Issue installing PAR::Packer with strawberry perl

Question

I'm struggling for two days now to get the PAR::Packer module installed. I'm new to CPAN, and this is the first module I want to install, so I first thought it is me. But I reinstalled strawberry Perl a few times now and also used an older versions. The installation always fails with :

windres: unexpected version string length 68 != 32 + 8

I found a few hits on this string and it appears to be an issue with MingW (whatever this is) :

http://mingw.5.n7.nabble.com/Wine-crosstest-build-fails-with-quot-unexpected-version-string-length-68-32-8-quot-td29953.html#a29975

But I do not know how to get this patch and how to install it.

Can anyone help ?

regards Siegfried

Below the hole capture of the installation :

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C:\Documents and Settings\shepp>cpan PAR::Packer CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.202) Database was generated on Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:58:53 GMT Running install for module 'PAR::Packer' Running make for R/RS/RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok (v6.04) CPAN: Time::HiRes loaded ok (v1.9725) Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/R/RS/RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz CPAN: YAML::XS loaded ok (v0.38) CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.72) Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/R/RS/RSCHUPP/CHECKSUMS CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.055) Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\R\RS\RSCHUPP\PAR-Packer-1.013 .tar.gz ok CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.90) CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22) CPAN: Parse::CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v1.4404) CPAN: CPAN::Meta loaded ok (v2.120921) CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.74)

CPAN.pm: Building R/RS/RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Warning: prerequisite Getopt::ArgvFile 1.07 not found. Warning: prerequisite Module::ScanDeps 1.05 not found. Prototype mismatch: sub main::prompt: none vs ($;$) at C:/strawberry/perl/lib/Ex tUtils/MakeMaker.pm line 219. Writing Makefile for par.exe Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json Writing Makefile for PAR::Packer Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json ---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ---- ---- RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz ---- Getopt::ArgvFile [requires] Module::ScanDeps [requires] Running make test Delayed until after prerequisites Running make install Delayed until after prerequisites Running install for module 'Getopt::ArgvFile' Running make for J/JS/JSTENZEL/Getopt-ArgvFile-1.11.tar.gz Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/J/JS/JSTENZEL/Getopt-ArgvFile-1.11.tar .gz Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/J/JS/JSTENZEL/CHECKSUMS Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\J\JS\JSTENZEL\Getopt-ArgvFile -1.11.tar.gz ok

CPAN.pm: Building J/JS/JSTENZEL/Getopt-ArgvFile-1.11.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for Getopt::ArgvFile Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json cp ArgvFile.pm blib\lib\Getopt\ArgvFile.pm JSTENZEL/Getopt-ArgvFile-1.11.tar.gz
C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.exe -- OK Running make test C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t t/base.t ........... ok t/expandenv.t ...... ok t/fileopt.t ........ ok t/noHOMEvar.t ...... ok t/pod-coverage.t ... skipped: Test::Pod::Coverage 1.00 required for testing POD coverage t/pod.t ............ skipped: Test::Pod 1.00 required for testing POD t/prefix.t ......... ok t/resolvepathes.t .. ok t/use1.t ........... ok t/use2.t ........... ok All tests successful. Files=10, Tests=43, 3 wallclock secs ( 0.08 usr + 0.09 sys = 0.17 CPU) Result: PASS
JSTENZEL/Getopt-ArgvFile-1.11.tar.gz C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.exe test -- OK Running make install Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\Getopt\ArgvFile.pm Appending installation info to C:\strawberry\perl\lib/perllocal.pod
JSTENZEL/Getopt-ArgvFile-1.11.tar.gz C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.exe install UNINST=1 -- OK Running install for module 'Module::ScanDeps' Running make for R/RS/RSCHUPP/Module-ScanDeps-1.10.tar.gz Fetching with LWP: http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/R/RS/RSCHUPP/Module-ScanDeps-1.10.tar. gz Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\R\RS\RSCHUPP\Module-ScanDeps- 1.10.tar.gz ok

