Cannot install module pp on windows 7 64 bit with Strawberry-Perl

Question

I would like to create exe files from my perl scripts so therefore I tried to install the modul pp. But the installation failed with this output.

cpan> install pp
Database was generated on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:02:56 GMT
Running install for module 'pp'
Running make for R/RS/RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\R\RS\RSCHUPP\PAR-Packer-1.013
.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache C:\strawberry\cpan\build for sizes
............................................................................DONE


  CPAN.pm: Going to build R/RS/RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Prototype mismatch: sub main::prompt: none vs ($;$) at C:/strawberry/perl/lib/Ex
tUtils/MakeMaker.pm line 219
Writing Makefile for par.exe
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Writing Makefile for PAR::Packer
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
cp lib/App/Packer/PAR.pm blib\lib\App\Packer\PAR.pm
cp lib/PAR/Packer.pm blib\lib\PAR\Packer.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter/Obfuscate.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\Obfuscate.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter/PodStrip.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\PodStrip.pm
cp lib/PAR/StrippedPARL/Base.pm blib\lib\PAR\StrippedPARL\Base.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter/PatchContent.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\PatchContent.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter/Bytecode.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\Bytecode.pm
cp lib/pp.pm blib\lib\pp.pm
cp lib/PAR/Filter/Bleach.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\Bleach.pm
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe file2c.pl -s ..\script\par.pl my_par_pl.c load_m
y_par_pl
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe sha1.c.PL
gcc -c -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT  -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CON
TEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fno-strict-aliasing -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX  -I"C:\straw
berry\perl\lib\CORE"  -DPARL_EXE=\"parl.exe\" -s -O2 main.c
windres -F pei-i386 -i winres\pp.rc -o winres\pp.res
windres: can't open file `pp.manifest': No such file or directory
dmake:  Error code 129, while making 'ppresource.coff'
dmake.EXE:  Error code 255, while making 'subdirs'
  RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
Failed during this command:
 RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz              : make NO

Does anyone know what the reason is? Thanks for your help

Answer 1

There is a problem with the pp makefile.

1.Download the PM manually (Here).

2.Unzip the file and find the myldr/winres folder.

3.There will be files like pp.ico, pp.manifest, pp.rc etc. Copy these files to myldr/ directory.

4.Run the install manually.

  perl Makefile.pl
  dmake 
  dmake test 
  dmake install

Note- There might be dependancies so you may have to install those manually or using CPAN.

Answer 2

I had a similar problem, but it was because I had ActiveState Perl installed. I had to uninstall ActiveState and edit my environmental variables to remove any reference to ActiveState Perl.