp  -typemap C:\Perl64\lib\ExtUtils\typemap -typemap perl
+object.map
-typemap typemap GuiTest.xs >xstmp.c && C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe -MExtUt
+ils::Command -e mv -- xstmp.c GuiTest.cpp
C:/STRAWB~1/c/bin/gcc.exe -c    -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRIC
+T -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE 
+-DPERL_IMPL
ICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -DHASATTRIBUTE -fno-stri
+ct-aliasing -mms-bitfields -O2      -DVERSION=\"1.60\"    -DXS_VERSIO
+N=\"1.60\"
 "-IC:\Perl64\lib\CORE"   GuiTest.cpp
C:/STRAWB~1/c/bin/gcc.exe -c    -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRIC
+T -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE 
+-DPERL_IMPL
ICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -DHASATTRIBUTE -fno-stri
+ct-aliasing -mms-bitfields -O2      -DVERSION=\"1.60\"    -DXS_VERSIO
+N=\"1.60\"
 "-IC:\Perl64\lib\CORE"   DibSect.cpp
Running Mkbootstrap for Win32::GuiTest ()
C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod -- 644 GuiTest.bs
C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Mksymlists \
     -e "Mksymlists('NAME'=>\"Win32::GuiTest\", 'DLBASE' => 'GuiTest',
+ 'DL_FUNCS' => {  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  }, 'DL_VARS' =
+> []);"
Set up gcc environment - 4.4.7 20111023 (prerelease) [svn/rev.180339 -
+ mingw-w64/oz]
dlltool --def GuiTest.def --output-exp dll.exp
C:\STRAWB~1\c\bin\g++.exe -o blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.dll 
+-Wl,--base-file -Wl,dll.base -mdll -L"C:\Perl64\lib\CORE" GuiTest.o D
+ibSect.o
C:\Perl64\lib\CORE\perl514.lib -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool 
+-lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid 
+-lws2_32 -l
mpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32 -lbufferoverflowU
+ -lmsvcrt dll.exp
c:/strawb~1/c/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.4.7/../../../../x86_
+64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lbufferoverflowU
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
dmake:  Error code 129, while making 'blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\Gui
+Test.dll'

C:\strawberry\Win32-GuiTest-1.60>dmake install
dlltool --def GuiTest.def --output-exp dll.exp
C:\STRAWB~1\c\bin\g++.exe -o blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.dll 
+-Wl,--base-file -Wl,dll.base -mdll -L"C:\Perl64\lib\CORE" GuiTest.o D
+ibSect.o
C:\Perl64\lib\CORE\perl514.lib -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool 
+-lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid 
+-lws2_32 -l
mpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32 -lbufferoverflowU
+ -lmsvcrt dll.exp
c:/strawb~1/c/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.4.7/../../../../x86_
+64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lbufferoverflowU
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
dmake:  Error code 129, while making 'blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\Gui
+Test.dll'

C:\strawberry\Win32-GuiTest-1.60>dmake test
dlltool --def GuiTest.def --output-exp dll.exp
C:\STRAWB~1\c\bin\g++.exe -o blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.dll 
+-Wl,--base-file -Wl,dll.base -mdll -L"C:\Perl64\lib\CORE" GuiTest.o D
+ibSect.o
C:\Perl64\lib\CORE\perl514.lib -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool 
+-lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid 
+-lws2_32 -l
mpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32 -lbufferoverflowU
+ -lmsvcrt dll.exp
c:/strawb~1/c/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.4.7/../../../../x86_
+64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lbufferoverflowU
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
dmake:  Error code 129, while making 'blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\Gui
+Test.dll'

C:\strawberry\Win32-GuiTest-1.60>dmake install
dlltool --def GuiTest.def --output-exp dll.exp
C:\STRAWB~1\c\bin\g++.exe -o blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.dll 
+-Wl,--base-file -Wl,dll.base -mdll -L"C:\Perl64\lib\CORE" GuiTest.o D
+ibSect.o
C:\Perl64\lib\CORE\perl514.lib -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool 
+-lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid 
+-lws2_32 -l
mpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32 -lbufferoverflowU
+ -lmsvcrt dll.exp
c:/strawb~1/c/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.4.7/../../../../x86_
+64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lbufferoverflowU
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
dmake:  Error code 129, while making 'blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\Gui
+Test.dll'

C:\strawberry\Win32-GuiTest-1.60>dir
 Volume in drive C is OSPART
 Volume Serial Number is B87B-3490

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        Hi Rob, Here is the output of the perl -V. 

