[perl #3503] Problem Dmake'ing' on WindowsNT 4.0 server

On Thu Jul 13 15:03:57 2000, Andrew_Cohen@sg.cbs.fiserv.com wrote:
> 
>      I am trying to dmake Perl 5 on a windows NT 4.0 server.
> I have installed DMake and the DMake installations runs but it end
with the
> following error :-
> 
> 
> cd ..\ext\Socket && \
>         ..\..\miniperl -I..\..\lib Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=perl
> Writing Makefile for Socket
> cd ..\ext\Socket && c:\dmake\dmake.exe -S
> gcc -c  -g -O2 -DWIN32 -fno-strict-aliasing -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -g -O2
>     -DVERSION=\"1.72\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"1.72\"  -I..\..\lib\CORE  Socket.c
> Socket.c: In function `boot_Socket':
> Socket.c:1224: incompatible type for argument 1 of `strcmp'
> dmake.exe:  Error code 1, while making 'Socket.o'
> dmake.exe:  Error code 255, while making '..\lib\auto\Socket\Socket.dll'
> 
> I am unable to do the next steps of:-
> 
> dmake test
> dmake install
> 
> they both give the same error.
> 
> 
> Could you please advise what is the matter.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Andrew

Well, this ticket had been dead for more than a decade. Seeing how we no
longer support NT4, and recent Perls build fine(ish) in newer Windows
systems, I'm marking this as rejected.

OP, if you are still around, here's hoping other bugs you report get a
bit more of attention!


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• [ID 20000713.003] Problem Dmake'ing' on WindowsNT 4.0 server by Andrew_Cohen
• [perl #3503] Problem Dmake'ing' on WindowsNT 4.0 server by Brian Fraser via RT