RE: [perlce-user] Perl Win32::API & Serial Ports

[Konovalov, V. <vko...@sp...>]

> Has anyone got the 5.8 build to work with Win32::API & 
> Win32::SerialPort?

I don't know!
:)

> I failed, see below for my attempt.  I tried falling back to 
> Rainers' perl56 build together with some Activestate 5.6.0 
> libs, and then I got Win32::API  & SerialPort working.  I'm 
> not sure if its a Dynaloader issue with 5.8. or just a build 
> incompatibility issue.

this is binary compat issue rather than dynaload one.

When building binaries, probably more modules should be placed into ./ext
subdir.
Probably time to rebuild... Don't know.

Actually compared to 5.6.0 CE build 5.8.2 lacks also Win32::OLE and
Compress::Zlib. Later one I succeeded rebuilding locally (together with
PerlIO::gzip)
OTOH 5.8.2 has more other modules, but I am not sure whether they worth the
place they occupy.

If you'll be rebuilding by yourself, I can assits you.
I can rebuild entire stuff with wider libraries (I always include Tcl::Tk
and actively use it), but I can't be sure about timeline... I planned this,
may be within a month...


> 
> Regards,
> Paul
> (copy of email sent to wince-devel list attached)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm struggling to get serial ports working in PerlCE on an iPAQ.
> 
> Probably a produce of my own optimism, but I started with the perl 58
> distribution for arm-ppc at perlce.sourceforge.net
> 
> I then added in the SerialPort files posted on this group. 
> And finally I
> discovered the ARM version of Win32::API posted on Rainers site.
> 
> I've installed everything in (what I believe are) the correct 
> directories, but I
> get the error:
> Can't load /Storage Card/perl58m/lib/auto/Win32/API/API.dll for module
> Win32::API: load_file:Error at /Storage 
> Card/perl58m/lib/Dynaloader.pm line 72.
> at \My Documents\apitest.pl line 5
> 
> This is when running the apitest.pl script. Needless to say 
> the files are
> there. Is this a Dynaloader problem?
> 
> Help! I need to get a working serial implementation on the 
> ipaq, and I'd really
> rather use Perl as thats what I have experience of.
> 
> Can anyone either assist with the above problem, or suggest a 
> known working
> installation version mix (and file locations!!).
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Paul.
> 
> 
> 
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