OK, I tried three routes:

  1. Install from source 1.
    I downloaded the source and tried to build from a (cygwin) bash with the env set up to match Strawberry. That failed. It detected too much Cygwin.
  2. Tried to build from a cmd window, set up for Straberry. That failed

  3. Installed the DB_File MSI (still no need for registration). The (very) good news is that it installs the *complete* devel env (C:\Program Files\Oracle\BerkeleyDB 4.6.21\. Then I did cpan.bat DB_File. That failed as expected. I copied db.h from the installed include dir to C:\strawberry\c\include and got this:
    gcc -c -IC:\strawberry\c\include -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -DPE
+RL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fno-strict-aliasing -DPERL_M
+SVCRT_READFIX -s -O2    -DVERSION=\"1.816\"   -DXS_VERSION=\"1.816\" 
+ "-IC:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE"  -D_NOT_CORE  -DmDB_Prefix_t=size_t 
+-DmDB_Hash_t=u_int32_t version.c
In file included from version.c:30:
C:/strawberry/c/include/db.h:118: error: redefinition of typedef 'uint
+ptr_t'
C:/strawberry/perl/lib/CORE/win32.h:273: error: previous declaration o
+f 'uintptr_t' was here
C:/strawberry/c/include/db.h:127: error: redefinition of typedef 'pid_
+t'
C:/strawberry/c/include/sys/types.h:75: error: previous declaration of
+ 'pid_t' was here
C:/strawberry/c/include/db.h:131: error: conflicting types for 'ssize_
+t'
C:/strawberry/c/include/sys/types.h:104: error: previous declaration o
+f 'ssize_t' was here
dmake.exe:  Error code 129, while making 'version.o'

    [download]
    Hmm, harder than I thought it would be :(

Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn

In reply to Re^9: Disappointed with latest Strawberry Perl by Tux
in thread Disappointed with latest Strawberry Perl by syphilis

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