Failing installing Win32::Unicode

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I am trying to install on a strawberry perl 5.22.3_64 the module Win32::Unicode Anyone an idea what is wrong? Which alternative do I have to this module?

Running install for module 'Win32::Unicode'
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.96)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.07)
Checksum for C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\cpan\sources\authors\id\X\XA\XAICR
+ON\Win32-Unicode-0.38.tar.gz ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v2.24)
CPAN: YAML::XS loaded ok (v0.63)
CPAN: CPAN::Meta::Requirements loaded ok (v2.140)
CPAN: Parse::CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.150010)
CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.150010)
CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v5.20170114_22)
Configuring X/XA/XAICRON/Win32-Unicode-0.38.tar.gz with Makefile.PL
Writing ppport.h
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Generating a dmake-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for Win32::Unicode
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
  XAICRON/Win32-Unicode-0.38.tar.gz
  C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- OK
Running make for X/XA/XAICRON/Win32-Unicode-0.38.tar.gz
cp lib/Win32/Unicode/Process.pm blib\lib\Win32\Unicode\Process.pm
cp lib/Win32/Unicode/XS.pm blib\lib\Win32\Unicode\XS.pm
cp lib/Win32/Unicode/Util.pm blib\lib\Win32\Unicode\Util.pm
cp lib/Win32/Unicode/Console.pm blib\lib\Win32\Unicode\Console.pm
cp lib/Win32/Unicode/Dir.pm blib\lib\Win32\Unicode\Dir.pm
cp lib/Win32/Unicode/Error.pm blib\lib\Win32\Unicode\Error.pm
cp lib/Win32/Unicode.pm blib\lib\Win32\Unicode.pm
cp lib/Win32/Unicode/Native.pm blib\lib\Win32\Unicode\Native.pm
cp lib/Win32/Unicode/Constant.pm blib\lib\Win32\Unicode\Constant.pm
cp lib/Win32/Unicode/File.pm blib\lib\Win32\Unicode\File.pm
Running Mkbootstrap for Unicode ()
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+ -e chmod -- 644 "Unicode.bs"
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+::MM -e cp_nonempty -- Unicode.bs blib\arch\auto\Win32\Unicode\Unicod
+e.bs 644
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" "C:\berrybrew\5.22.
+3_64\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp"  -typemap C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\
+lib\ExtUtils\typemap  xs\Console.xs > xs\Console.xsc
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+ -e mv -- xs\Console.xsc xs\Console.c
gcc -c  "-I." "-I."     -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE  -DPERL_
+TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv 
+-fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -Wall -W -Wno-comment -s -O2     
+  -DVERSION=\"0.38\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"0.38\" -o xs\Console.o  "-IC:\
+berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE"  -DUSE_PPPORT xs\Console.c
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" "C:\berrybrew\5.22.
+3_64\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp"  -typemap C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\
+lib\ExtUtils\typemap  xs\Dir.xs > xs\Dir.xsc
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+ -e mv -- xs\Dir.xsc xs\Dir.c
gcc -c  "-I." "-I."     -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE  -DPERL_
+TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv 
+-fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -Wall -W -Wno-comment -s -O2     
+  -DVERSION=\"0.38\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"0.38\" -o xs\Dir.o  "-IC:\berr
+ybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE"  -DUSE_PPPORT xs\Dir.c
In file included from C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/perl.h:2690
+:0,
                 from xs\\Dir.xs:3:
xs\\Dir.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__Unicode__Dir_find_first_file':
xs\\Dir.xs:52:41: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different s
+ize [-Wpointer-to-int-cast]
         hv_stores(hv, "handle", newSVuv((DWORD)handle));
                                         ^
C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/handy.h:409:43: note: in definiti
+on of macro 'hv_stores'
     (HV_FETCH_ISSTORE|HV_FETCH_JUST_SV), (val), 0))
                                           ^
xs\\Dir.xs:52:33: note: in expansion of macro 'newSVuv'
         hv_stores(hv, "handle", newSVuv((DWORD)handle));
                                 ^
xs\\Dir.xs:53:41: warning: passing argument 2 of 'Perl_newSVpvn' from 
+incompatible pointer type
         hv_stores(hv, "first", newSVpvn(info.cFileName, wcslen(info.c
+FileName) * sizeof(WCHAR)));
                                         ^
C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/handy.h:409:43: note: in definiti