CPAN.pm: Building R/RS/RSCHUPP/Module-ScanDeps-1.10.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for Module::ScanDeps Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json cp lib/Module/ScanDeps/Cache.pm blib\lib\Module\ScanDeps\Cache.pm cp lib/Module/ScanDeps/DataFeed.pm blib\lib\Module\ScanDeps\DataFeed.pm cp lib/Module/ScanDeps.pm blib\lib\Module\ScanDeps.pm C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe "-Iinc" -MExtUtils::Command -e cp -- script/scan deps.pl blib\script\scandeps.pl pl2bat.bat blib\script\scandeps.pl RSCHUPP/Module-ScanDeps-1.10.tar.gz
C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.exe -- OK Running make test C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'inc', 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t t/0-pod.t ....................................... skipped: Test::Pod 1.00 requir ed for testing POD t/1-static_functional_interface_real.t .......... ok t/10-case-insensitive-keys.t .................... ok t/12-ScanFileRE.t ............................... ok t/13-static_prefork_test.t ...................... skipped: This test requires pr efork.pm which is not installed. Skipping. t/14-scan_chunk.t ............................... ok t/14-static_functional_cached.t ................. 1/? 0 Couldn't retrieve data from file deps_cache.dat. Building new cache. t/14-static_functional_cached.t ................. ok t/16-scan_line.t ................................ ok t/17-private_methods.t .......................... ok t/2-static_functional_interface_fake.t .......... ok t/3-static_oo_interface_real.t .................. ok t/4-static_functional_interface_options_fake.t .. ok t/5-pluggable_fake.t ............................ ok t/6-file-glob.t ................................. ok t/7-check-dynaloader.t .......................... # dynamic modules used for tes t: Cwd File::Glob Data::Dumper List::Util Time::HiRes Compress::Raw::Zlib t/7-check-dynaloader.t .......................... 1/36 C:\DOCUME~1\shepp\LOCALS~ 1\Temp\5xtWJc0E06 syntax OK C:\DOCUME~1\shepp\LOCALS~1\Temp\JzIXUYCKFa syntax OK t/7-check-dynaloader.t .......................... 11/36 C:\DOCUME~1\shepp\LOCALS ~1\Temp\jGWh6j7CQ_ syntax OK C:\DOCUME~1\shepp\LOCALS~1\Temp\vHQnTPJrl3 syntax OK t/7-check-dynaloader.t .......................... 21/36 C:\DOCUME~1\shepp\LOCALS ~1\Temp\4nv64Rabo3 syntax OK t/7-check-dynaloader.t .......................... 29/36 C:\DOCUME~1\shepp\LOCALS ~1\Temp\tX8ukeJjGy syntax OK t/7-check-dynaloader.t .......................... ok t/8-check_duplicated_entries.t .................. ok t/9-check_path_to_inc_name.t .................... ok All tests successful. Files=17, Tests=17352, 67 wallclock secs ( 1.89 usr + 0.22 sys = 2.11 CPU) Result: PASS RSCHUPP/Module-ScanDeps-1.10.tar.gz C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.exe test -- OK Running make install Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\Module\ScanDeps.pm Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\Module\ScanDeps\Cache.pm Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\Module\ScanDeps\DataFeed.pm Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin\scandeps.bat Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin\scandeps.pl Appending installation info to C:\strawberry\perl\lib/perllocal.pod
RSCHUPP/Module-ScanDeps-1.10.tar.gz C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.exe install UNINST=1 -- OK Running make for R/RS/RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz Has already been unwrapped into directory C:\strawberry\cpan\build\PAR-Packer- 1.013-PEitq2

CPAN.pm: Building R/RS/RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz

cp lib/App/Packer/PAR.pm blib\lib\App\Packer\PAR.pm cp lib/PAR/Packer.pm blib\lib\PAR\Packer.pm cp lib/PAR/Filter/Obfuscate.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\Obfuscate.pm cp lib/PAR/Filter/PodStrip.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\PodStrip.pm cp lib/PAR/StrippedPARL/Base.pm blib\lib\PAR\StrippedPARL\Base.pm cp lib/PAR/Filter.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter.pm cp lib/PAR/Filter/PatchContent.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\PatchContent.pm cp lib/PAR/Filter/Bytecode.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\Bytecode.pm cp lib/pp.pm blib\lib\pp.pm cp lib/PAR/Filter/Bleach.pm blib\lib\PAR\Filter\Bleach.pm C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe file2c.pl -s ..\script\par.pl my_par_pl.c load_m y_par_pl C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe sha1.c.PL gcc -c -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IM PLICIT_SYS -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -I"C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE" -DLOAD_MY_LIBGCC -DPARL_EXE=\"parl.exe\" -s -O2 main.c windres -F pei-i386 -i winres\pp.rc -o winres\pp.res windres -o ppresource.coff winres\pp.res windres: unexpected version string length 68 != 32 + 8 dmake: Error code 129, while making 'ppresource.coff' dmake.exe: Error code 255, while making 'subdirs'
RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.exe -- NOT OK Running make test Can't test without successful make Running make install Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible Stopping: 'install' failed for 'R/RS/RSCHUPP/PAR-Packer-1.013.tar.gz'.

Answer 1

I finally got it working using the patched version of PAR:Packer :

http://strawberryperl.com/package/kmx/perl-modules-patched/PAR-Packer-1.013_patched.tar.gz

Thanks Siegfried

Answer 2

Bug #77408 for PAR-Packer: Cannot build on Win64/Perl64

update: Strawberryperl/Dwimperl uses the MinGW compiler, and the above bug report includes a patch for this issue