[perl-win32-gui-users] Re: Win32::GUI or FindBin under Windows 95?

[Morbus I. <mo...@di...>]

 >>Or, on the other hand, anyone know of issues with FindBin? My previous
 >>working version was using simply "use lib ./lib", but the newest version
 >>(again, which works everywhere on Win98 and up) uses FindBin exclusively.
 >
 >FindBin is reputedly severly broken. Search PerlMonks for a post from tye.

Welp, I finally got some time to test it today under
VMWare, and I can point my finger to Win32::GUI:

  - installed fresh version of Win95B through VMWare.
  - installed the latest ActivePerl.
  - installed Win32::API and Win32::GUI through PPM
    (that gives me the .5xx Win32::GUI).
  - AmphetaDesk ran fine and as intended through Perl.
  - rebooted just for kicks.
  - downloaded Win32::GUI .6xx PPD from SourceForge.
  - ppm install Win32::GUI.
  - ran AmphetaDesk. HD churned for a good minute or so, then:

Can't load 'C:/Perl/site/lib/auto/Win32/GUI/GUI.dll' for module Win32::GUI: 
load_file:A device attached to the system is not functioning at 
C:/Perl/lib/DynaLoader.pm line 206.
Compilation failed in require at [snip]AmphetaDesk/OS/Windows.pm line 19.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted [snip]/AmphetaDesk/OS/Windows.pm line 19.
Compilation failed in require at [snip] AmphetaDesk.pm line 111.

Those relevant files live in the CVS at 
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/amphetadesk/

This basically leaves me with:

  - creating a new .exe/distribution specifically for
    Windows 95, with the old version of Win32::GUI.

  - checking for $VERSION within my Windows.pm so
    that I can set the font size properly depending
    on the Win32::GUI version.

Anything I'm missing? (I'm not ruling out further issues with FindBin
as of yet, but this is Patient Number 0 for "things to address").


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