+on of macro 'hv_stores'
     (HV_FETCH_ISSTORE|HV_FETCH_JUST_SV), (val), 0))
                                           ^
xs\\Dir.xs:53:32: note: in expansion of macro 'newSVpvn'
         hv_stores(hv, "first", newSVpvn(info.cFileName, wcslen(info.c
+FileName) * sizeof(WCHAR)));
                                ^
In file included from C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/perl.h:5515
+:0,
                 from xs\\Dir.xs:3:
C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/proto.h:3086:19: note: expected '
+const char * const' but argument is of type 'WCHAR *'
 PERL_CALLCONV SV* Perl_newSVpvn(pTHX_ const char *const s, const STRL
+EN len)
                   ^
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" "C:\berrybrew\5.22.
+3_64\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp"  -typemap C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\
+lib\ExtUtils\typemap  xs\Error.xs > xs\Error.xsc
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+ -e mv -- xs\Error.xsc xs\Error.c
gcc -c  "-I." "-I."     -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE  -DPERL_
+TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv 
+-fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -Wall -W -Wno-comment -s -O2     
+  -DVERSION=\"0.38\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"0.38\" -o xs\Error.o  "-IC:\be
+rrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE"  -DUSE_PPPORT xs\Error.c
In file included from C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/perl.h:5550
+:0,
                 from xs\\Error.xs:3:
xs\\Error.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__Unicode__Error_foramt_message':
xs\\Error.xs:45:27: warning: passing argument 2 of 'Perl_newSVpvn' fro
+m incompatible pointer type
         RETVAL = newSVpvn(buff, wcslen(buff) * sizeof(WCHAR));
                           ^
C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/embed.h:405:44: note: in definiti
+on of macro 'newSVpvn'
 #define newSVpvn(a,b)  Perl_newSVpvn(aTHX_ a,b)
                                            ^
In file included from C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/perl.h:5515
+:0,
                 from xs\\Error.xs:3:
C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/proto.h:3086:19: note: expected '
+const char * const' but argument is of type 'WCHAR *'
 PERL_CALLCONV SV* Perl_newSVpvn(pTHX_ const char *const s, const STRL
+EN len)
                   ^
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" "C:\berrybrew\5.22.
+3_64\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp"  -typemap C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\
+lib\ExtUtils\typemap  xs\File.xs > xs\File.xsc
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+ -e mv -- xs\File.xsc xs\File.c
gcc -c  "-I." "-I."     -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE  -DPERL_
+TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv 
+-fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -Wall -W -Wno-comment -s -O2     
+  -DVERSION=\"0.38\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"0.38\" -o xs\File.o  "-IC:\ber
+rybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE"  -DUSE_PPPORT xs\File.c
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" "C:\berrybrew\5.22.
+3_64\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp"  -typemap C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\
+lib\ExtUtils\typemap  xs\Native.xs > xs\Native.xsc
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+ -e mv -- xs\Native.xsc xs\Native.c
gcc -c  "-I." "-I."     -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE  -DPERL_
+TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv 
+-fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -Wall -W -Wno-comment -s -O2     
+  -DVERSION=\"0.38\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"0.38\" -o xs\Native.o  "-IC:\b
+errybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE"  -DUSE_PPPORT xs\Native.c
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" "C:\berrybrew\5.22.
+3_64\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp"  -typemap C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\
+lib\ExtUtils\typemap  xs\Process.xs > xs\Process.xsc
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+ -e mv -- xs\Process.xsc xs\Process.c
gcc -c  "-I." "-I."     -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE  -DPERL_
+TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv 
+-fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -Wall -W -Wno-comment -s -O2     
+  -DVERSION=\"0.38\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"0.38\" -o xs\Process.o  "-IC:\
+berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE"  -DUSE_PPPORT xs\Process.c
In file included from C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/perl.h:2690
