Install module Tcl Strawberryperl

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Hello

I am on Windows 10 (64bit) using Perl v5.24.1 and try to install the module Tcl, which fails. I have tried with several Tcl versions (for example ActiveTcl). Tcl is in the path and at the beginning of the installation everything seems fine

Configuring V/VK/VKON/Tcl-1.05.tar.gz with Makefile.PL
tclsh=C:/ActiveTcl/bin/tclsh.exe
tclConfig.sh=C:/ActiveTcl/lib/tclConfig.sh
tcl_library=C:/ActiveTcl/lib/tcl8.6
tcl_version=8.6
LIBS   = -LC:/ActiveTcl/lib -ltcl86
INC    = -IC:/ActiveTcl/include
DEFINE =
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Warning (mostly harmless): No library found for -ltcl86
Generating a dmake-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for Tcl
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
  VKON/Tcl-1.05.tar.gz
  C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- OK
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Then problems start, but I cannot understand what the problem is and what I have to do

Running make for V/VK/VKON/Tcl-1.05.tar.gz
cp Tcl.pm blib\lib\Tcl.pm
Running Mkbootstrap for Tcl ()
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod -- 644 
+"Tcl.bs"
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command::MM -e cp_nonemp
+ty -- Tcl.bs blib\arch\auto\Tcl\Tcl.bs 644
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" "C:\Strawberry\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsu
+bpp"  -typemap C:\STRAWB~1\perl\lib\ExtUtils\typemap -typemap C:\STRA
+WB~1\cpan\build\Tcl-1.05-4\typemap  Tcl.xs > Tcl.xsc
Please specify prototyping behavior for Tcl.xs (see perlxs manual)
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command -e mv -- Tcl.xsc
+ Tcl.c
gcc -c  -IC:/ActiveTcl/include  -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS
+ -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv -fno-strict-alia
+sing -mms-bitfields -s -O2     -DVERSION=\"1.05\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"1
+.05\"  "-IC:\STRAWB~1\perl\lib\CORE"   Tcl.c
Tcl.xs: In function 'XS_Tcl_CreateCommand':
Tcl.xs:1522:41: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different siz
+e [-Wint-to-pointer-cast]
      Tcl_CreateCommand(interp, cmdName, (Tcl_CmdProc *) SvIV(cmdProc)
+,
                                         ^
"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Mksymlists \
     -e "Mksymlists('NAME'=>\"Tcl\", 'DLBASE' => 'Tcl', 'DL_FUNCS' => 
+{  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  }, 'DL_VARS' => []);"
g++ Tcl.def -o blib\arch\auto\Tcl\Tcl.xs.dll -mdll -s -L"C:\STRAWB~1\p
+erl\lib\CORE" -L"C:\STRAWB~1\c\lib" Tcl.o   "C:\STRAWB~1\perl\lib\COR
+E\libperl524.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libmoldname.a" "C
+:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libkernel32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-
+w64-mingw32\lib\libuser32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libg
+di32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libwinspool.a" "C:\STRAWB
+~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libcomdlg32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-ming
+w32\lib\libadvapi32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libshell32
+.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libole32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i6
+86-w64-mingw32\lib\liboleaut32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib
+\libnetapi32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libuuid.a" "C:\ST
+RAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libws2_32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mi
+ngw32\lib\libmpr.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libwinmm.a" "
+C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libversion.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-
+w64-mingw32\lib\libodbc32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libo
+dbccp32.a" "C:\STRAWB~1\c\i686-w64-mingw32\lib\libcomctl32.a" -Wl,--e
+nable-auto-image-base
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x5d): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetStringF
+romObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x165): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetString
+FromObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x1dd): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ListObjGe
+tElements'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x324): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetByteAr
+rayFromObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x529): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_NewDouble
+Obj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x567): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_NewString
+Obj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x5d4): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_NewByteAr
+rayObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x620): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_NewString
+Obj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x683): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_NewListOb
+j'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x6e4): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ListObjAp
+pendElement'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x70d): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_NewObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x737): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_NewIntObj
+'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x832): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_NewByteAr
+rayObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x899): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_WrongNumA
+rgs'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x99d): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_SetResult
+'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0xa36): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_SetObjRes
+ult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x10f9): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_SetResul
+t'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x12f8): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_SetObjRe
+sult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x1a82): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_SetObjRe
+sult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x1bc4): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetObjRe
+sult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x1e01): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_SetVar2E
+x'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x1f90): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_SetVar2E
+x'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x2180): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_SetVar2E
+x'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x2373): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_SetVar2E
+x'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x25f5): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetVar2E
+x'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x290f): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetVar2E
+x'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x2ae8): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetVar2E
+x'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x2be0): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetStrin
+gFromObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x2c6e): undefined reference to `_imp__TclFreeObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x2ddb): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_UnsetVar
+2'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x2fc6): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_UnsetVar
+2'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3166): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_SplitLis
+t'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x31e5): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_Free'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3398): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_DeleteCo
+mmand'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x34d4): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetObjRe
+sult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3519): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_AppendOb
+jToObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3605): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ResetRes
+ult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3723): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_AppendEl
+ement'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3917): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_CreateCo
+mmand'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3af1): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_CreateOb
+jCommand'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3d29): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_DoOneEve
+nt'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3e33): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_Init'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3e86): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetStrin
+gResult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3fa4): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_DeleteIn
+terp'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x3ff2): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_Finalize
+'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x40e3): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_DeleteIn
+terp'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x42f5): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_CreateSl
+ave'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4457): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_CreateIn
+terp'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4484): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_CreateOb
+jCommand'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4516): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetObjRe
+sult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x456a): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ListObjG
+etElements'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4773): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ResetRes
+ult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4796): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_EvalObjv
+'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x47a3): undefined reference to `_imp__TclFreeObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4884): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetStrin
+gResult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x49b2): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetComma
+ndInfo'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4a56): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetStrin
+g'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4a7d): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ResetRes
+ult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4aee): undefined reference to `_imp__TclFreeObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4b81): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_NewStrin
+gObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4c08): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ResetRes
+ult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4c40): undefined reference to `_imp__TclFreeObj'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4c83): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ResetRes
+ult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4d0f): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetStrin
+gResult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4d2f): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ResetRes
+ult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4e6d): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_CommandC
+omplete'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4ecb): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ResetRes
+ult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4ed8): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_Eval'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x4eed): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetStrin
+gResult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x5058): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ResetRes
+ult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x5069): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_EvalFile
+'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x50e6): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetStrin
+gResult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x51e7): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_ResetRes
+ult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x5264): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_EvalEx'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x534e): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetStrin
+gResult'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x56e6): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_FindExec
+utable'
Tcl.o:Tcl.c:(.text+0x5707): undefined reference to `_imp__Tcl_GetObjTy
+pe'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
dmake.exe:  Error code 129, while making 'blib\arch\auto\Tcl\Tcl.xs.dl
+l'
  VKON/Tcl-1.05.tar.gz
  C:\STRAWB~1\c\bin\dmake.exe -- NOT OK
Stopping: 'install' failed for 'Tcl'.
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I have read everything I could find online, found somebody having similar (even if not same) problems, but couldn't find any solution. Any help would be appreciated

