Windows equivalent of perl modules required (not available in activestate ppm) such as file::finder

Question

I'm attempting to import code written in linux into eclipse's perl plugin 'epic', and have installed activestate perl in windows. Most of the modules have an activestate equivalent, but some of them I can't find in ppm. Does anyone know how I can get the following modules so that the code can compile?

• File::Finder
• Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Utility
• Sybase::CTlib
• Sybase::DBlib
• Sybase::Xfer
• Template
• Template::Constants
• DBD::Sybase
• File::Rsync
• PerlIO/gzip

Answer 1

The best option is probably to remove Active Perl and replace it with Strawberry Perl. Because the Strawberry Perl installation includes a compiler, you are able to install most CPAN modules using the standard CPAN shell.

Answer 2

Trouchelle to the rescue!

http://trouchelle.com/perl/ppmrepview.pl?l=Template-Toolkit&v=10

The other modules cannot be built because of test failures or missing libraries.

Answer 3

i downloaded the File:finder module from cpan and was able to install successfully in the windows. Only difference is we need to use nmake instead of make.

Answer 4

You can download perl modules from https://metacpan.org/ and then compile the same in windows.