+:0,
                 from xs\\Process.xs:3:
xs\\Process.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__Unicode__Process_create_process
+':
xs\\Process.xs:54:48: warning: cast from pointer to integer of differe
+nt size [-Wpointer-to-int-cast]
         hv_stores(hv, "thread_handle", newSViv((long)pi.hThread));
                                                ^
C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/handy.h:409:43: note: in definiti
+on of macro 'hv_stores'
     (HV_FETCH_ISSTORE|HV_FETCH_JUST_SV), (val), 0))
                                           ^
xs\\Process.xs:54:40: note: in expansion of macro 'newSViv'
         hv_stores(hv, "thread_handle", newSViv((long)pi.hThread));
                                        ^
xs\\Process.xs:55:49: warning: cast from pointer to integer of differe
+nt size [-Wpointer-to-int-cast]
         hv_stores(hv, "process_handle", newSViv((long)pi.hProcess));
                                                 ^
C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE/handy.h:409:43: note: in definiti
+on of macro 'hv_stores'
     (HV_FETCH_ISSTORE|HV_FETCH_JUST_SV), (val), 0))
                                           ^
xs\\Process.xs:55:41: note: in expansion of macro 'newSViv'
         hv_stores(hv, "process_handle", newSViv((long)pi.hProcess));
                                         ^
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" "C:\berrybrew\5.22.
+3_64\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp"  -typemap C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\
+lib\ExtUtils\typemap  xs\Util.xs > xs\Util.xsc
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+ -e mv -- xs\Util.xsc xs\Util.c
gcc -c  "-I." "-I."     -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE  -DPERL_
+TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv 
+-fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -Wall -W -Wno-comment -s -O2     
+  -DVERSION=\"0.38\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"0.38\" -o xs\Util.o  "-IC:\ber
+rybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE"  -DUSE_PPPORT xs\Util.c
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" "C:\berrybrew\5.22.
+3_64\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp"  -typemap C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\
+lib\ExtUtils\typemap  xs\XS.xs > xs\XS.xsc
Please specify prototyping behavior for XS.xs (see perlxs manual)
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+ -e mv -- xs\XS.xsc xs\XS.c
gcc -c  "-I." "-I."     -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE  -DPERL_
+TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv 
+-fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -Wall -W -Wno-comment -s -O2     
+  -DVERSION=\"0.38\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"0.38\" -o xs\XS.o  "-IC:\berry
+brew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE"  -DUSE_PPPORT xs\XS.c
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Mksymli
+sts \
     -e "Mksymlists('NAME'=>\"Win32::Unicode\", 'DLBASE' => 'Unicode',
+ 'DL_FUNCS' => {  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  }, 'DL_VARS' =
+> []);"
g++.exe Unicode.def -o blib\arch\auto\Win32\Unicode\Unicode.xs.dll -md
+ll -s -L"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE" -L"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3
+_64\c\lib" xs/Console.o      xs/Dir.o        xs/Error.o      xs/File.
+o       xs/Native.o     xs/Process.o    xs/Util.o       xs/XS.o   "C:
+\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\lib\CORE\libperl522.a" -lmoldname -lkernel3
+2 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32
+ -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid -lws2_32 -lmpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc
+32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32 -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+ -e chmod -- 755 blib\arch\auto\Win32\Unicode\Unicode.xs.dll
  XAICRON/Win32-Unicode-0.38.tar.gz
  C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\c\bin\dmake.exe -- OK
Running make test
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command
+::MM -e cp_nonempty -- Unicode.bs blib\arch\auto\Win32\Unicode\Unicod
+e.bs 644
"C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\perl\bin\perl.exe" "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "
+-MTest::Harness" "-e" "undef *Test::Harness::Switches; test_harness(0
+, 'inc', 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t
t/00_compile.t ........... ok
t/01_load.t .............. ok
t/02_export.t ............ ok
t/03_encode.t ............ ok
t/04_print.t .............
t/04_print.t ............. 1/? #   Failed test at t/04_print.t line 14
+.
# STDOUT is:
#  I &#9500;�&#9516;�&#9516;� Perl
# not:
#  I ��� Perl
# as expected

