Perl makefile.pl?

How to I get it

[operafan]

I'm trying to run a perl script which requires graph.pm. So I did a search on the web & found instructions to get that particular module. But now I dont have makefile.pl which is essential in everything, after reading through the docs I still dont understand how to get makefile.pl .Anybody please. I'm on xp home.
Thanks

[JasonD]

Try this.

Open a DOS prompt then type

ppm install GD::Graph

if it doesn't work let me know and we can dig deeper

[perlcoder]

You download the pm file from the CPAN. Try search.cpan.org untar the download into a directory - should be automatic, then makefile.pl is a program that comes with the source pm. There are other actions you have to take. For automatic download try (within a unix shell) search for MCPAN for instal instructions on a PC - I have a mac so it may be different, but I beleive the principals are the same.

[operafan]

The first option I tried with Jason - cant do. Returned no results & ask to try to do a broder search.
While the second option I did gave descp, but dont really dig?

[JasonD]

Operafan,

Can you please copy and paste the require or include statement for the perl module.

Once we have that I will see if it is compatible on Activestate's Windows port of Perl and available via PPM.

Thanks

Jason

[operafan]

I was trying to run spiders.pl a free script on the net, in which it also included the graph.pm which is now causing me to get a crt.dll which I read on the net that best is reinstall active perl & it should be working.
But so graph.pm issue is settled, but for makefile.pl, where can i get the official makefile.pl?

[JasonD]

Makefile.pl is used when you compile an application from source code and every application will have a distinct and seperate requirements to be compiled in a working binary application.

This rarely happens on Windows but is used all the time on Unix like systems. I suggest you don't worry about Makefiles if you are using XP and get a precompiled version such as Activestate and use their ppm system.

[operafan]

Thanks Jason.