trying to install Win32::Registry on windows 7 using strawberry perl, and getting error. any suggestions? This is first cpan module install attempted after a virgin strawberry perl install.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QCAT 6.x\Script>cpan install Win32::Re +gistry CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.203) Database was generated on Fri, 01 Nov 2013 18:23:49 GMT Running install for module 'Win32::Registry' Running make for J/JD/JDB/Win32-Registry-0.10.tar.gz CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.85) CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.061) Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\J\JD\JDB\Win32-Regi +stry-0.10. tar.gz ok CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.92) CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.2301) CPAN: Parse::CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v1.4405) CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.132140) CPAN.pm: Building J/JD/JDB/Win32-Registry-0.10.tar.gz Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for Win32::Registry Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.96) cp Registry.pm blib\lib\Win32\Registry.pm C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe C:\strawberry\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp + -typemap C:\strawberry\perl\lib\ExtUtils\typemap -typemap typemap Registry.xs + > Registr y.xsc && C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e mv -- +Registry.x sc Registry.c Could not find a typemap for C type 'FILETIME'. The following C types are mapped by the current typemap: 'AV *', 'Boolean', 'CV *', 'DWORD', 'FILE *', 'FileHandle', 'HANDLE', +'HKEY', 'H V *', 'I16', 'I32', 'I8', 'IV', 'InOutStream', 'InputStream', 'NV', 'O +utputStrea m', 'PerlIO *', 'REGSAM', 'Result', 'STRLEN', 'SV *', 'SVREF', 'SysRet +', 'SysRet Long', 'Time_t *', 'U16', 'U32', 'U8', 'UV', 'bool', 'bool_t', 'caddr_ +t', 'char' , 'char *', 'char **', 'const char *', 'double', 'float', 'int', 'long +', 'short' , 'size_t', 'ssize_t', 'time_t', 'unsigned', 'unsigned char', 'unsigne +d char *', 'unsigned int', 'unsigned long', 'unsigned long *', 'unsigned short', + 'void *', 'wchar_t', 'wchar_t *' in Registry.xs, line 548 dmake.exe: Error code 129, while making 'Registry.c' JDB/Win32-Registry-0.10.tar.gz C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.exe -- NOT OK CPAN: YAML::XS loaded ok (v0.41) Running make test Can't test without successful make Running make install Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible Stopping: 'install' failed for 'Win32::Registry'. C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QCAT 6.x\Script>

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