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Re^2: Installing the Tk module

by perl_seeker (Scribe)
on Aug 08, 2009 at 09:07 UTC ( [id://787016]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Installing the Tk module
in thread Installing the Tk module

This is what i get:
c:\perl\Tk-804.028>perl Makefile.pl can't open perl script "Makefile.pl" No such file or directory

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Re^3: Installing the Tk module
by syphilis (Archbishop) on Aug 08, 2009 at 09:56 UTC
    It's not a good idea to be trying to build perl modules within the C:\perl tree. Normally you would unpack Tk-804.028.tar.gz to some location that is not within your C:\perl tree - for example, C:\perl_builds (the actual name is not important), then 'cd' to C:\perl_builds\Tk-804.028 and then run 'perl Makefile.PL'. Hopefully, this time, the Makefile.PL would be found.

    If you could then successfully run 'ppm install MinGW', you would then be able to complete the Tk build by running:
    dmake test dmake install
    But you don't have an internet connection ... so you won't be able to successfully run 'ppm install MinGW'. Here's a quote from a post (by jand, on another list), that should tell you what's needed:

    <start quote>
    > The problem is that my main computer is not direct connected to the
    > internet, so I cant issue a 'ppm install MinGW' command.
    > Does anyone know of a step by step manual installation/configuration
    > sequence that one may follow to manually install MinGW to an ActivePerl
    > computer? In a way where it will be able to install modules that require
    > 'xs' code compilation? Where I can download all required files from my
    > internet-connected PC, then copy them to my non-internet-connected PC, and
    > manually do this installation and configuration.

    You need to download the following 4 files:

    http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.10/1006/-/--/MINGW/dmake-4.11.20080107.ppd
    http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.10/1006/-/--/MINGW/dmake-4.11.20080107.tar.gz
    http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.10/1006/-/--/MINGW/MinGW-5.1.4.1.ppd
    http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.10/1006/-/--/MINGW/MinGW-5.1.4.1.tar.gz

    Put all of them into a single directory on the target computer and install them (dmake fist, followed by MinGW):

    ppm install dmake-4.11.20080107.ppd
    ppm install MinGW-5.1.4.1.ppd
    Don't worry about the download URL above; these PPM packages will install correctly into any ActivePerl 5.8.8 build 818 and later and all 5.10 versions. As usual, latest released ActivePerl versions recommended.

    Make sure you have C:\Perl\site\bin in your PATH in addition to the regular C:\Perl\bin (the installer should have done this for you automatically). You need to use "dmake", not "make" or "nmake" with MinGW
    <end quote>

    Cheers,
    Rob
    UPDATE: In general terms, it's not strictly true that you need to use dmake with MinGW - I think you *could* use nmake if you have nmake - but for the particular case that jand was referring to, nmake is not available, so dmake *had* to be used.
Re^3: Installing the Tk module
by carlin (Beadle) on Aug 08, 2009 at 09:18 UTC
    Perhaps try: perl Makefile.PL with an uppercase PL

    Just a stab in the dark, I have no idea if Windows is case-sensitive or not but that would explain the error you're getting.
Re^3: Installing the Tk module
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 08, 2009 at 09:24 UTC
    Maybe the directory is empty, or maybe its just Makefile.pl that is missing ... why did you delete it? :D

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