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Hi Thomas, > 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. 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. personally I would extract the archive in the perl lib path, but somewhere else, cause nmake install we do the required magic to install the stuff. > 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" Well, my guess is, you haven't installed nmake so far. THis can be downloaded from MS website. http://download.microsoft.com/download/vc15/Patch/1.52/W95/EN-US/Nmake15.exe Install it and put the Path in your PATH variable. Then verything should work. Best regards, OliverThread Previous | Thread Next