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jschollen has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Monks,

I'm trying to get PDL-2.4.2 running on my windows XP SP2 box. (Perl 5.8.6; Platform SDK 3790.1830; .NET framework 1.1; .NET framework SDK 1.1; Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003; Absoft Fortran 9.0; NMake 7.00.8882; cygwin (downloaded today)).

I've installed all the needed packages (and some extra's):
Astro::FITS::Header
ExtUtils::77
Inline
Filter
Text::Balanced
File::Spec
POD

I've already changed the lines in Basic\Core\pdlcore.c to:
((char*)pptr)+pdl->dimincs[pdl->ndims-1-plevel]* i * pdl_howbig(pdl->d +atatype)

I also made the changes as indicated in the install file delivered with the PDL package:
cd Basic\Core nmake Core.xs del getdev.pl # this one is important, otherwise you get + # a circular Makefile dependence! cd ..\.. perl Makefile.PL # with F77CONF=win32/win32f77.pl if you # want slatec nmake

After installing it all the way, I get an error in the final stage:

Error when running nmake test for the first time:
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"****" " No f77 compiler found. Ought to skip PDL::Slatec on this system + " "****" "****" "Not building GSL modules: GSL version UNKNOWN VERSION found, but need + at least 1.3" "****" "****" " Skipping build of PDL::FFTW." "****" C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -IC:/.cpan/build/PDL/blib/lib -IC:/.cpan/ +build/PDL/ blib/arch "-MPDL::PP qw/PDL::Transform PDL::Transform Transform/" tran +sform.pd cp Transform.pm ..\..\blib\lib\PDL/Transform.pm cp earth_coast.vec.fits ..\..\..\blib\lib\PDL\Transform/Cartography/ea +rth_coast. vec.fits cp earth_night.jpg ..\..\..\blib\lib\PDL\Transform/Cartography/earth_n +ight.jpg cp earth_day.jpg ..\..\..\blib\lib\PDL\Transform/Cartography/earth_day +.jpg cp Cartography.pm ..\..\..\blib\lib\PDL\Transform/Cartography.pm C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e touch Transform.xs C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe C:\Perl\lib\ExtUtils/xsubpp -typemap C:\ +Perl\lib\E xtUtils\typemap -typemap C:/.cpan/build/PDL/Basic/Core/typemap.pdl Tr +ansform.xs > Transform.xsc && C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e mv Tra +nsform.xsc Transform.c cl -c -IC:/.cpan/build/PDL/Basic/Core -nologo -Gf -W3 -MD -Z +i -DNDEBUG -O1 -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -DNO_HASH_SEED - +DPERL_IMPL ICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -M +D -Zi -DND EBUG -O1 -DVERSION=\"2.4.2\" -DXS_VERSION=\"2.4.2\" "-IC:\Perl\li +b\CORE" Transform.c Transform.c c1 : warning C4349: /Gf is deprecated and will not be supported in fut +ure versio ns of Visual C++; remove /Gf or use /GF instead Transform.xs(38) : warning C4101: 'h2' : unreferenced local variable Transform.xs(38) : warning C4101: 'c2' : unreferenced local variable Transform.xs(230) : warning C4101: '__dim' : unreferenced local variab +le Transform.xs(302) : warning C4101: '__dim' : unreferenced local variab +le Transform.xs(381) : warning C4244: 'initializing' : conversion from 'd +ouble' to 'PDL_Byte', possible loss of data Transform.xs(450) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch Transform.xs(694) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' +to 'PDL_By te', possible loss of data Transform.xs(699) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' +to 'PDL_By te', possible loss of data Transform.xs(792) : warning C4244: 'initializing' : conversion from 'd +ouble' to 'PDL_Short', possible loss of data Transform.xs(861) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch Transform.xs(1105) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' + to 'PDL_S hort', possible loss of data Transform.xs(1110) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' + to 'PDL_S hort', possible loss of data Transform.xs(1203) : warning C4244: 'initializing' : conversion from ' +double' to 'PDL_Ushort', possible loss of data Transform.xs(1272) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch Transform.xs(1516) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' + to 'PDL_U short', possible loss of data Transform.xs(1521) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' + to 'PDL_U short', possible loss of data Transform.xs(1614) : warning C4244: 'initializing' : conversion from ' +double' to 'PDL_Long', possible loss of data Transform.xs(1683) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch Transform.xs(1927) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' + to 'PDL_L ong', possible loss of data Transform.xs(1932) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' + to 'PDL_L ong', possible loss of data Transform.xs(2025) : warning C4244: 'initializing' : conversion from ' +double' to 'PDL_LongLong', possible loss of data Transform.xs(2094) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch Transform.xs(2338) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' + to 'PDL_L ongLong', possible loss of data Transform.xs(2343) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' + to 'PDL_L ongLong', possible loss of data Transform.xs(2436) : warning C4244: 'initializing' : conversion from ' +double' to 'PDL_Float', possible loss of data Transform.xs(2505) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch Transform.xs(2749) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' + to 'PDL_F loat', possible loss of data Transform.xs(2754) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'PDL_Double' + to 'PDL_F loat', possible loss of data Transform.xs(2916) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch Transform.xs(327) : warning C4101: '__dim' : unreferenced local variab +le Transform.xs(3221) : warning C4101: '__dim' : unreferenced local varia +ble Running Mkbootstrap for PDL::Transform () C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod 644 Transfor +m.bs C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Mksymlists -e "Mksymlists('N +AME'=>\"PD L::Transform\", 'DLBASE' => 'Transform', 'DL_FUNCS' => { }, 'FUNCLIST +' => [], ' IMPORTS' => { }, 'DL_VARS' => []);" link -out:..\..\blib\arch\auto\PDL\Transform\Transform.dll -dl +l -nologo -nodefaultlib -debug -opt:ref,icf -libpath:"C:\Perl\lib\CORE" -machi +ne:x86 Tra nsform.obj C:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl58.lib "C:\Program Files\Microsoft V +isual C++ Toolkit 2003\lib\oldnames.lib" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ +Toolkit 20 03\lib\kernel32.lib" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib\user +32.lib" "C :\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib\gdi32.lib" "C:\Program File +s\Microsof t Platform SDK\Lib\winspool.lib" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform +SDK\Lib\co mdlg32.lib" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib\advapi32.lib" + "C:\Progr am Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib\shell32.lib" "C:\Program Files\Mic +rosoft Pla tform SDK\Lib\ole32.lib" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib\ +oleaut32.l ib" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib\netapi32.lib" "C:\Pro +gram Files \Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib\uuid.lib" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Plat +form SDK\L ib\ws2_32.lib" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib\mpr.lib" " +C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib\winmm.lib" "C:\Program Files\Microso +ft Platfor m SDK\Lib\version.lib" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib\od +bc32.lib" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib\odbccp32.lib" "C:\Program + Files\Mic rosoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\lib\msvcrt.lib" -def:Transform.def Creating library ..\..\blib\arch\auto\PDL\Transform\Transform.lib a +nd object ..\..\blib\arch\auto\PDL\Transform\Transform.exp C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod 755 ..\..\bl +ib\arch\au to\PDL\Transform\Transform.dll C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp Transform.bs .. +\..\blib\a rch\auto\PDL\Transform\Transform.bs C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod 644 ..\..\bl +ib\arch\au to\PDL\Transform\Transform.bs podselect pdldoc > pdldoc.pod C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe "-Iblib\arch" "-Iblib\lib" perldl.PL perl +dl Extracting perldl (with variable substitutions) podselect perldl > perldl.pod cp perldl.pod blib\lib/PDL/perldl.pod cp pdldoc.pod blib\lib/PDL/pdldoc.pod C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp pdldoc blib\scr +ipt\pdldoc pl2bat.bat blib\script\pdldoc C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp perldl blib\scr +ipt\perldl pl2bat.bat blib\script\perldl C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe "-Iblib\arch" "-Iblib\lib" pdl.PL pdl C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp pdl blib\script +\pdl pl2bat.bat blib\script\pdl pl2bat.bat: Can't open blib\script\pdl: No such file or directory at C +:\Perl\bin \pl2bat.bat line 101. NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'pl2bat.bat' : return code '0x1' Stop.

