trevor1940
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C compiler for instaling perl modules
Hi
I'm trying to install these perl moduals on a standalone (No internet conection) windows 7 32 bit PC
Algorithm::Cluster
Algorithm::ClusterPoints
ActiveSttate perl 5.14 will not install any modules even with a local repository and a ppd file
I wish to use the To use the C clustering library from
http://bonsai.hgc.jp/~mdehoon/software/cluster/software.htm#source
i've managed to install other modules using
perl Makefile.PL
nmake
nmake test
nmake install
but i get an error installing these modules
nmake fatal error u1077
i think this is because i need a c compiler
i attempted to install minGW but the exe needs to access the Internet to get the code which can not happen on a stand alone PC
I've gone here and downloaded every thing but I've not attempted to install it yet
http://www.mingw.org/wiki/InstallationHOWTOforMinGW
It occurs to me there could be a simpler way to download and install a c compiler and further install perl modules
Thanks
I'm trying to install these perl moduals on a standalone (No internet conection) windows 7 32 bit PC
Algorithm::Cluster
Algorithm::ClusterPoints
ActiveSttate perl 5.14 will not install any modules even with a local repository and a ppd file
I wish to use the To use the C clustering library from
http://bonsai.hgc.jp/~mdehoon/software/cluster/software.htm#source
i've managed to install other modules using
perl Makefile.PL
nmake
nmake test
nmake install
but i get an error installing these modules
nmake fatal error u1077
i think this is because i need a c compiler
i attempted to install minGW but the exe needs to access the Internet to get the code which can not happen on a stand alone PC
I've gone here and downloaded every thing but I've not attempted to install it yet
http://www.mingw.org/wiki/InstallationHOWTOforMinGW
It occurs to me there could be a simpler way to download and install a c compiler and further install perl modules
Thanks
parparov
I think you should be ok with downloading the latest snapshot package of MinGW, unpacking it and then just running mingw-get install . Skip the update part.
You realise if the machine has no internet connection certain things in Perl (such as PPM and CPAN) are not going to work properly (or at all?).
By far MinGW is your best bet here as it is basically gcc for windows and that is pretty much the compiler used by all open source and will certainly work fine for building Perl modules.
By far MinGW is your best bet here as it is basically gcc for windows and that is pretty much the compiler used by all open source and will certainly work fine for building Perl modules.
ASKER
Well that didn't work!
Unpacked MinGW & set the path variable to C:\MinGW\bin
ran gcc -V & got a sensible return
cd to the Algorithm::Cluster ran perl MakeFile.pl
then
nmake got an error can't find dmake or similar
googled 'gcc mingw perl' and found dmake attempted to follow the install instructions within the download but all i'm getting now is
dmake fatal error
unsure if I've installed it correctly
can some point me to a good dmake installation + Guide? or How to install these perl mods?
evilrix: Why will PPM not work without Internet? in passed versions of perl running on standalone PC's PPM worked by first setting a local repository then creating a ppd file to point at the my_perlMod.tar.giz
Unpacked MinGW & set the path variable to C:\MinGW\bin
ran gcc -V & got a sensible return
cd to the Algorithm::Cluster ran perl MakeFile.pl
then
nmake got an error can't find dmake or similar
googled 'gcc mingw perl' and found dmake attempted to follow the install instructions within the download but all i'm getting now is
dmake fatal error
unsure if I've installed it correctly
can some point me to a good dmake installation + Guide? or How to install these perl mods?
evilrix: Why will PPM not work without Internet? in passed versions of perl running on standalone PC's PPM worked by first setting a local repository then creating a ppd file to point at the my_perlMod.tar.giz
>> nmake got an error can't find dmake or similar
nmake isn't a MinGW makefile, it's a Windows compiler make file.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms930369.aspx
You need to run the MinGW shell and then build from there otherwise your environment won't be set up correctly. You can't just do this (at least not easily) from a Dos prompt.
nmake isn't a MinGW makefile, it's a Windows compiler make file.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms930369.aspx
You need to run the MinGW shell and then build from there otherwise your environment won't be set up correctly. You can't just do this (at least not easily) from a Dos prompt.
>> Why will PPM not work without Internet?
Because it connects to remote servers to download packages. You could set up a local repo (never tried this) but it kinda defeats the object. You've be better off getting tar balls from CPAN and using cpan or cpanm to install them.
Because it connects to remote servers to download packages. You could set up a local repo (never tried this) but it kinda defeats the object. You've be better off getting tar balls from CPAN and using cpan or cpanm to install them.
ASKER
evilrix:
You need to run the MinGW shell and then build from there
what am i building from this shell? the perl mod install or MinGW itself?
what steps should i be following?
are you suggesting dmake is a red herring?
PPM Did work with perl 5.8 by removing www repo's and creating a local one I've suceesfully installed mods in this way allot admittedly not on a win 7 box, I assumed from your comment there was another reason.
You need to run the MinGW shell and then build from there
what am i building from this shell? the perl mod install or MinGW itself?
what steps should i be following?
are you suggesting dmake is a red herring?
PPM Did work with perl 5.8 by removing www repo's and creating a local one I've suceesfully installed mods in this way allot admittedly not on a win 7 box, I assumed from your comment there was another reason.
BTW, if you have nmake, you may have MS windows compiler?
I think you can install compileable modules with that compiler too.
I think you can install compileable modules with that compiler too.
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I'm closing this i've not actuly got it work Under win 7 and managed to screw up apacie
I got the same error as you No library found for -lm
but i also got can't find perldoc.bat
So i'm creating a dule boot into fedora
I got the same error as you No library found for -lm
but i also got can't find perldoc.bat
So i'm creating a dule boot into fedora