Re: problem installing Encode module

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Piyush Shourie wrote:

>Steve,
>
>I have tried the ways suggested by you, but am not able to build the
>module as yet.
>
>The actual error displayed is as follows:
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>____
>
>C:\Modules\Text-Iconv-1.4>perl Makefile.PL
>LIBS=C:\Modules\libiconv-1.8-1-lib\li
>b
>
I also found that Text-Iconv-1.4 had build problems, even with the 
LIBS=... bit.  It obviously needs a little work to make it more 
Win32-friendly.

You were previously using Text-Iconv-1.2.  That builds fine for me, so 
give that a go.

- Steve

>Your settings:
>  LIBS: C:\Modules\libiconv-1.8-1-lib\lib
>  INC:
>Checking for iconv ... The system cannot find the path specified.
>ok (iconv apparently in libc)
>
>NOTE: If you have multiple iconv implementations installed, you might
>      want to make sure that I've found the one you want to use.
>      If necessary, you can explicitly specify paths like this:
>
>      C:\SiteMinderPerl\bin\Perl.exe Makefile.PL LIBS='-L/path/to/lib'
>INC='-I/p
>ath/to/include'
>
>Checking if your kit is complete...
>Looks good
>Writing Makefile for Text::Iconv
>
>C:\Modules\Text-Iconv-1.4>nmake
>
>Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 6.00.8168.0
>Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1998. All rights reserved.
>
>cp Iconv.pm blib\lib\Text\Iconv.pm
>AutoSplitting blib\lib\Text\Iconv.pm (blib\lib\auto\Text\Iconv)
>        C:\SiteMinderPerl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\SiteMinderPerl\lib
>-IC:\SiteMinderPe
>rl\lib C:\SiteMinderPerl\lib\ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap
>C:\SiteMinderPerl\lib\Ext
>Utils\typemap -typemap typemap Iconv.xs > Iconv.xsc &&
>C:\SiteMinderPerl\bin\Per
>l.exe -IC:\SiteMinderPerl\lib -IC:\SiteMinderPerl\lib
>-MExtUtils::Command -e mv
>Iconv.xsc Iconv.c
>        cl -c  -nologo -O1 -MD -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT
>-DHAVE_DE
>S_FCRYPT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS
>-DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -O1 -
>MD -DNDEBUG    -DVERSION=\"1.4\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"1.4\"
>-IC:\SiteMinderPerl\lib\
>CORE  Iconv.c
>Iconv.c
>"Running Mkbootstrap for Text::Iconv ()"
>        C:\SiteMinderPerl\bin\Perl.exe -IC:\SiteMinderPerl\lib
>-IC:\SiteMinderPe
>rl\lib -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod 644 Iconv.bs
>        C:\SiteMinderPerl\bin\Perl.exe "-IC:\SiteMinderPerl\lib"
>"-IC:\SiteMinde
>rPerl\lib" -MExtUtils::Mksymlists  -e "Mksymlists('NAME' =>
>'Text::Iconv', 'DLBA
>SE' => 'Iconv', 'DL_FUNCS' => {  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  },
>'DL_VAR
>S' => []);"
>        link -out:blib\arch\auto\Text\Iconv\Iconv.dll -dll -nologo
>-nodefaultlib
> -release  -libpath:"C:\SiteMinderPerl\lib\CORE"  -machine:x86 Iconv.obj
>C:\Si
>teMinderPerl\lib\CORE\perl56.lib
>C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\oldnames.lib C:\P
>ROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\kernel32.lib
>C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\user32.lib
>C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\gdi32.lib
>C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\winspool.l
>ib C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\comdlg32.lib
>C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\adva
>pi32.lib C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\shell32.lib
>C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB
>\ole32.lib C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\oleaut32.lib
>C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\
>LIB\netapi32.lib C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\uuid.lib
>C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC9
>8\LIB\wsock32.lib C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\mpr.lib
>C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC9
>8\LIB\winmm.lib C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\version.lib
>C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\V
>C98\LIB\odbc32.lib C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\LIB\odbccp32.lib
>C:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D
>~1\VC98\LIB\msvcrt.lib -def:Iconv.def
>   Creating library blib\arch\auto\Text\Iconv\Iconv.lib and object
>blib\arch\aut
>o\Text\Iconv\Iconv.exp
>Iconv.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__libiconv
>Iconv.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
>__imp__libiconv_open
>Iconv.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
>__imp__libiconv_close
>blib\arch\auto\Text\Iconv\Iconv.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 3 unresolved
>external
>s
>NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'link' : return code '0x460'
>Stop.
>________________________________________________________________________
>____
>
>One more suggestion: If you have tried the same yourself, can you help
>me out by packaging the binaries built into a PPM package.
>
>Hope the above-mentioned error message provides you a better view of the
>problem.
>
>Thanks,
>Piyush
>




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