cpan[1]> install Win32API::CommPort Going to read 'C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\Metadata' Database was generated on Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:31:03 GMT Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.netnitco.net/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz Going to read 'C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\sources\authors\01mailrc.tx t.gz' ............................................................................DONE Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.netnitco.net/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz Going to read 'C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\sources\modules\02packages. details.txt.gz' Database was generated on Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:43:03 GMT .............. New CPAN.pm version (v1.9800) available. [Currently running version is v1.9600] You might want to try install CPAN reload cpan to both upgrade CPAN.pm and run the new version without leaving the current session. ..............................................................DONE Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.netnitco.net/modules/03modlist.data.gz Going to read 'C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\sources\modules\03modlist.d ata.gz' ............................................................................DONE Going to write C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\Metadata Running install for module 'Win32API::CommPort' Running make for B/BB/BBIRTH/Win32-SerialPort-0.22.tar.gz Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.netnitco.net/authors/id/B/BB/BBIRTH/Win32-SerialPort-0.22.tar.gz Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.netnitco.net/authors/id/B/BB/BBIRTH/CHECKSUMS Checksum for C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\sources\authors\id\B\BB\BBIRT H\Win32-SerialPort-0.22.tar.gz ok Scanning cache C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.cpan\build for sizes ............................................................................DONE CPAN.pm: Going to build B/BB/BBIRTH/Win32-SerialPort-0.22.tar.gz found result=0, file=COM1 Win32::SerialPort and Win32API::CommPort VERSION 0.22 A 'Makefile' created for those with 'make' or CPAN.pm users. It will test using PORT = COM1. To test using a different PORT, run again specifying: 'perl Makefile.PL TESTPORT=' The normal 'Mantra' would then apply: make make test make install For those without 'make' or an equivalent like 'nmake' or 'dmake' there are perl-only scripts which do the same things: Test with: perl nomake_test Install with: perl nomake_install Test with nothing connected to COM1. PORT is not verified present and accessible until tests run. Timeout tests can take up to 30 seconds per test. Creating new t/DefaultPort.pm Creating new nomake_test Creating new nomake_install Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for Win32::SerialPort Could not read metadata file. Falling back to other methods to determine prerequ isites Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 7.10.3077 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. syntax error at -e line 1, near "'755') " Missing right curly or square bracket at -e line 1, at end of line Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors. NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\sperl\perl\bin\perl.exe' : return code '0xff' Stop. BBIRTH/Win32-SerialPort-0.22.tar.gz C:/PROGRA~1/MICROS~2.NET/Vc7/bin/nmake.exe -- NOT OK Running make test Can't test without successful make Running make install Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible Failed during this command: BBIRTH/Win32-SerialPort-0.22.tar.gz : make NO cpan[2]>