[Mingw-msys] building cpan modules

[Calder, E. <EC...@we...>]

greetings everyone,

I've installed MSYS and MinGW with the aim of being able to install any CPA=
N module I may like... often these require a compiler and at least a meke u=
tility.  the first thing I notice is that:

# perl -MCPAN -e shell

does not give me a prompt... that is, it waits for input but there's no vis=
ual clue about it... as though PS2 weren't set (but it is)... the second th=
ing I noticed is that I have the same problem with:

# perl -d tst.pl

the debugger doesn't quite work... I notice that the $TERM is set to "msys"=
 which I presume is right... can anyone suggest what the problem may be?

I'm running on Win2k

thanks

- erick calder
Consultant
Western Asset Management Inc.


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