         

C:\strawberry\Win32-GuiTest-1.60>perl -V
Set up gcc environment - 4.4.7 20111023 (prerelease) [svn/rev.180339 -
+ mingw-w64/oz]
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 14 subversion 2) configuration
+:

  Platform:
    osname=MSWin32, osvers=5.2, archname=MSWin32-x64-multi-thread
    uname=''
    config_args='undef'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=undef
    useithreads=define, usemultiplicity=define
    useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=und
+ef
    use64bitint=define, use64bitall=undef, uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='C:/STRAWB~1/c/bin/gcc.exe', ccflags ='-DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONS
+OLE -DNO_STRICT -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DUSE_
+SITECUSTOMI
ZE -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -DHASATTRI
+BUTE -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields',
    optimize='-O2',
    cppflags='-DWIN32'
    ccversion='', gccversion='4.4.7 20111023 (prerelease) [svn/rev.180
+339 - mingw-w64/oz]', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=8, doublesize=8, byteorder=12345678
    d_longlong=undef, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=8
    ivtype='__int64', ivsize=8, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='__in
+t64', lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=8, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='C:\STRAWB~1\c\bin\g++.exe', ldflags ='-L"C:\Perl64\lib\CORE"'
    libpth=\lib
    libs=-lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 
+-lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid -lws2_32 -lmpr -lwinmm
+ -lversion
-lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32 -lbufferoverflowU -lmsvcrt
    perllibs=-lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lcomdlg32 -ladvap
+i32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid -lws2_32 -lmpr -lw
+inmm -lvers
ion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32 -lbufferoverflowU -lmsvcrt
    libc=msvcrt.lib, so=dll, useshrplib=true, libperl=perl514.lib
    gnulibc_version=''
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_win32.xs, dlext=dll, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
    cccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-mdll -L"C:\Perl64\lib\CORE"'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV
                        PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT PERL_IMPLICIT_SYS
                        PERL_MALLOC_WRAP PERL_PRESERVE_IVUV PL_OP_SLAB
+_ALLOC
                        USE_64_BIT_INT USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES
                        USE_PERLIO USE_PERL_ATOF USE_SITECUSTOMIZE
  Locally applied patches:
        ActivePerl Build 1402 [295342]
  Built under MSWin32
  Compiled at Oct  7 2011 15:19:36
  %ENV:
    PERL5LIB="C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5\MSWin32-x64-multi-thre
+ad;C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5"
    PERL_JSON_BACKEND="JSON::XS"
    PERL_MM_OPT="INSTALL_BASE=C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5"
    PERL_YAML_BACKEND="YAML"
  @INC:
    C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread
    C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5/MSWin32-x64-multi-thread
    C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5
    C:/Perl64/site/lib
    C:/Perl64/lib
    .

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        Here is the fill output of it. But this time, it gave me dmake: Error code 255, while making 'test_dynamic'

