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Gabor
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From: Sisyphus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, May 26, 2008 at 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: best win32 perl to use
To: Gabor Szabo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gabor Szabo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Sisyphus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: best win32 perl to use
> On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Sisyphus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> There's a small number of Win32::* modules that can be built *only* using a
>> Microsoft Compiler. As it currently stands, those modules can't be built on
>> Strawberry Perl (unless some significant hacking were to be done).
>
>
> Others might know this but for those of use like me who are a bit less
> up to date, do you have a list of modules that can be built using MS compiler
> but not with MinGW?
>
No, I don't have a list. Only examples I could find in a hurry are
certain modules within Win32::GUI:
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C:\_32\comp\Win32-GUI-1.06>perl Makefile.PL
BUILDENV=mingw Used build environment is: MSWin32 and MinGW
NOTE: Makefile.PL will add the instruction to use the Resource Compiler to
your Makefile; if you don't want to compile resources with your extension,
call this script with this additional argument:
perl Makefile.PL USERESOURCE=0
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Win32::GUI::AxWindow can only be built using MSVC, not 'gcc',
as it depends on the Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL).
Win32::GUI::AxWindow will be skipped during the current build process.
Writing Makefile for Win32::GUI::BitmapInline
Writing Makefile for Win32::GUI::Constants - perfect.exe
Writing Makefile for Win32::GUI::Constants
At this time Win32::GUI::DIBitmap cannot be build using gcc.
Win32::GUI::DIBitmap will be skipped during the current build process.
Writing Makefile for Win32::GUI::DropFiles
Win32::GUI::Grid can only be built using MSVC, not 'gcc',
as it requires the MFC framework.
Win32::GUI::Grid will be skipped during the current build process.
Writing Makefile for Win32::GUI::ReleaseNotes
Writing Makefile for Win32::GUI::Scintilla
Writing Makefile for Win32::GUI
C:\_32\comp\Win32-GUI-1.06>
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I think there are other modules ... but hopefully I've already
provided enough to "get me off the hook", so to speak :-)
Cheers,
Rob
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