Re^2: Win32::GUI on 64bit Windows?

[dasgar]

in reply to Re: Win32::GUI on 64bit Windows?
in thread Win32::GUI on 64bit Windows?

You can not install Win32 modules in x64 bit perl.

I beg to differ on that. It's been a while, but I seem to recall being able to install Win32 modules in 64-bit Perl before without any issues.

Ok, so maybe you don't want to take my word for it. Here's some links to release notes of 64-bit Strawberry Perl that includes various Win32 modules in the list of included modules.

• Strawberry Perl 5.16.2.1 64-bit Release Notes
• Strawberry Perl 5.14.3.1 64-bit Release Notes

If I remember correctly, ActiveState's releases of 64-bit version of their ActivePerl do not include Win32 modules. However, that does not mean that Win32 modules cannot be installed in 64-bit Perl.

[sam_bakki]

Hi dasgar

Thanks for the information. I use only Active Perl in Windows. I was thinking Win32 modules are not supported in x64 perl.

[Anonymous Monk]

You'll need to build Win32::GUI yourself for a 64 bit machine. But it's simple enough if you are using the late version of Activestate's perl.

ppm install mingw

Will install the 64 bit compiler suite, then download the latest sourcecode for Win32::GUI, NOT from cpan, but from:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/perl-win32-gui/

It contains the various patches needed for 64 bit.

Follow the instructions on building (it's simple enough)

Enjoy:)

[bulk88]

64 bit ActivePerl comes with alot of Win32::* modules out of the box. Dumping my 64 bit ActivePerl's folders.

API
API.pm
AuthenticateUser.pm
ChangeNotify.pm
Clipboard.pm
Console
Console.pm
DBIODBC.pm
Event.pm
EventLog.pm
File.pm
FileSecurity.pm
Internet.pm
IPC.pm
Job.pm
Mutex.pm
NetAdmin.pm
NetResource.pm
ODBC.pm
OLE
OLE.pm
PerfLib.pm
Pipe.pm
Process.pm
Registry.pm
Semaphore.pm
Service.pm
Shortcut.pm
Sound.pm
TieRegistry.pm
WinError.pm

List of Win32::* XS modules.

C:\Perl64\lib\auto\Win32>dir /b
API
AuthenticateUser
ChangeNotify
Clipboard
Console
Event
EventLog
File
FileSecurity
Internet
IPC
Job
Mutex
NetAdmin
NetResource
ODBC
OLE
PerfLib
Pipe
Process
Registry
Semaphore
Service
Shortcut
Sound
TieRegistry
Win32.dll
Win32.pdb
WinError