Question about X-Windows and Perl

[Scott Barkla]

You need to install the Tk bundle which does not come with the cygwin
perl distribution.  You can get it from CPAN.

This is not really on topic for cygwin-xfree as it is entirely a Perl issue.

Cheers,

Scott B.


On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:23:37 -0500, Jason B <surreal_world@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am currently working on a program for school that I must write in Perl.
> The program is to code something that will create a new X-Windows
> application.  Inorder to test my program I need to use an X-Windows
> environment, I installed CygwinX and when I run my perl code using the
> following command
>   perl tkdemo.pl
> the following error appears
> Can't locate Tk.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8/cygwin
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8/cygwin
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8/cygwin /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8 .) at tkdemo.pl line 3.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at tkdemo.pl line 3
> 
> I know for a fact the code is correct as it runs perfectly fine on the
> school Unix boxes.  I however have a windows box, and cannot seem to get
> this work.  Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thank you
> 
> 


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