I get this undefined reference error when I try to install this Perl module

Question

I am using msys2 for mingw and am trying to download this Params::Validate module. I get this error, but can't find online what the problem is. I would really appreciate it if you could tell me what's wrong and how to fix it.
Thanks!

cpan[1]> install Params::Validate  
lib/Params/Validate/XS.o:XS.c:(.text+0x34c): undefined reference to  'Perl_hv_common_key_len'
lib/Params/Validate/XS.o:XS.c:(.text+0x34c): relocation truncated to fit: 
R_X86_64_PC32 against undefined symbol 'Perl_hv_common_key_len'  
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status  
error building blib/arch/auto/Params/Validate/XS/XS.dll from  
lib/Params/Validate/XS.o at /usr/share/perl5/core_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Base.pm line 320.
  DROLSKY/Params-Validate-1.19.tar.gz  
  ./Build -- NOT OK  
Failed during this command:  
 DROLSKY/Params-Validate-1.19.tar.gz          : make NO

Borodin · Answer 1 · 2015-06-26T19:06:54.973

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You have a very old installation of perl. The Perl_hv_common_key_len was added in Perl v5.8.9 which is nearly seven years ago, so you are running an even earlier release of v5.8. Much of the world is now running v5.22 so I suggest that you update

edited Jun 26 '15 at 19:06

answered Jun 26 '15 at 16:37

Borodin

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"Much of the world is now running v5.22". That's incredibly far from the truth. – ikegami Jun 26 '15 at 17:45
@ikegami: I think you'd better look in your dictionary – Borodin Jun 26 '15 at 17:47
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Much of the word is running what their distro packaged 5 years ago. – ikegami Jun 26 '15 at 17:48
@ikegami: Much of the world doesn't have a computer at all – Borodin Jun 26 '15 at 17:51
When I type "perl --version", it says I have 5.22. Could there be a different problem? (I am very inexperienced with this type of thing. Sorry if I sound dumb.) – Kaden Badalian Jun 26 '15 at 18:14

I get this undefined reference error when I try to install this Perl module

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