Error when running nmake test for the second time:
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C:\.cpan\build\PDL-2.4.2>nmake test Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 7.00.8882 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-2000. All rights reserved. C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp pptemplate ..\. +.\blib\scr ipt\pptemplate pl2bat.bat ..\..\blib\script\pptemplate "****" "No support for PDL::Graphics::IIS on win32 platform yet. Will skip bu +ild proces s" "****" "****" " Not building PDL::Graphics::Karma, turn on WITH_KARMA if this i +s incorrec t" "****" "****" "Cannot find plplot library (libplplotd.dll), skipping PDL::Graphics:: +PLplot Not building PDL::Graphics::PLplot" "****" "****" " No f77 compiler found. Ought to skip PDL::Slatec on this system + " "****" "****" "Not building GSL modules: GSL version UNKNOWN VERSION found, but need + at least 1.3" "****" "****" " Skipping build of PDL::FFTW." "****" podselect pdldoc > pdldoc.pod podselect perldl > perldl.pod Skip blib\lib/PDL/perldl.pod (unchanged) Skip blib\lib/PDL/pdldoc.pod (unchanged) C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp pdldoc blib\scr +ipt\pdldoc pl2bat.bat blib\script\pdldoc C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe "-Iblib\arch" "-Iblib\lib" pdl.PL pdl C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp pdl blib\script +\pdl pl2bat.bat blib\script\pdl pl2bat.bat: Can't open blib\script\pdl: No such file or directory at C +:\Perl\bin \pl2bat.bat line 101. NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'pl2bat.bat' : return code '0x1' Stop.

I'm out of tricks for this one. Can someone help me?

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