Try Cygwin ... Re: Can't install Net::SSH2 on win32 (libssh2, openssl)

If you can spend some time to install & learn Cygwin , I find it solves many issues related to Perl in a Windows environment for me. It provides many other advantages, especially if you know Linux or another Unix-like o/s already.

Search pm for Cygwin for details; here are a couple: Re: Problems installing new Modules for ActiveState v 5.10 and Has anyone compared Cygwin Perl to AS Perl? (old-from 2002).

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Re: Try Cygwin ... Re: Can't install Net::SSH2 on win32 (libssh2, openssl) by clutch2k3 (Initiate) on Dec 27, 2009 at 03:20 UTC
I'm gonna try cygwin. Did you know they just came out with a new release? Would you recommend sticking with 1.5 or going for 1.7?	[reply]
Re^2: Try Cygwin ... Re: Can't install Net::SSH2 on win32 (libssh2, openssl) by clp (Friar) on Dec 27, 2009 at 19:00 UTC
Play with the Cygwin install tool to understand how it works (the UI confused me initially). I would start with the older release, and read the release notes for it and for the newer software, to have some idea of what bugs were found & fixed or not (especially any compatibility issues with the Windows o/s you are using). After you have a working system, and have read some docs & used it a while and made some mistakes, you'll be in a better position to know if you want to, or must, upgrade to a newer release. Most of the pieces I have used have been solid and I have rarely found it necessary to upgrade. Upgrading can be a straightforward process. Having real CPAN on a Windows o/s is a great benefit for me, but I am not writing Perl code for deployment on various Win systems. I can install Cygwin on the machines I use. Your environment and requirements might be different.	[reply]