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Re: Install module Tcl Strawberryperl by VinsWorldcom (Prior) on May 14, 2018 at 18:23 UTC
It seems your errors are in the linking. See your "mostly harmless" warning - it actually is pretty harmful. You need libtcl86.a to be found somewhere on your system. Assuming it's not there, you can create it from tcl86.dll which I'm assuming must be there somewhere in your Tcl install directory. Example code below assumes it's in C:\ActiveTcl\bin\tcl86.dll `cd C:\ActiveTcl\bin pexports tcl86.dll > tcl86.def dlltool --as-flags=--64 -m i386:x86-64 -k --output-lib libtcl86.a --in +put-def tcl86.def` [download] Then... `perl Makefile.PL "LIBS=-LC:/ActiveTcl/bin -ltcl86" dmake` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Install module Tcl Strawberryperl by Anonymous Monk on May 14, 2018 at 19:25 UTC
Hi, ActiveTcl comes with a .lib `C:\Tcl8.6/lib/tcl86.lib` And `strawberry-perl-5.20.3.3-32bit-portable` finds it no problem using ExtUtils::MakeMaker version 7.10 and 7.34 (latest). `... g++.exe -o blib\arch\auto\Tcl\Tcl.xs.dll -Wl,--base-file -Wl,dll.base +-mdll -s -L"C:\strawberry-perl-5.20.3.3-32bit-portable\perl\lib\CORE" -L"C:\strawberry-perl-5.20.3.3-32bit-portable\c\lib" Tcl.o "C:\strawberry-perl-5.20.3.3-32bit-portable\perl\lib\CORE\libperl520.a +" "C:\Tcl8.6\lib\tcl86.lib" ....` [download] I think OP should verify .lib file exists, then get latest ExtUtils::MakeMaker and try again	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Install module Tcl Strawberryperl by Anonymous Monk on May 14, 2018 at 20:40 UTC
Hi My ActiveTcl installation has a tcl86t.lib (note the t). I'll need to first understand ExtUtils::MakeMaker as I do not know this module and I am not quite sure what do I have to do with it.	[reply]
Re^4: Install module Tcl Strawberryperl by Anonymous Monk on May 14, 2018 at 22:06 UTC


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