Installing XS Modules on Windows -- Like Pulling Teeth

I'm running on Windows with ActivePerl, and I'm trying to install
XML::LibXML. It's not in the PPM repository, so that's out of the
question. I downloaded MinGW, so I have gcc, and I downloaded both
nmake and dmake. I ran perl -MCPAN -e shell, and then install PAJAS/
XML-LibXML-1.64.tar.gz. But I get the error 'C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe
Makefile.PL' returned status 512, won't make. I searched all around
for some kind of instructions or tutorial, but very few are for
Windows and even fewer say anything useful.

So what are all the steps I need to perform to be able to install any
CPAN module on a Windows machine?

Re: Installing XS Modules on Windows -- Like Pulling Teeth

FeelLikeANut@gmail.com schrieb:
> I'm running on Windows with ActivePerl, and I'm trying to install
> XML::LibXML. It's not in the PPM repository, so that's out of the
> question. I downloaded MinGW, so I have gcc, and I downloaded both
> nmake and dmake. I ran perl -MCPAN -e shell, and then install PAJAS/
> XML-LibXML-1.64.tar.gz. But I get the error 'C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe
> Makefile.PL' returned status 512, won't make. I searched all around
> for some kind of instructions or tutorial, but very few are for
> Windows and even fewer say anything useful.
>
> So what are all the steps I need to perform to be able to install any
> CPAN module on a Windows machine?

Building modules on Windows can be a bit non-trivial, especially
getting all the paths set correctly and the neccessary DLLs and
LIBs in the right places beforehand.

But for XML::LibXML there should be a binary package available
at the uwinnipeg repository, so you should be able to enter

ppm repo add http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms uwinnipeg
ppm install XML::LibXML

on the command line and be done with it.

-Chris

Re: Installing XS Modules on Windows -- Like Pulling Teeth

On Sep 16, 12:07 pm, Christian Winter wrote:
> FeelLikeA...@gmail.com schrieb:
>
> > I'm running on Windows with ActivePerl, and I'm trying to install
> > XML::LibXML. It's not in the PPM repository, so that's out of the
> > question. I downloaded MinGW, so I have gcc, and I downloaded both
> > nmake and dmake. I ran perl -MCPAN -e shell, and then install PAJAS/
> > XML-LibXML-1.64.tar.gz. But I get the error 'C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe
> > Makefile.PL' returned status 512, won't make. I searched all around
> > for some kind of instructions or tutorial, but very few are for
> > Windows and even fewer say anything useful.
>
> > So what are all the steps I need to perform to be able to install any
> > CPAN module on a Windows machine?
>
> Building modules on Windows can be a bit non-trivial, especially
> getting all the paths set correctly and the neccessary DLLs and
> LIBs in the right places beforehand.
>
> But for XML::LibXML there should be a binary package available
> at the uwinnipeg repository, so you should be able to enter
>
> ppm repo addhttp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmsuwinnipeg
> ppm install XML::LibXML
>
> on the command line and be done with it.
>
> -Chris

Oh, hotness! Thanks!

Re: Installing XS Modules on Windows -- Like Pulling Teeth

On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:28:30 -0000, FeelLikeANut@gmail.com wrote:

>I'm running on Windows with ActivePerl, and I'm trying to install
>XML::LibXML. It's not in the PPM repository, so that's out of the
>question. I downloaded MinGW, so I have gcc, and I downloaded both

Did you try other repositories?

http://win32.perl.org/wiki/index.php?title=PPM_Repositories


Michele
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Re: Installing XS Modules on Windows -- Like Pulling Teeth

Quoth Michele Dondi :
> On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:28:30 -0000, FeelLikeANut@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >I'm running on Windows with ActivePerl, and I'm trying to install
> >XML::LibXML. It's not in the PPM repository, so that's out of the
> >question. I downloaded MinGW, so I have gcc, and I downloaded both
>
> Did you try other repositories?
>
> http://win32.perl.org/wiki/index.php?title=PPM_Repositories

Given the number of questions that come up with this answer, do you
suppose ActiveState could be persuaded to include them by default? I
guess they don't want support requests for things they cannot support...

Ben

Re: Installing XS Modules on Windows -- Like Pulling Teeth

On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:42:00 +0100, Ben Morrow
wrote:

>> >I'm running on Windows with ActivePerl, and I'm trying to install
>> >XML::LibXML. It's not in the PPM repository, so that's out of the
>> >question. I downloaded MinGW, so I have gcc, and I downloaded both
>>
>> Did you try other repositories?
>>
>> http://win32.perl.org/wiki/index.php?title=PPM_Repositories
>
>Given the number of questions that come up with this answer, do you
>suppose ActiveState could be persuaded to include them by default? I
>guess they don't want support requests for things they cannot support...

Well, pehaps they should. After all, they would still include their
own repository as the first one.


Michele
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Re: Installing XS Modules on Windows -- Like Pulling Teeth

Michele Dondi wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:42:00 +0100, Ben Morrow
> wrote:
[concerning ppm repositories]
>> Given the number of questions that come up with this answer, do you
>> suppose ActiveState could be persuaded to include them by default? I
>> guess they don't want support requests for things they cannot support...
>
> Well, pehaps they should. After all, they would still include their
> own repository as the first one.

They're almost doing it. Just tried

ppm install PPM-Repositories
ppm repo suggest

Seems like all the well-known third party repositories are there,

-Chris