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I am trying to install a missing Perl module (Palm::PDB) in Windows 7.

I have tried the following:

  1. Using Perl Package Manager: unfortunately it does not seem to find the module I want.

  2. Starting a CPAN shell in Windows using the command prompt: unfortunately it shows the following error. I have installed MinGW and also have set the path.

    D:\Scripts>perl -MCPAN -e 'shell' install Palm::PDB

It looks like you don't have a C compiler and make utility installed.  Trying
to install dmake and the MinGW gcc compiler using the Perl Package Manager.
This may take a few minutes...

ppm.bat install failed: Can't find any package that provides MinGW

It looks like the installation of dmake and MinGW has failed.  You will not be
able to run Makefile commands or compile C extension code.  Please check your
internet connection and your proxy settings!

Is there any other easy way to install Perl modules on Windows?

daxim
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Something is wrong with your ActiveState Perl install because it will automatically install dmake and MinGW for you.

If you have dmake.exe installed try to install MinGW by running these commands:

ppm install MinGW
perl Makefile.PL
dmake
dmake test
dmake install

Also MinGW and dmake are being installed into C:\Perl\site\bin. Make sure this directory is on your PATH (done by default by the ActivePerl installer).

gangabass
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An easy way to use Perl on Windows is to use a recent release of StrawberryPerl. It has dmake and a C compiler (gcc) bundled. The cpan command just works out of the box.

dolmen
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ActiveState do a review of all modules they release for PPM. So it often doesn't have modules which are not in high demand, or ones which have been recently released.

The fastest way to get this working on Windows is to install Strawberry Perl because, out of the box, it comes with a C compiler that is ready to be used with CPAN. That will save you from all the troubles of configuring MingW.

stevenl
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cpan try to find a C compiler - probably this module or some dependencies has native code (for database drivers is more common). MingW is a gcc port for Windows.

If it does not work, try to install a virtual machine with linux and install gcc :)

Tiago Peczenyj
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  • Or http://www.cygwin.com/. Probably the easiest way to use Perl in a Windows environment. – flesk May 11 '12 at 06:04
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I solved it, I cleaned AppData folder of ActivePerl.

C:\Users\%YOUR_USERNAME%\AppData\Local\ActiveState\ActivePerl\

Delete all data from that folder. And rerun ppm again! It worked.

void
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For me it worked after clearing the content from this location C:\Users\%YOUR_USERNAME%\AppData\Local\ActiveState\ActivePerl\

C:\WINDOWS\system32>ppm install MinGW

Downloading ActiveState Package Repository dbimage...done Downloading MinGW-4.6.3...done Downloading dmake-4.11.20080107...done Unpacking MinGW-4.6.3...done Unpacking dmake-4.11.20080107...done Generating HTML for MinGW-4.6.3...done Generating HTML for dmake-4.11.20080107...done Updating files in site area...done 3697 files installed

Thank you @Void

Vijaykumar Natarajan
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perl -MCPAN -e shell

install SOAP::Lite

if anyone has same issue on windows 10, use the above command on windows command line. It worked for me.

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