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in reply to Installing Modules on Windows XP

Gorby,

You will find that this question is one of the more common ones. As windows does not ship with all the correct bits that you would expect in a proper operating system, you are forced to rely on the good nature of other Windows users to compile and link code for you.

The following threads may prove useful:


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ajt

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Re: Re: Installing Modules on Windows XP
by flyingmoose (Priest) on Feb 02, 2004 at 18:45 UTC
    Can't add it myself now (too much work on my desk), but I think this question (Windows PPM and how to deal with Windows CPAN) needs to go to Categorized Q&A so we don't have to respond to it in full every time. I'll gladly contribute my share if someone will start the topic.