Re^4: Strawberry Perl 5.12.3, CPAN, make file problems (dmake.exe), DFSEP and backslash "\"

Everything in your posts confirms that perl Makefile.PL make=nmake is the reason, whether its because of cpan configuration or Config_heavy.pl

You mention CPAN conf. I see the Strawberry Perl dmake called out explicitly.

cpan> o conf
$CPAN::Config options from C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Config.pm:
    commit             [Commit changes to disk]
    defaults           [Reload defaults from disk]
    help               [Short help about 'o conf' usage]
    init               [Interactive setting of all options]

    applypatch         []
    auto_commit        [1]
    build_cache        [10]
    build_dir          [C:\strawberry\cpan\build]
    build_dir_reuse    [0]
    build_requires_install_policy [yes]
    bzip2              []
    cache_metadata     [0]
    check_sigs         [0]
    colorize_debug     undef
    colorize_output    [0]
    colorize_print     [bold blue on_white]
    colorize_warn      [bold red on_white]
    commandnumber_in_prompt [0]
    commands_quote     undef
    connect_to_internet_ok undef
    cpan_home          [C:\strawberry\cpan]
    curl               []
    dontload_hash      undef
    dontload_list      undef
    ftp                [C:\WINDOWS\system32\ftp.EXE]
    ftp_passive        [1]
    ftp_proxy          []
    ftpstats_period    undef
    ftpstats_size      undef
    getcwd             [cwd]
    gpg                []
    gzip               [ ]
    halt_on_failure    undef
    histfile           [C:\strawberry\cpan\histfile]
    histsize           [100]
    http_proxy         []
    inactivity_timeout [0]
    index_expire       [1]
    inhibit_startup_message [0]
    keep_source_where  [C:\strawberry\cpan\sources]
    load_module_verbosity [none]
    lynx               []
    make               [C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE]
    make_arg           []
    make_install_arg   [UNINST=1]
    make_install_make_command undef
    makepl_arg         []
    mbuild_arg         []
    mbuild_install_arg [--uninst 1]
    mbuild_install_build_command undef
    mbuildpl_arg       []
    ncftp              []
    ncftpget           []
    no_proxy           []
    pager              [C:\WINDOWS\system32\more.COM]
    password           undef
    patch              [C:\strawberry\c\bin\patch.exe]
    patches_dir        undef
    perl5lib_verbosity undef
    prefer_external_tar undef
    prefer_installer   [MB]
    prefs_dir          [C:\strawberry\cpan\prefs]
    prerequisites_policy [follow]
    proxy_pass         undef
    proxy_user         undef
    randomize_urllist  undef
    scan_cache         [atstart]
    shell              [C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe]
    show_unparsable_versions [0]
    show_upload_date   [1]
    show_zero_versions [0]
    tar                [ ]
    tar_verbosity      [none]
    term_is_latin      [0]
    term_ornaments     [0]
    test_report        [0]
    trust_test_report_history undef
    unzip              []
    urllist
        0 [http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/]
    use_sqlite         [1]
    username           undef
    version_timeout    undef
    wait_list          undef
    wget               []
    yaml_load_code     [0]
    yaml_module        [YAML]
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Maybe I should update make_arg with make=dmake?

Also, the dir C:\strawberry\cpan\prefs is completely empty. Not sure if that is relevant.

EDIT: And here are all the "makes" in Config_heavy.pl.

