On Strawberry Perl that comes with Padre you might encounter the above error. ======================================== cpan> install DateTime::TimeZone Database was generated on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:08:55 GMT Running install for module 'DateTime::TimeZone' Running make for D/DR/DROLSKY/DateTime-TimeZone-1.28.tar.gz Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\D\DR\DROLSKY\DateTime-TimeZone-1.28.tar.gz ok Scanning cache C:\strawberry\cpan\build for sizes ..................................------------------------------------------DONE CPAN.pm: Going to build D/DR/DROLSKY/DateTime-TimeZone-1.28.tar.gz Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for DateTime::TimeZone dmake.EXE: makefile: line 1312: Error: -- Input line too long, increase MAXLINELENGTH DROLSKY/DateTime-TimeZone-1.28.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: DROLSKY/DateTime-TimeZone-1.28.tar.gz : make NO ======================================== The solution, c:> cpan cpan> look DateTime::TimeZone > perl Makefile.PL > dmake MAXLINELENGTH=300000 make > dmake MAXLINELENGTH=300000 make test > dmake MAXLINELENGTH=300000 make install I don't know if this can be changed in the next releases of Strawberry Perl but this might help some others. GaborThread Next