Lorne, You forgot to install Win32::API. It's at http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=Win32-API on CPAN and I'm sure ActiveState has it somewhere.
Hope this helps, Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorne Easton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 5:23 PM Subject: Installing Win32::SerialPort > I have Activestate Perl installed. > > C:\code\perl>perl -v > > > This is perl, v5.6.1 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread > (with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail) > > Copyright 1987-2001, Larry Wall > > Binary build 630 provided by ActiveState Tool Corp. > http://www.ActiveState.com > Built 20:29:41 Oct 31 2001 > > > I am using a cpan distro of Win32::SerialPort (0.19). The install goes ok > and installs the appropriate files in the appropriate directories. I am > getting the following error though > > > > C:\code\perl>echo use Win32::SerialPort; >> ser_test.pl > > C:\code\perl>perl ser_test.pl > Can't locate Win32/API.pm in @INC (@INC contains: c:/Perl/lib > c:/Perl/site/lib . > ) at c:/Perl/site/lib/Win32API/CommPort.pm line 5. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at c:/Perl/site/lib/Win32API/CommPort.pm > line > 5. > Compilation failed in require at c:/Perl/site/lib/Win32/SerialPort.pm line > 4. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at c:/Perl/site/lib/Win32/SerialPort.pm > line 4 > . > Compilation failed in require at ser_test.pl line 1. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ser_test.pl line 1. > > > All the files are in the right spot and the > module in question appropriately refers to Win32API > as Win32API and not Win32::API as the error > would suggest (I think) . I have tried it on another > pc using a fresh install of ASPerl, but to no avail. > > There is no PPM for it either.. > > Any ideas, or has anyone come across this before..? > > Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.. > > Cheers, > Lorne > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
