[rt.cpan.org #75336] Test failure for Win32-API-0.67 on Win XP, Perl 5.14.2

Mon Feb 27 05:17:54 2012: Request 75336 was acted upon.
Transaction: Ticket created by [email protected]
       Queue: Win32-API
     Subject: Test failure for Win32-API-0.67 on Win XP, Perl 5.14.2
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       Owner: Nobody
  Requestors: [email protected]
      Status: new
 Ticket <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=75336 >



Hi,

I am trying to install Win32::API 0.67 on a Win XP using CPAN.

During test phase, I get "An unhandled win32 exception occurred in perl.exe [2328]. and the CPAN shell is killed. The output during test phase is - 

# API test dll found at (API_test.dll)
Argument "japh" isn't numeric in pack at D:\TEMP\.cpan\build\Win32-API-0.67-l5pyUK\blib\lib/Win32/API/Type.pm line 233.
t/00_API.t .......... ok
# $^E=
t/01_Struct.t ....... ok
# $result=2920
# $$=2920
t/02_GetProcess.t ... ok
t/03_undef.t ........ skipped: Currently bombs out on 64 bit architectures
# Size is 296. Should be 296
t/04_rt_48006.t ..... ok
t/05_more_struct.t .. ok
All tests successful.
Files=6, Tests=66,  2 wallclock secs ( 0.11 usr +  0.08 sys =  0.19 CPU)
Result: PASS
        nmake test -nologo
        D:\PROGRAMS\perl\5.14.2\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, '..\blib\lib', '..\blib\arch')" t/*.t
# Compiler name:cl
# Compiler version:14
# $^E=
t/02_Callback.t .. ok
t/03_Jim_Shaw.t .. skipped: Unclear why it fails
# callback installed, sleep 1, generate Ctrl-C signal
Terminating on signal SIGBREAK(21)
Terminating on signal SIGBREAK(21)
Terminating on signal SIGBREAK(21)

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 14 subversion 2) configuration:

  Platform:
    osname=MSWin32, osvers=5.1, archname=MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
    uname=''
    config_args='undef'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=undef
    useithreads=define, usemultiplicity=define
    useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef, use64bitall=undef, uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='cl', ccflags ='-nologo -GF -W3 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -O1 -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE  -DPERL_TE
TMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO',
    optimize='-MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -O1',
    cppflags='-DWIN32'
    ccversion='14.00.50727.762', gccversion='', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
    d_longlong=undef, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=8
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='__int64', lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=8, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='link', ldflags ='-nologo -nodefaultlib -debug -opt:ref,icf  -libpath:"D:\PROGRAMS\perl\5.14.2\lib\CORE"  -machine:x86 "/manifestdependency:type='Win
2' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' processorArchitecture='*' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*'"'
    libpth=C:\Programs\Microsoft_Visual_Studio_8\VC\lib
    libs=oldnames.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib  comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib  netapi32.lib uuid.lib ws
_32.lib mpr.lib winmm.lib  version.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib msvcrt.lib
    perllibs=oldnames.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib  comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib  netapi32.lib uuid.li
 ws2_32.lib mpr.lib winmm.lib  version.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib msvcrt.lib
    libc=msvcrt.lib, so=dll, useshrplib=true, libperl=perl514.lib
    gnulibc_version=''
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_win32.xs, dlext=dll, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
    cccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-dll -nologo -nodefaultlib -debug -opt:ref,icf  -libpath:"D:\PROGRAMS\perl\5.14.2\lib\CORE"  -machine:x86 "/manifestdependenc
:type='Win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' processorArchitecture='*' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*'"'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV
                        PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT PERL_IMPLICIT_SYS
                        PERL_MALLOC_WRAP PERL_PRESERVE_IVUV PL_OP_SLAB_ALLOC
                        USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO
                        USE_PERL_ATOF
  Built under MSWin32
  Compiled at Feb  6 2012 19:04:45
  @INC:
    D:/PROGRAMS/perl/site/5.14.2/lib
    D:/PROGRAMS/perl/5.14.2/lib
    .

Regards,