From: "PJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm half way through my 3rd week with Perl, I'm having a great time > with it, and I'm blown away by what I've learned so far.
:-) > I'm trying to install "nmake" so that I can get at modules that aren't > available through PPM and I'm running in to problems. I've looked at > various tutorials and it looks like such a simple process, I was able > to do it in class, but not at home. > > I unstuff nmake, copy .exe and .err to /System32 (another tutorial > said the Perl dir so I did that too) It doesn't really matter where do you put the nmake.exe as long as it's in some directory that's in PATH. You may consider it installed. > Then at the c:/ prompt enter > > perl Makefile.PL > nmake > nmake test > nmake install > > As soon as I hit enter after "perl Makefile.PL" I get an error saying > the script Makefile.PL can't be found. Is this not supposed to come > with the Perl install? I did a search and the file was nowhere to be > found on my PC. No Makefile.PL is not supposed to come with Perl, it's supposed to be included with the module you want to install. That is you download the .tar.gz file from CPAN or some other place, extract the files (preserving directories of course), start the command prompt, go to the created directory and run those four commands. Of course without a C compiler you'll only be able to install pure Perl modules. If you will need some module that's not available in any PPM repository (See C:\Perl\html\index.html and then ActivePerl FAQ / Using PPM / Where are the package repositories?) and the module can be compiled under windows I'm sure someone will do it for you. Jenda =========== [EMAIL PROTECTED] == http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ========== There is a reason for living. There must be. I've seen it somewhere. It's just that in the mess on my table ... and in my brain. I can't find it. --- me -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
