Re: problem installing Encode module

Piyush Shourie <piyush_shourie(_at_)infosys(_dot_)com> writes:
> Hi,
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> I am not able to compile Encode module, as one of the pre-requisites of
> Encode module, Text::Iconv does not compile on Windows platform. 
When did that happen?

> I am
> currently using ActiveState Perl 5.6.1, and cannot upgrade to the newer
> version of Perl because of project requirements.
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> Please let me know if there is some available ppd for installation of
> the said module on Windows platform.
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> In case there is no ppd available, kindly look into the error received
> and let me know if there is anything I could do to resolve the issue:
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> C:\Modules\Text-Iconv-1.2>perl Makefile.PL
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> Checking if your kit is complete...
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> Looks good
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> Writing Makefile for Text::Iconv
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> C:\Modules\Text-Iconv-1.2>nmake
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> Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 6.00.8168.0
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> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1998. All rights reserved.
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> cp Iconv.pm blib\lib\Text\Iconv.pm
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> AutoSplitting blib\lib\Text\Iconv.pm (blib\lib\auto\Text\Iconv)
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>        C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\SiteMinderPe
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> rl\lib C:\Perl\lib\ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap C:\Perl\lib\Ext
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> Utils\typemap -typemap typemap Iconv.xs > Iconv.xsc && C:\Perl\bin\Per
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> l.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -MExtUtils::Command -e mv
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> Iconv.xsc Iconv.c
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>        cl -c  -nologo -O1 -MD -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT
> -DHAVE_DE
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> S_FCRYPT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS
> -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -O1 -
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> MD -DNDEBUG    -DVERSION=\"1.2\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"1.2\"  -IC:\Perl\lib\
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> CORE  Iconv.c
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> Iconv.c
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> "Running Mkbootstrap for Text::Iconv ()"
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>        C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\SiteMinderPe
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> rl\lib -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod 644 Iconv.bs
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>        C:\Perl\bin\Perl.exe "-IC:\Perl\lib" "-IC:\SiteMinde
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> rPerl\lib" -MExtUtils::Mksymlists  -e "Mksymlists('NAME' =>
> 'Text::Iconv', 'DLBA
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> SE' => 'Iconv', 'DL_FUNCS' => {  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  },
> 'DL_VAR
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> S' => []);"
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>        link -out:blib\arch\auto\Text\Iconv\Iconv.dll -dll -nologo
> -nodefaultlib
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> -release  -libpath:"C:\Perl\lib\CORE"  -machine:x86 Iconv.obj   C:\Si
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> teMinderPerl\lib\CORE\perl56.lib oldnames.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib
> gdi32.lib
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> winspool.lib  comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib
> oleaut32.lib  neta
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> pi32.lib uuid.lib wsock32.lib mpr.lib winmm.lib  version.lib odbc32.lib
> odbccp32
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> .lib msvcrt.lib -def:Iconv.def
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>   Creating library blib\arch\auto\Text\Iconv\Iconv.lib and object
> blib\arch\aut
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> o\Text\Iconv\Iconv.exp
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> Iconv.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__libiconv
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> Iconv.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __imp__libiconv_open
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> Iconv.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __imp__libiconv_close
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> blib\arch\auto\Text\Iconv\Iconv.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 3 unresolved
> external
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> s
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> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'link' : return code '0x460'
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> Stop.
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> Thanks,
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> Piyush