Not to sound condescending, but is cl.exe in your PATH envvar?  Have you 
  closed the command shell since installing VC++? (it won't get new PATH 
data until it's closed and reopened)

Best~
-d

mohammed.mustafa@wipro.com sent forth:
> Hi Dave Paris & All,
> 
>        I have install Microsoft VC++, and it is install successfully.
> But still I am getting the same error, which is as below.
> 
> C:\Documents and Settings\mukaa\Mustafa\ssh_files\Crypt-DES-2.05>nmake
> 
> Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
> Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.
> 
>         cl -c    -nologo -GF -W3 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -O1 -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE
> -DNO_ST
> RICT -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPRIVLIB_LAST_IN_INC
> -DPERL_IMPLICIT
> _CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -MD -Zi
> -DNDEBUG
>  -O1    -DVERSION=\"2.05\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"2.05\"  "-IC:\Perl\lib\CORE"
> DES.c
> 'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe' : return code
> '0x1'
> Stop.
> 
> Please help me to resolve this. Thanks a lot for your co-operation.
> 
> Regards,
> Mustafa
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Paris [mailto:dparis@w3works.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 6:35 PM
> To: Mohammed Mustafa (WT01 - Testing Services)
> Cc: perl-crypto@perl.org
> Subject: Re: Error while installing CRYPT::DES module at Windows XP
> 
> Fortunately, the tools are free. :-)
> http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/msvc.html
> 
> Best~
> -dave
> 
> mohammed.mustafa@wipro.com sent forth:
>> I got that, but any idea how to overcome the below issues?
>>
>> Thanks for your kind help.
>>
>> ~Mustafa
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dave Paris [mailto:dparis@w3works.com] 
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 6:11 PM
>> To: Mohammed Mustafa (WT01 - Testing Services)
>> Subject: Re: Error while installing CRYPT::DES module at Windows XP
>>
>> I believe ActiveState may have a pre-compiled version of Crypt::DES in
> 
>> their version of CPAN (limited in scope, but has the basics).  The 
>> oddity here is that Crypt::DES is now bundled with the core install,
> so 
>> I'm not sure why it wasn't included initially with the main distro.
>>
>> Best~
>> -dave
>>
>> mohammed.mustafa@wipro.com sent forth:
>>> Hi DSP,
>>>
>>>
>>>   Is it require to install VC++, as I am installing Crypt::DES on
>>>  Windows m/c and the perl version is ActivePerl verion 5.10.
>>>
>>> Be help me to overcome this?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Mustafa
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Dave Paris [mailto:dparis@w3works.com] 
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:30 PM
>>> To: Mohammed Mustafa (WT01 - Testing Services)
>>> Cc: perl-crypto@perl.org
>>> Subject: Re: Error while installing CRYPT::DES module at Windows XP
>>>
>>> Looks like you may have an incomplete installation of VC++ (or they
>> may 
>>> have changed the linker application.
>>>
>>> Best~
>>> -dsp
>>>
>>> mohammed.mustafa@wipro.com sent forth:
>>>> Dear Friends,
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>>         While trying to install Crypt::DES module on windows, I am
>>>> getting the following problem, so please help me to overcome this.
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>> C:\Documents and
>> Settings\mukaa\Mustafa\ssh_files\Crypt-DES-2.05>nmake
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
>>>>
>>>> Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>>         cl -c    -nologo -GF -W3 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -O1 -DWIN32
>>> -D_CONSOLE
>>>> -DNO_ST
>>>>
>>>> RICT -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPRIVLIB_LAST_IN_INC
>>>> -DPERL_IMPLICIT
>>>>
>>>> _CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -MD
>>> -Zi
>>>> -DNDEBUG
>>>>
>>>>  -O1    -DVERSION=\"2.05\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"2.05\"
>>> "-IC:\Perl\lib\CORE"
>>>> DES.c
>>>>
>>>> 'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>>>>
>>>> operable program or batch file.
>>>>
>>>> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe' : return code
>>>> '0x1' Stop.
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>> Waiting for your reply.
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Mustafa
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
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