C:\strawberry\perl\lib
> find "make" Config_heavy.pl

---------- CONFIG_HEAVY.PL
firstmakefile='makefile'
gmake='gmake'
make='dmake'
make_set_make='#'
pmake=''
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Re^5: Strawberry Perl 5.12.3, CPAN, make file problems (dmake.exe), DFSEP and backslash "\" by jffry (Hermit) on Feb 16, 2012 at 22:49 UTC
So modifying the cpan conf make_arg didn't help. `cpan> o conf make_arg make=dmake make_arg [make=dmake] commit: wrote 'C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Config.pm'` [download] That argument was already in there, so it added it twice in some spots. > cpan Spreadsheet::WriteExcel CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.199) Database was generated on Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:36:49 GMT Running install for module 'Spreadsheet::WriteExcel' Running make for J/JM/JMCNAMARA/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.37.tar.gz CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.61) CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.034) Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\J\JM\JMCNAMARA\Spre +adsheet-WriteExcel-2.37.tar.gz ok CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.76) CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22) CPAN: Parse::CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v1.4401) CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.110930) CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.46) CPAN.pm: Going to build J/JM/JMCNAMARA/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.37.t +ar.gz Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Warning: prerequisite OLE::Storage_Lite 0.19 not found. Writing Makefile for Spreadsheet::WriteExcel Could not read metadata file. Falling back to other methods to determi +ne prerequisites ---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ---- ---- JMCNAMARA/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.37.tar.gz ---- OLE::Storage_Lite [requires] Running make test Delayed until after prerequisites Running make install Delayed until after prerequisites Running install for module 'OLE::Storage_Lite' Running make for J/JM/JMCNAMARA/OLE-Storage_Lite-0.19.tar.gz Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\J\JM\JMCNAMARA\OLE- +Storage_Lite-0.19.tar.gz ok CPAN.pm: Going to build J/JM/JMCNAMARA/OLE-Storage_Lite-0.19.tar.gz Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for OLE::Storage_Lite dmake.EXE: Error: -- `C:\strawberry\perl\libConfig.pm' not found, and + can't be made JMCNAMARA/OLE-Storage_Lite-0.19.tar.gz C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE make=dmake make=dmake -- NOT OK Running make test Can't test without successful make Running make install Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible Running make for J/JM/JMCNAMARA/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.37.tar.gz Has already been unwrapped into directory C:\strawberry\cpan\build\S +preadsheet-WriteExcel-2.37-_3IUZL CPAN.pm: Going to build J/JM/JMCNAMARA/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.37.t +ar.gz Warning: Prerequisite 'OLE::Storage_Lite => 0.19' for 'JMCNAMARA/Sprea +dsheet-WriteExcel-2.37.tar.gz' failed when processing 'JMCNAMA RA/OLE-Storage_Lite-0.19.tar.gz' with 'make => NO'. Continuing, but ch +ances to succeed are limited. CPAN: Time::HiRes loaded ok (v1.9721) dmake.EXE: Error: -- `C:\strawberry\perl\libConfig.pm' not found, and + can't be made JMCNAMARA/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.37.tar.gz C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE make=dmake make=dmake -- NOT OK Running make test Can't test without successful make Running make install Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^6: Strawberry Perl 5.12.3, CPAN, make file problems (dmake.exe), DFSEP and backslash "\" by Anonymous Monk on Feb 17, 2012 at 03:40 UTC
make=dmake is an argument to Makefile.PL , ie makepl_arg	[reply]
Re^7: Strawberry Perl 5.12.3, CPAN, make file problems (dmake.exe), DFSEP and backslash "\" by jffry (Hermit) on Feb 17, 2012 at 17:27 UTC
And that nailed it! Thanks Anonymous. Doing this: `cpan> o conf makepl_arg make=dmake makepl_arg [make=dmake] commit: wrote 'C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Config.pm'` [download] Allowed me to actually install my first CPAN module in Strawberry Perl on Windows: C:\strawberry > cpan OLE::Storage_Lite CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.199) Database was generated on Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:36:49 GMT Running install for module 'OLE::Storage_Lite' Running make for J/JM/JMCNAMARA/OLE-Storage_Lite-0.19.tar.gz CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.61) CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.034) Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\J\JM\JMCNAMARA\OLE- +Storage_Lite-0.19.tar.gz ok CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.76) CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22) CPAN: Parse::CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v1.4401) CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.110930) CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.46) CPAN.pm: Going to build J/JM/JMCNAMARA/OLE-Storage_Lite-0.19.tar.gz Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for OLE::Storage_Lite Could not read metadata file. Falling back to other methods to determi +ne prerequisites cp lib/OLE/Storage_Lite.pm blib\lib\OLE\Storage_Lite.pm JMCNAMARA/OLE-Storage_Lite-0.19.tar.gz C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE -- OK Running make test C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h +arness(0, 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t t/00_load.t ............. ok t/01_date_conversion.t .. ok All tests successful. Files=2, Tests=199, 2 wallclock secs ( 0.06 usr + 0.08 sys = 0.14 C +PU) Result: PASS JMCNAMARA/OLE-Storage_Lite-0.19.tar.gz C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE test -- OK Running make install Prepending C:\strawberry\cpan\build\OLE-Storage_Lite-0.19-bImzpP/blib/ +arch C:\strawberry\cpan\build\OLE-Storage_Lite-0.19-bImzpP/bli b/lib to PERL5LIB for 'install' Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\OLE\Storage_Lite.pm Appending installation info to C:\strawberry\perl\lib/perllocal.pod JMCNAMARA/OLE-Storage_Lite-0.19.tar.gz C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE install UNINST=1 -- OK [download] Of course, I undid my modification of the wrong cpan conf option first: `cpan> o conf make_arg "" make_arg [] commit: wrote 'C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Config.pm'` [download] I have no idea what was so special about my Windows installation that this option was not set from the beginning in Strawberry Perl, but I consider this solved for my part.	[reply] [d/l] [select]


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