Thu Mar 12 13:24:42 2009: Request 44023 was acted upon.
Transaction: Correspondence added by nj88ud...@sneakemail.com
Queue: PAR-Packer
Subject: Re: [rt.cpan.org #44023] 64-bit PAR files missing
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Owner: Nobody
Requestors: tigerhawk...@gmail.com
Status: new
Ticket <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44023 >
Hi Philip,
Philip Kahn via RT wrote:
> When attempting to install PP, the install fails on the 64-bit versions of
> windows due to the required packages being unavailable. I've attached a
> printscreen for your convenience. This is true across multiple versions and
> packages.
technically, this isn't a bug. It's only a convenience service that
we're providing binaries of PAR::Packer for win32 via CPAN. Normally,
people are expected to have a C compiler set up with their perl if they
want to install C/XS based modules from CPAN directly.
I would suggest one of the following solutions for you:
- Try to find an x64 PPM repository with PAR::Packer binaries
- Wait for the upcoming PAR::Packer release. I'll try to find volunteers
with x64-Windows installations who may generate a binary for upload to CPAN.
- Install a C compiler that's compatible with your perl.
Naturally option 2 isn't guaranteed to work as it relies on volunteers.
If you'd like to help out provided you have the necessary compiler
setup, you can generate a .par binary with the commands:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make par
Best regards,
Steffen