#   Failed test at t/04_print.t line 15.
# STDOUT is:
# [ I &#9500;�&#9516;�&#9516;� Perl]
# not:
# [ I ��� Perl]
# as expected

#   Failed test at t/04_print.t line 16.
# STDOUT is:
#  I &#9500;�&#9516;�&#9516;� Perl
#
# not:
#  I ��� Perl
#
# as expected
# Looks like you failed 3 tests of 13.
t/04_print.t ............. Dubious, test returned 3 (wstat 768, 0x300)
Failed 3/13 subtests
t/05_write.t ............. ok
t/06_dir_functions.t ..... ok
t/06_dir_methods.t ....... ok
t/06_dir_tree.t .......... ok
t/07_file.t .............. ok
t/08_error.t ............. ok
t/09_normalize.t ......... ok
t/10_read.t .............. ok
t/10_read_with_offset.t .. ok
t/11_write.t ............. ok
t/12_syswrite.t .......... ok
t/13_system.t ............ ok
t/15_flock.t ............. ok
t/15_flock_win32.t ....... ok
t/16_io_handle_like.t .... ok
t/17_slurp.t ............. ok
t/30_native.t ............ ok
t/31_native_import.t ..... ok
t/32_native_file.t ....... ok
t/33_native_dir.t ........ ok
t/34_args.t .............. ok
t/50_util.t .............. ok

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/04_print.t           (Wstat: 768 Tests: 13 Failed: 3)
  Failed tests:  1-3
  Non-zero exit status: 3
Files=27, Tests=284, 27 wallclock secs ( 0.27 usr +  0.11 sys =  0.37 
+CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/27 test programs. 3/284 subtests failed.
dmake.exe:  Error code 255, while making 'test_dynamic'
  XAICRON/Win32-Unicode-0.38.tar.gz
  C:\berrybrew\5.22.3_64\c\bin\dmake.exe test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, t
+ry:
  reports XAICRON/Win32-Unicode-0.38.tar.gz
Stopping: 'install' failed for 'Win32::Unicode'.
[download]

Comment on Failing installing Win32::Unicode Download Code

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Re: Failing installing Win32::Unicode by stevieb (Canon) on Feb 08, 2018 at 17:23 UTC
This appears to be a long-standing bug in the distribution. CPAN Tester results, an open bug ticket, and an example of the same (plus more) tests failing. The same failures appear to be happening across all versions of Perl on Windows platform.	[reply]
Re^2: Failing installing Win32::Unicode by Anonymous Monk on Feb 08, 2018 at 17:30 UTC
Stevieb, you give me a very sad info. I fell in love with this module to handle path and co in unicode using it on ActiveState Perl 5.16. But now I want o migrate to Strawberry Perl, and yes, no matter which Perl version I try it continues to fail. I could cry.	[reply]
Re^3: Failing installing Win32::Unicode by Anonymous Monk on Feb 09, 2018 at 13:40 UTC
Dont cry. Simply go ahead and install win32 unicode despite the failing test.	[reply]
Re: Failing installing Win32::Unicode by dasgar (Priest) on Feb 08, 2018 at 19:07 UTC
As an alternative, I'd recommend checking out Win32::LongPath. It won't be a drop in replacement (i.e. existing code that uses Win32::Unicode will need more modifications than just changing `use Win32::Unicode;` to `use Win32::LongPath;`), but it should be able to provide similar functionality. Also, the author does give credit to Win32::Unicode's author.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Failing installing Win32::Unicode by Anonymous Monk on Feb 09, 2018 at 09:30 UTC
Thank you. This seems a very good alternative. I already changed almost all parts of my code that used Win32::Unicode, modification was quite easy, and at the moment I do not see any problem arising. Very happy.	[reply]

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