Windows user --take 2

[doofus]

I'm following the instructions at
http://www.verysimple.com/scripts/support_modules_windows.html.

I downloaded the make utility from
http://www.rtr.com/Ready-to-Run_Software/windows_readypak.htm

For option 1, when I get to the make line, I get

C:\1\DOWNLO~1\perl\modules\SEARCH~1.95>make
Makefile:645: *** missing separator. Stop.

C:\1\DOWNLO~1\perl\modules\SEARCH~1.95>

This happens repeatedly, no matter what the module.

<garment type="underwear" material="asbestos">

I expect the worst (as usual [smirk] )

 

[doofus]

I'm following the instructions at
http://www.verysimple.com/scripts/support_modules_windows.html.

I downloaded the make utility from
http://www.rtr.com/Ready-to-Run_Software/windows_readypak.htm

For option 1, when I get to the make line, I get

C:\1\DOWNLO~1\perl\modules\SEARCH~1.95>make
Makefile:645: *** missing separator. Stop.

C:\1\DOWNLO~1\perl\modules\SEARCH~1.95>

This happens repeatedly, no matter what the module.

<garment type="underwear" material="asbestos">

I expect the worst (as usual [smirk] )

I should add that I also downloaded nmake.exe from
http://perl.about.com/library/weekly/aa030500b.htm

but it's much the same.

C:\1\DOWNLO~1\perl\modules\SEARCH~1.95>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 3C43-A300

Directory of C:\1\DOWNLO~1\perl\modules\SEARCH~1.95

12/08/2003 20:31 <DIR> .
12/08/2003 20:31 <DIR> ..
15/12/1998 20:55 3,762 Binary.pm
15/12/1998 20:41 46 ChangeLog
12/08/2003 20:31 17,729 Makefile
01/12/1998 08:36 291 Makefile.PL
15/12/1998 20:47 53 MANIFEST
15/12/1998 20:51 401 README
6 File(s) 22,282 bytes
2 Dir(s) 8,276,389,888 bytes free

C:\1\DOWNLO~1\perl\modules\SEARCH~1.95>make
Makefile:645: *** missing separator. Stop.

C:\1\DOWNLO~1\perl\modules\SEARCH~1.95>nmake

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 1.50
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

NMAKE : fatal error U1081: 'C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe /e:2048' : program
not fou
nd
Stop.

C:\1\DOWNLO~1\perl\modules\SEARCH~1.95>

 

[Uri Guttman]

d> I expect the worst (as usual [smirk] )

well the usual good help is not going to happen as you pissed off
everyone here.

uri

 

[doofus]

d> I expect the worst (as usual [smirk] )

well the usual good help is not going to happen as you pissed off
everyone here.

Or maybe they just don't know very much after all.

Maybe that's why they have so much time to hang out on usenet making
punctilious comments.

I notice this newsgroup isn't exactly busy.

 

[Uri Guttman]

"d" == doofus <[email protected]> writes:

d> I expect the worst (as usual [smirk] )
well the usual good help is not going to happen as you pissed off
everyone here.

d> Or maybe they just don't know very much after all.

hehe. a bit more than you for sure.

d> Maybe that's why they have so much time to hang out on usenet
d> making punctilious comments.

and you have so much time to waste on cursing and blathering instead of
reading the docs.

d> I notice this newsgroup isn't exactly busy.

by what standard? you don't know much about usenet either it seems.

ok, try another topic where you don't know much. how about civility? or
patience?

and why should we care what you think about this group? we have been
here for a long time and will be here after you decide to annoy the
python people or whatever. try asking them why whitespace is important.

BTW, your nickname is so appropriate. did your mother name you doofus?

uri

 

[John J. Trammell]

I'm following the instructions at
http://www.verysimple.com/scripts/support_modules_windows.html.

I downloaded the make utility from
http://www.rtr.com/Ready-to-Run_Software/windows_readypak.htm

For option 1, when I get to the make line, I get

C:\1\DOWNLO~1\perl\modules\SEARCH~1.95>make
Makefile:645: *** missing separator. Stop.

C:\1\DOWNLO~1\perl\modules\SEARCH~1.95>

This happens repeatedly, no matter what the module.

What did you find when you Googled for this error message?

I'm sure someone else has had this problem, and maybe even
found a fix.

 

[John J. Trammell]

Sadly not. That was the first thing I tried.

Your Google must be broken. Try mine:

http://www.google.com/search?q=makefile+missing+separator+stop
http://www.google.com/search?q=perl+module+nmake+missing+separator
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=windows+nmake+missing+separator+group\
%3Acomp.lang.perl.modules

 

[Michael P. Broida]

It seems that you do not have cmd.exe. This is standard on
WNT4.0 W2K and XP however I am not sure about the
other windows OS's. Have you checked to see if you have this
exe file?

Try "command" instead of "cmd". On some versions
of Windows (W9x?), "command" is the command prompt.

Mike