I did mean left, my typo.

When I try to install Geo::ReadGRIB I'm actually getting the error "Missing right curly or square bracket..." on that pm_to_blib line when I try to build under Strawberry. With any other perl I've tried I don't get that error or the extra brackets.

I've removed that extra bracket and a few others from the makefile by hand to get it to build and install.

I'd like to know why it's happening in my case on Strawberry Perl. It can't be a widespread issue. I did a lot of searching and this is the only thread anyplace I've found that even comes close. (And I don't think that's what's causing this).

Odd. I have no trouble with that module on Strawberry Perl 5.10:

C:\_32\comp\Geo-ReadGRIB-0.6>perl Makefile.PL
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Geo::ReadGRIB

C:\_32\comp\Geo-ReadGRIB-0.6>dmake test
cp lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB.pm
cp lib/Geo/Sample-GRIB/akw.HTSGW.grb blib\lib\Geo\Sample-GRIB\akw.HTSG
+W.grb
gcc -o blib\lib/Geo/wgrib.exe wgrib.c
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0,
'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t
t/0-Geo-ReadGRIB..............ok
t/1-Geo-ReadGRIB-Object.......v-string in use/require non-portable at 
+C:\_32\com
p\Geo-ReadGRIB-0.6\blib\lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.pm line 13.
t/1-Geo-ReadGRIB-Object.......ok
t/2-Geo-ReadGRIB-Data.........v-string in use/require non-portable at 
+C:\_32\com
p\Geo-ReadGRIB-0.6\blib\lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.pm line 13.
t/2-Geo-ReadGRIB-Data.........ok
t/3-Geo-ReadGRIB-Data-LaLo....v-string in use/require non-portable at 
+C:\_32\com
p\Geo-ReadGRIB-0.6\blib\lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.pm line 13.
t/3-Geo-ReadGRIB-Data-LaLo....ok
t/4-Geo-ReadGRIB-Param........v-string in use/require non-portable at 
+C:\_32\com
p\Geo-ReadGRIB-0.6\blib\lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.pm line 13.
t/4-Geo-ReadGRIB-Param........ok
All tests successful.
Files=5, Tests=16,  3 wallclock secs ( 0.17 usr +  0.06 sys =  0.23 CP
+U)
Result: PASS
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On Strawberry 5.8 it also builds ok - I don't even get those warnings when the tests are run.

As Anonymous Monk suggests, you could try another version of ExtUtils::MakeMaker. On the various builds of Strawberry that I have, I'm running ExtUtils::MakeMaker versions 6.30_01, 6.44 and 6.46 (all of which are fine). Other than that, try another version of dmake.

Could you post the complete output you're getting for the 'perl Makefile.PL' and 'dmake' stages.

Cheers,
Rob

I've been suspecting a MakeMaker version issue myself. I have:

perl -v
This is perl, v5.10.0 built for MSWin32-x64-multi-thread

pmvers ExtUtils::MakeMaker
6.48
pmvers ExtUtils::Install
1.52
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I've been using nmake though and I discovered that it will work correctly if I use dmake.

[after perl Makefile.PL NOECHO=]

C:\Users\frank\Desktop\cell\Geo-ReadGRIB>nmake

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

[lots of mkpath, chmod, touch that work...]

         C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Install -e "pm_to
+_blib({{@ARGV}, 'blib\lib\auto', '')" --
  lib/Geo/ReadGRIB/Place.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB\Place.pm  lib/Geo/Re
+adGRIB.html blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB.html
lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB.pm  lib/Geo/Sample-GRIB/akw.
+HTSGW.grb blib\lib\Geo\Sample-GRIB\akw.H
TSGW.grb  lib/Geo/ReadGRIB/PlaceIterator.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB\Plac
+eIterator.pm
syntax error at -e line 1, next char )
Missing right curly or square bracket at -e line 1, at end of line
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It works with dmake and notice and notice the "pm_to_blib({@ARGV}" instead of "pm_to_blib({{@ARGV}"

C:\Users\frank\Desktop\cell\Geo-ReadGRIB>c:\bin\dmake\dmake

[lots of mkpath, chmod, touch that work...]

C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Install -e "pm_to_blib({@A
+RGV}, 'blib\lib\auto', '')" -- \
          lib/Geo/ReadGRIB/Place.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB\Place.pm \
          lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.html blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB.html \
          lib/Geo/ReadGRIB.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB.pm \
          lib/Geo/Sample-GRIB/akw.HTSGW.grb blib\lib\Geo\Sample-GRIB\a
+kw.HTSGW.grb \
          lib/Geo/ReadGRIB/PlaceIterator.pm blib\lib\Geo\ReadGRIB\Plac
+eIterator.pm

[no errors. Goes on to make test and install fine]
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Thanks to both of you for the helpful suggestions! I'm feeling less bad about this now. I'm not sure how much I can do about it though, other than put a note in the README.

--Frank

That is probably a bug in makemaker, you should upgrade.
pmvers ExtUtils::MakeMaker
pmvers ExtUtils::Install