[rt.cpan.org #39730] Passing NULL when has_proto is true

Tue Jul 13 12:48:56 2010: Request 39730 was acted upon.
Transaction: Correspondence added by COSIMO
       Queue: Win32-API
     Subject: Passing NULL when has_proto is true
   Broken in: (no value)
    Severity: Normal
       Owner: COSIMO
  Requestors: [email protected]
      Status: open
 Ticket <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=39730 >


On Mon Jul 12 17:56:02 2010, ikegami wrote:

> Different results with git @ 57d1ec7
> 
> ---- BEGIN ----
> Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 10.00.30319.01
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
> 
> [...]
>
> API.xs(236) : warning C4101: 'words_pushed' : unreferenced local 
variable
>         ml64  -c call_asm_x64_msvc.asm
> 'ml64' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
> program or batch file.
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'ml64' : return code '0x1'
> Stop.
> ---- END ----
> 
> Don't know if it's because something changed, or if it's because I'm
> missing some tools.

Yes, I think you need to copy your 64-bit ml.exe into ml64.exe for the 
linking to work correctly.
Using a different name for the linker executable was done on purpose, 
IIRC.

-- 
Cosimo