If you have Visual C++ installed, then you can use nmake to install many of the modules. Otherwise there are binary distributions of most modules that are compatible with Windows. Your best bet would be to use the PPM utility that comes with ActivePerl.
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Troyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 7:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Loading a module (Net::Jabber) in Perl (Windows) Hi all, I just started working with Perl and am having a great time at it. Quick question regarding the loading of modules. I am running activestate perl on my XP machine. It appears that many of the modules I have looked at seem to have an install program that is based around make. The first step is usually to create a makefile using a perl program (make.pl) that comes with the software. The second step is to run make on this makefile that was created. How is this supposed to work in a Windows environment when the make is not included? Is there a DOS version of make? I looked on the net with google but could not find anything obvious. I also tried to copy some of the *.pm files from the modules into the perl/lib directory with mixed results. Can someone give my some background as to what options I have to load new modules on a Windows machine? Thanks, Mark -- 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]
