Compiling xs and c for Lingua::Stem::Snowball.

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

I have been charged with downloading this module (found here: http://search.cpan.org/~creamyg/Lingua-Stem-Snowball-0.952/lib/Lingua/Stem/Snowball.pm) but I cannot install it to my Windows 32-bit machine.

It might have something to do with my computer not being able to compile the c files that this module uses, or the xs ones. I really don't know what I'm talking about here, I'm sorry. I was wondering if there's a compiled version of this snowball interface somewhere, or if there's a compiler I can download, or another way to make this work.

Here's what my command line tells me:


C:\Documents and Settings\fdiazara\Desktop\Lingua-Stem-Snowball-0.952>
+ perl -w BUild.PL

Checking whether your kit is complete...
Looks good

Math::BigInt: couldn't load specified math lib(s), fallback to Math::B
+igInt::FastCalc at 
C:/Perl/lib/Win32API/File.pm line 20
Checking prerequisites...
Looks good

Deleting Build
Removed previous script 'Build'   ***This part comes up because I had 
+already tried installing before -Felipe

Creating new 'Build' script for 'Lingua-Stem-Snowball' version '0.952'

...[Command line]> perl Build

Math::BigInt: couldn't load specified math lib(s), fallback to Math::B
+igInt:FastCalc at
C:/Perl/lib/Win32API/File.pm line 20

Generating script 'libstemmer_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.ccs'
cl -nologo -c @"libstemmer_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.ccs" -Fo"libstemmer
+_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.obj" "libstemmer_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.c"

'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable pr
+ogram or batch file.
error building dll file from 'libstemmer_c/libstemmer/libstemmer.c' at
C:/Perl/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows.pm line 143.

...[command line]> perl Build test

Math::BigInt: couldn't load specified math lib(s), fallback to Math::B
+igInt:FastCalc at
C:/Perl/lib/Win32API/File.pm line 20

Generating script 'libstemmer_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.ccs'
cl -nologo -c @"libstemmer_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.ccs" -Fo"libstemmer
+_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.obj" "libstemmer_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.c"

'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable pr
+ogram or batch file.
error building dll file from 'libstemmer_c/libstemmer/libstemmer.c' at
C:/Perl/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows.pm line 143.

...[command line]> perl Build install

Math::BigInt: couldn't load specified math lib(s), fallback to Math::B
+igInt:FastCalc at
C:/Perl/lib/Win32API/File.pm line 20

Generating script 'libstemmer_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.ccs'
cl -nologo -c @"libstemmer_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.ccs" -Fo"libstemmer
+_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.obj" "libstemmer_c\libstemmer\libstemmer.c"

'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable pr
+ogram or batch file.
error building dll file from 'libstemmer_c/libstemmer/libstemmer.c' at
C:/Perl/lib/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows.pm line 143.
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Thank you so much for any help you can give!

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Re: Compiling xs and c for Lingua::Stem::Snowball. by syphilis (Archbishop) on Nov 16, 2010 at 23:33 UTC
Assuming you have a recent build of ActivePerl, the simplest way for you to get a compiler is to: `ppm install MinGW` [download] That will give you the `gcc` compiler, and the `dmake` make utility. No configuration needed - just 'ppm install' it and you're set to go. Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Compiling xs and c for Lingua::Stem::Snowball. by aquarium (Curate) on Nov 17, 2010 at 00:03 UTC
...and "cl" command referenced in the output, is the linker, which comes with mingw gcc from memory. sorry I haven't kept pace with current win32 repositories. the hardest line to type correctly is: stty erase ^H	[reply]
Re^3: Compiling xs and c for Lingua::Stem::Snowball. by VinsWorldcom (Prior) on Nov 17, 2010 at 00:33 UTC
Actually, 'cl' is the MS C(++) compiler supplied with Microsoft Visual Studio. By default, if ActiveState Perl on Windows can't find a compiler in your path, this is what it assumes for 'perl -V:cc'. It seems to search your path in order for either 'cl' or 'gcc'. I have both MSVC++ and MinGW installed on Windows XP with ActiveState 5.10.1 (note: the 'which' command below is a Windows batch file found at Re: One Bizarre Perl Problem) C:\> REM cl and gcc not in my path C:\> which cl 'cl' not found. C:\> which gcc 'gcc' not found. C:\> perl -V:cc cc='cl'; C:\> REM append gcc directory to path C:\> path %PATH%;c:\Dev-Cpp\bin C:\> which gcc c:\Dev-Cpp\bin\gcc.exe C:\> perl -V:cc Set up gcc environment - 3.4.2 (mingw-special) cc='c:/Dev-Cpp/bin/gcc.exe'; C:\> REM prepend cl directory to path C:\> path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin;%PATH% C:\> which cl C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin\cl.exe C:\> perl -V:cc cc='cl'; [download] For ActiveState, the best (easiest, cheapest) way to go is: `ppm install MinGW ppm install dmake` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Compiling xs and c for Lingua::Stem::Snowball. by aquarium (Curate) on Nov 17, 2010 at 03:33 UTC
Re: Compiling xs and c for Lingua::Stem::Snowball. by pobocks (Chaplain) on Nov 17, 2010 at 05:52 UTC
Also, a helpful tip - put command-line output in <code></code> tags; it'll make it a LOT more readable. Actually, just read Writeup Formatting Tips - there's a lot of good stuff in there, and following these makes it more likely people will respond well to your post. `for(split(" ","tsuJ rehtonA lreP rekcaH")){print reverse . " "}print "\b.\n";`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Compiling xs and c for Lingua::Stem::Snowball. by jandrew (Chaplain) on Nov 17, 2010 at 22:33 UTC
What flavor of Perl are you running on your window's machine? If you are running ActiveState perl then type in ppm in a command prompt and use the ppm utility that comes up. A quick search shows supported windows ppm packages from perl 5.6 through perl 5.12 for this module. See also the windows module tutorial A guide to installing modules for Win32 written by holli++ Update:windows has it's brand of fun for those not using ppm and trying to compile a module that isn't pure perl but the first hurdle is to make sure you are using the correct flavor of make. To find this out type `perl -V:make` at a cmd prompt.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Compiling xs and c for Lingua::Stem::Snowball. by thargas (Deacon) on Nov 18, 2010 at 13:08 UTC
You could also look at Strawberry perl, if you're not fixed on your current perl. One of the reasons for it is to avoid such problems by including a complete build environment with compiler et al.	[reply]


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