dmake.exe: Error: -- 'C:\Perl\libConfig.pm' not found, and can't be made

Posted by tuser1 on April 18, 2009, 4:30 pm

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I am trying to build Scalar::Util::Refcount from CPAN on Windows XP
under Activestate 5.10

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This is perl, v5.10.0 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 5 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)

Copyright 1987-2007, Larry Wall

Binary build 1004 [287188] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveState.com
Built Sep 3 2008 13:16:37
===========================

I have downloaded and extracted Scalar::Util::Refcount from CPAN and I
have successfully installed MinGW.ppm from
http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.10/1004/,

but when I try to run dmake to make , it fails...

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dmake.exe: Error: -- `C:\Perl\libConfig.pm' not found, and can't be
made

Posted by sisyphus on April 18, 2009, 6:27 pm

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On Apr 19, 6:30=A0am, tus...@gmail.com wrote:

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What does 'dmake -V' output ?

With my build of 1004 (where I *don't* have the problem you've
reported) it outputs:

#########################
dmake.exe - Version 4.11-20080107-SHAY (Windows / MS Visual C++)
Copyright (c) 1990,...,1997 by WTI Corp.

Default Configuration:
MAXLINELENGTH :=3D 32766
MAXPROCESSLIMIT :=3D 4
MAXPROCESS :=3D 1
.IMPORT .IGNORE: DMAKEROOT
.MAKEFILES : makefile.mk makefile
.SOURCE : .NULL
DMAKEROOT *=3D $(ABSMAKECMD:d)startup
MAKESTARTUP :=3D $(DMAKEROOT)\startup.mk

Please read the NEWS file for the latest release notes.
#########################

Is there anything at http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=3D603230
that helps ? (If so, what ? It would be nice to get to the bottom of
this error once and for all :-)

Cheers,
Rob

Posted by tuser1 on April 19, 2009, 6:10 am

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Here is my output from "dmake -V", looks identical to yours:
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D
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dmake.exe - Version 4.11-20080107-SHAY (Windows / MS Visual C++)
Copyright (c) 1990,...,1997 by WTI Corp.

Default Configuration:
MAXLINELENGTH :=3D 32766
MAXPROCESSLIMIT :=3D 4
MAXPROCESS :=3D 1
.IMPORT .IGNORE: DMAKEROOT
.MAKEFILES : makefile.mk makefile
.SOURCE : .NULL
DMAKEROOT *=3D $(ABSMAKECMD:d)startup
MAKESTARTUP :=3D $(DMAKEROOT)\startup.mk

Please read the NEWS file for the latest release notes.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D

According to the article on Perlmonks, here is my output for
ExtUtils::MakeMaker and the contents of the Makefile:
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D
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$ExtUtils::MakeMaker::VERSION"
Set up gcc environment - 3.4.5 (mingw-vista special r3)
6.42_01

contents of Makefile:
[...]
AR_STATIC_ARGS =3D cr
DIRFILESEP =3D ^\
DFSEP =3D $(DIRFILESEP)
[...]
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D

I then intervened manually in the Makefile and changed

DIRFILESEP =3D ^\

into

DIRFILESEP =3D \

...but now I have a different error message
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D
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dmake.exe: Error executing 'rem': No such file or directory
dmake.exe: Error code 255, while making 'blibdirs'
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D

Posted by sisyphus on April 19, 2009, 3:31 pm

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On Apr 19, 8:10=A0pm, tus...@gmail.com wrote:

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It's really strange that DIRFILESEP is set to ^\ for you. For me it's
definitely set to \.
Yet we both have the same build of ActivePerl, the same version of
EU::MM (I also have 6.42_01), the same version of dmake, and the same
MinGW compiler. I wonder what it is that makes the difference.

Did you install ActivePerl from the zip package or the msi package ? I
don't know why that should matter ... just clutching at straws :-)
(I installed from the zip package, btw.)

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=3D=3D=3D
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Don't think I've seen that error before.
Could you email me the Makefile ? - to sisyphus1 at (@) optusnet dot
(.) com dot(.) au. (Or post it to some public location where we can
all access it. I suspect it's bad etiquette to post a file of that
size to this newsgroup, though I could be wrong about that.)
I think it would help if we could do a 'diff -u' between the Makefile
you get, and the Makefile I get.

The Makefile I get can be seen at http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?viewmod=
e=3Dpublic;node_id=3D587490
for anyone interested.

Cheers,
Rob

Posted by tuser1 on April 19, 2009, 6:48 pm

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I have upgraded EU::MM from version 6.42_01 to version 6.50 (about one
hour ago), but this shouldn't make any difference though, as the
problem still persists in exactly the same manner.

The makefile (for Scalar::Util::Refcount version 1.0.2) is too big to
be posted on c.l.p.m., therefore I had to send it to you per e-mail.

I hope the 'diff -u' between our two Makefiles is not too big, so it
can be posted on c.l.p.m

b.t.w., I have installed Activestate using the .msi package.