From:                   "Thomas Whitney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> I am attempting to install a module on a Win2K machine using Active
> State Perl v5.6.0 build 615.
> 
> I decompress the module and extract its contents to a new folder in
> \perl\site\lib.   

You should decompress it into a temporary directory, not to 
....\site\lib\something !

> Then in the command prompt I 'cd' into that new
> directory and type 'perl makefile.pl' --everything goes fine, there
> are no errors and a makefile is produced.
> 
> Here is the problem:
> I type 'nmake' and I get:  <'nmake' is  not recognized as an internal
> or external command.>
> 
> Note: I use  'nmake' because that is the result of "perl -V:make"

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/nmake15.exe

Of course if the module contains any part written in C (erm ... XS) 
you'll need a whole C compiler. Sorry I'm not sure which ones are 
supported just now.

Jenda

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