----- Original Message ----- From: "Alloun, Jonathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 7:55 PM Subject: Re: Error when installing Date-Calc-4.3.tar.gz . . . . . > > Hello, > > I have tried to install this module from CPAN following these steps: > > Unziped the module into a directory. > > >From that directory I typed : 'perl makefile.pl' > > It returns: > > C:\Perl\libnet\date\Date-Calc-4.3>perl makefile.pl > Usage: xsubpp [-v] [-C++] [-except] [-prototypes] [-noversioncheck] > [-nolinenumb > ers] [-s pattern] [-typemap typemap]... file.xs > Writing Makefile for Date::Calc > > Then I typed : 'nmake' > > It returns: > > C:\Perl\libnet\date\Date-Calc-4.3>nmake install > > Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 1.50 > Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved. > > C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib > C:\Perl\lib\ExtUtils/xs > ubpp -typemap C:\Perl\lib\ExtUtils\typemap -typemap typemap Calc.xs > >xstmp.c && > C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -MExtUtils::Command -e mv > xstm > p.c Calc.c > Usage: xsubpp [-v] [-C++] [-except] [-prototypes] [-noversioncheck] > [-nolinenumb > ers] [-s pattern] [-typemap typemap]... file.xs > NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\PERL\BIN\PERL.EXE' : return code '0xff' > Stop. > > Seems to me that I need to use 'xsubpp'?? I have never needed to use this > before. > >From my past experience I just type 'perl makefile.pl' and after a few > questions all works but not for this module. > > What am I doing wrong?? > > Many thanks in advance for your help, > > Jonathan > Hi Jonathon, You need to edit 'makefile.pl' before running 'perl makefile.pl' with this module. See the notes regarding 'win 32' in 'INSTALL.txt' that came with the bundle - they'll tell you what changes to make. Cheers, Rob _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users