         
C:\strawberry\Win32-GuiTest-1.60>install dmake
'install' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\strawberry\Win32-GuiTest-1.60>dmake install
dmake:  makefile:  line 375:  Warning: -- Duplicate target [GuiTest.o]
Skip blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.pc (unchanged)
Skip blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest\Examples.pm (unchanged)
Skip blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest.pm (unchanged)
Skip blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest\Cmd.pm (unchanged)
gcc -c          -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE -DPERL_TEXTMODE_
+SCRIPTS -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_S
+YS -fno-str
ict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -s -O2        -DVERSION=\"1.60\"    -DXS_V
+ERSION=\"1.60\"  "-IC:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE"   GuiTest.cpp
gcc -c          -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE -DPERL_TEXTMODE_
+SCRIPTS -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_S
+YS -fno-str
ict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -s -O2        -DVERSION=\"1.60\"    -DXS_V
+ERSION=\"1.60\"  "-IC:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE"   DibSect.cpp
Running Mkbootstrap for Win32::GuiTest ()
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod -- 644 Gu
+iTest.bs
dlltool --def GuiTest.def --output-exp dll.exp
g++ -o blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.dll -Wl,--base-file -Wl,dl
+l.base -mdll -s -L"C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE" -L"C:\strawberry\c\li
+b" GuiTest.
o DibSect.o   C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE\libperl514.a -lmoldname -lke
+rnel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -l
+ole32 -lole
aut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid -lws2_32 -lmpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lod
+bccp32 -lcomctl32 dll.exp
dlltool --def GuiTest.def --base-file dll.base --output-exp dll.exp
g++ -o blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.dll -mdll -s -L"C:\strawbe
+rry\perl\lib\CORE" -L"C:\strawberry\c\lib" GuiTest.o DibSect.o   C:\s
+trawberry\p
erl\lib\CORE\libperl514.a -lmoldname -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwin
+spool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -
+luuid -lws2
_32 -lmpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32 dll.exp
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod -- 755 bl
+ib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.dll
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp -- GuiTest.b
+s blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.bs
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod -- 644 bl
+ib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.bs
Files found in blib\arch: installing files in blib\lib into architectu
+re dependent library tree
Installing C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread\
+auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.bs
Installing C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread\
+auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.dll
Installing C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread\
+Win32\GuiTest.pm
Installing C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread\
+Win32\GuiTest\Cmd.pm
Installing C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread\
+Win32\GuiTest\Examples.pm
Installing C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread\
+Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.pc
Appending installation info to C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5\MSWin
+32-x64-multi-thread/perllocal.pod

C:\strawberry\Win32-GuiTest-1.60>dmake test
dmake:  makefile:  line 375:  Warning: -- Duplicate target [GuiTest.o]
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t
t/01_basic.t ..... 3/? Bailout called.  Further testing stopped:  Plea
+se close existing Notepad windows before proceeding
FAILED--Further testing stopped: Please close existing Notepad windows
+ before proceeding
dmake:  Error code 255, while making 'test_dynamic'

C:\strawberry\Win32-GuiTest-1.60>

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Re^2: Trouble Installing Win32::GuiTest
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 14, 2012 at 17:29 UTC

    Here is the error thrown in the shell. 

    C:\strawberry\c>win32guitest.pl
Can't locate loadable object for module Win32::GuiTest in @INC (@INC c
+ontains: C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread C
+:\Users\SPU
LLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5/MSWin32-x64-multi-thread C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5
+\lib\perl5 C:/strawberry/perl/site/lib C:/strawberry/perl/vendor/lib 
+C:/strawber
ry/perl/lib .) at C:/strawberry/perl/lib/DynaLoader.pm line 98
        DynaLoader::croak('Can\'t locate loadable object for module Wi
+n32::GuiTest in @I...') called at C:/strawberry/perl/lib/DynaLoader.p
+m line 160
        DynaLoader::bootstrap('Win32::GuiTest', 1.60) called at C:\str
+awberry\c\Win32GuiTest.pl line 249

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Re^2: Trouble Installing Win32::GuiTest
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 14, 2012 at 17:31 UTC

    Rob, Here is the error thrown in the shell. 

    C:\strawberry\c>win32guitest.pl Can't locate loadable object for modul
+e Win32::GuiTest in @INC (@INC c +ontains: C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5\li
+b\perl5\MSWin32-x64-multi-thread C +:\Users\SPU LLA~1\perl5\lib\perl5
+/MSWin32-x64-multi-thread C:\Users\SPULLA~1\perl5 +\lib\perl5 C:/stra
+wberry/perl/site/lib C:/strawberry/perl/vendor/lib +C:/strawber ry/pe
+rl/lib .) at C:/strawberry/perl/lib/DynaLoader.pm line 98 DynaLoader:
+:croak('Can\'t locate loadable object for module Wi +n32::GuiTest in 
+@I...') called at C:/strawberry/perl/lib/DynaLoader.p +m line 160 Dyn
+aLoader::bootstrap('Win32::GuiTest', 1.60) called at C:\str +awberry\
+c\Win32GuiTest.pl line 249

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