| To: | bug-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-Simple [...] rt.cpan.org |
| Subject: | Installation? |
| From: | Walter A Poor Jr <Walter_A_Poor_Jr [...] raytheon.com> |
| Date: | Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:09:47 -0700 |
Hi.
I downloaded the zip file for ParseExcel. After unzipping it, I read the
readme file, and then double-clicked on "Makefile.pl". The result was a
file called "Makefile".
I then opened a cmd window, changed to the folder containing these files,
and typed "perl Makefile". The result this time was a window-full of
complaints from perl, starting with
"Semicolon seems to be missing at Makefile line 40."
"Semicolon seems to be missing at Makefile line 52."
"Semicolon seems to be missing at Makefile line 53."
and so forth.
So then I took a step back, and typed "perl Makefile.pl" in the cmd
window. The result this time was a complaint about not being able to find
Spreadsheet/ParseExcel.pm in @INC. The message also pointed out the @INC
contains C:/Perl/lib/site/lib, but I am not sure how to use that
information.
Questions:
1. Was I following the correct steps?
2. Is something else missing from my system?
3. In particular, if something is missing from @INC, what is it, where do
I get it, and so forth? More generally, since I wasn't aware that
something called @INC existed (or should exist) on my PC, is there
something else I need to do first?
Background information: All of this is on a PC with Windows 2000, and I
am using ActivePerl-5.6.1.638-MSWin32-x86.msi.
Thanks,
Walt Poor