----- Original Message -----
From: "perl pra" <perl...@gmail.com>
To: "Beginners List" <beginners@perl.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 6:08 PM
Subject: installing perl modules on 64-bit Os
Hi Gurus,
I have installed "ActivePerl-5.10.0.1004-MSWin32-x86-287188.msi" on
WindowsServer 2008 64-bit OS. I can run the scripts that I have written on
32-bit OS,My query is whats the processes of installing perl modules on
64-bit OS. In 32-bit we use nmake to install, how to install modules on
64-bit.
Same process - you can use nmake, but if the modules need some compiling,
you'll need to use a 32-bit compiler with that build of ActivePerl. So, if
you install a microsoft compiler to use with this build of perl, make sure
it's a 32-bit one.
Another option is to first 'ppm install MinGW' which will set you up with
dmake and the MinGW port of the gcc compiler (no additional configuration
needed) - then install modules using dmake. ('dmake' will then automatically
invoke gcc as the compiler.) This is probably the simplest option.
Yet another option is to install the 64-bit version of ActivePerl-5.10.0.
Then it's best to use the "Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003
R2" compiler (which comes with nmake), as that's what was used to build that
x64 build of perl.
Cheers,
Rob
--
To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org
For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org
http://learn.perl.org/
