Strawberry Perl or DWIM Perl on Windows

Strawberry Perl, comes with an already configured cpan client.

Open the Command Window (Start -> Run -> type in cmd) When you get the "DOS" prompt type in cpan PadWalker. Please note, module names are case sensitive, so typing cpan padwalker or cpan Padwalker will not work!

c:> cpan PadWalker

ActivePerl

There is a graphical tool for this as well, but it might be more simple just to open the Command Window (Start -> Run -> type cmd). When you get the "DOS" prompt, type in ppm install PadWalker. Please note, this is case sensitive!

c:> ppm install PadWalker

Debian/Ubuntu Linux

If you have root rights then probably the best is to install from the package management system of your Linux distribution.

You can use either aptitude or apt-get depending on your persona preferences:

$ sudo apt-get install libpadwalker-perl

$ sudo aptitude install libpadwalker-perl

Alternatively, you can follow the instructions with cpanm below.

RedHat/CentOS Linux

Using the package management system:

$ sudo yum install PadWalker

Alternatively, you can follow the instructions with cpanm below.

Mac OSX

Follow the instructions with cpanm below.

Using cpanm

This is for Linux and OSX systems:

First, if you don't have it installed yet, then install cpan minus by typing

$ \curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - App::cpanminus

Once it is installed type:

$ cpanm PadWalker

If you still have questions, please ask them below!

Comments

Hi, I am trying to build PadWalker-2.2on Strawberry Perl 5.22.1 (64-Bit) on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and it seems to be having some issues:

C:\Strawberry\cpan\build\PadWalker-2.2-oZwwJ8>dmake dlltool --def PadWalker.def --output-exp dll.exp g++ -o blib\arch\auto\PadWalker\PadWalker.xs.dll -Wl,--base-file -Wl,dll.base -mdll -s -L"C:\STRAWB~1\perl\lib\CORE" -L"C:\STRAWB~1\c\lib" PadWalker.o "C:\STRAWB~1\perl\lib\CORE\libperl522.a" -lmoldname -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid -lws2_32 -lmpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32 dll.exp C:/Strawberry/c/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lgdi32 C:/Strawberry/c/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lcomdlg32 C:/Strawberry/c/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -ladvapi32 C:/Strawberry/c/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lcomctl32 C:/Strawberry/c/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lgcc_s C:/Strawberry/c/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -ladvapi32 C:/Strawberry/c/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lgcc_s collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status dmake: Error code 129, while making 'blib\arch\auto\PadWalker\PadWalker.xs.dll'

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Doesn't seems to install compltetly!! Have no idea what happened here.

RoosterHeadde-MacBook-Pro:~ rhl$ \curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - App::cpanminus % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 298k 100 298k 0 0 662k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 662k ! ! Can't write to /Library/Perl/5.18 and /usr/local/bin: Installing modules to /Users/rhl/perl5 ! To turn off this warning, you have to do one of the following: ! - run me as a root or with --sudo option (to install to /Library/Perl/5.18 and /usr/local/bin) ! - Configure local::lib in your existing shell to set PERL_MM_OPT etc. ! - Install local::lib by running the following commands ! ! cpanm --local-lib=~/perl5 local::lib && eval $(perl -I ~/perl5/lib/perl5/ -Mlocal::lib) ! App::cpanminus is up to date. (1.7043) RoosterHeadde-MacBook-Pro:~ rhl$ cpanm Padwalker -bash: cpanm: command not found RoosterHeadde-MacBook-Pro:~ rhl$ cpan Padwalker Reading '/Users/rhl/.cpan/Metadata' Database was generated on Tue, 22 Aug 2017 05:41:03 GMT Warning: Cannot install Padwalker, don't know what it is. Try the command

i /Padwalker/

to find objects with matching identifiers.

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I sudoed to root by using 'sudo su -' then ran the commands:

$ \curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - App::cpanminus Once it is installed type:

$ cpanm PadWalker

And that worked for me...

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Hi, the ActivePerl solution is not working any more, ppm is discontinued https://www.activestate.com/blog/goodbye-ppm-hello-state-tool/ Now it seems to be a matter of state auth/init/push/pull/activate, but I can't get it to run. After "state install PadWalker" "state packages" lists PadWalker, but neither ExtUtils::Installed nor Eclipse finds it. Any help is appreciated...