Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] Installing Win32::GUI (cpan) on perl/mingw/dmake

[Robert M. <rob...@us...>]

On 23/04/07, Reini Urban <ru...@x-...> wrote:
> Hi Waldemar,
>
> 2007/4/22, Waldemar Biernacki <wb...@sa...>:
> > 1. the file GUI.rc (in root install directory) has readonly attribute
> > and installation stops. When I change it to read/write attribute all
> > pass OK. Is it a very small bug or I did something incorrectly?
>
> Thanks, this is a bug indeed.

Hmm. I don't see that here (WinZip and Win98).  What tools are used
for unpacking, and what OS?

> > 2. Actually it has passed but not all! I'v got the note:
> > =====================================================
> > Win32::GUI::AxWindow can only be built using MSVC, not 'gcc',
> > as it depends on the Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL).
> > Win32::GUI::AxWindow will be skipped during the current build process.

> > At this time Win32::GUI::DIBitmap cannot be build using gcc.
> > Win32::GUI::DIBitmap will be skipped during the current build process.
>
> We assume that with mingw you don't have the original MSVC ATL libraries.
> This is most likely wrong for you, so you have to fix the Makefile.PL
>
> > Win32::GUI::Grid can only be built using MSVC, not 'gcc',
> > as it requires the MFC framework.
> > Win32::GUI::Grid will be skipped during the current build process.
>
> We assume that with mingw you don't have the original MSVC MFC
> libraries. This is most likely wrong for you, so you have to fix the
> Makefile.PL

> You only need the libraries and to fix the Makefile.

If anyone has further information or success building these modules
with mingw, then I'd be very interested in making this happen - I
spent a long time looking at it last year, and drew a blank.  I'm not
convinced it's a simple problem.

Regards,
Rob.