Win32::API perl module

[Jason Pearce <jason dot pearce at ieee dot org>]

I have been trying to compile up Win32::API perl module under Cygwin's 
perl.

The latest version off CPAN doesn't build (see below).

I have found some refernces to patches people have applied to get it 
working in the past.  In particular Win32:API version 0.20.
   http://anfaenger.de/cygwin/libwin32/Win32-API-0.20cygwin/
But I was unable to get that working either, maybe because the 
Cygwin.dll and/or Perl (v5.8.2) has moved on since that patch was done?

I was wondering if anyone has got it working for themselves?
If not, I'd really appreciate someone taking a look. I am happy to do 
some of my own dirty work, but I have little knowledge of the Cygwin.dll 
so I really struggle to know where to look. I gather Win32::API is 
relying on a hook that the Cygwin.dll is not providing?

All I really need this for is to call a procedure in a DLL, that does 
some port IO for me. At the moment my work around is to use Active State 
perl, for which Win32::API does build, but it would be better to only 
have one version of Perl around.

Regards,
Jason

[/tmp/Win32-API-0.40]$ perl Makefile.PL
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Win32::API::Callback
Writing Makefile for Win32::API
[/tmp/Win32-API-0.40]$ make
cp Type.pm blib/lib/Win32/API/Type.pm
cp Callback.pm blib/lib/Win32/API/Callback.pm
cp Struct.pm blib/lib/Win32/API/Struct.pm
cp API.pm blib/lib/Win32/API.pm
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/Win32-API-0.40/Callback'
/usr/bin/perl.exe /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.2/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap 
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.2/ExtUtils/typemap  Callback.xs > Callback.xsc && mv 
Callback.xsc Callback.c
gcc -c   -DPERL_USE_SAFE_PUTENV -fno-strict-aliasing -DUSEIMPORTLIB 
-O2   -DVERSION=\"0.40\" -DXS_VERSION=\"0.40\"  
"-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.2/cygwin-thread-multi-64int/CORE"   Callback.c
Callback.xs: In function `XS_Win32__API__Callback_PushSelf':
Callback.xs:893: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size
Callback.xs: In function `XS_Win32__API__Callback_DESTROY':
Callback.xs:905: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size
Running Mkbootstrap for Win32::API::Callback ()
chmod 644 Callback.bs
rm -f ../blib/arch/auto/Win32/API/Callback/Callback.dll
LD_RUN_PATH="" ld2  -s -L/usr/local/lib Callback.o  -o 
../blib/arch/auto/Win32/API/Callback/Callback.dll  
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.2/cygwin-thread-multi-64int/CORE/libperl.dll.a   
gcc -shared -o  Callback.dll -Wl,--out-implib=libCallback.dll.a 
-Wl,--export-all-symbols -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--stack,8388608 \
-s -L/usr/local/lib Callback.o  
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.2/cygwin-thread-multi-64int/CORE/libperl.dll.a
Creating library file: libCallback.dll.a
Callback.o(.text+0x87b):Callback.c: undefined reference to `_itoa'
Callback.o(.text+0xf87):Callback.c: undefined reference to `_itoa'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
perlld: *** system() failed to execute
gcc -shared -o  Callback.dll -Wl,--out-implib=libCallback.dll.a 
-Wl,--export-all-symbols -Wl,--enable-auto-import -Wl,--stack,8388608 \
-s -L/usr/local/lib Callback.o  
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.2/cygwin-thread-multi-64int/CORE/libperl.dll.a

make[1]: *** [../blib/arch/auto/Win32/API/Callback/Callback.dll] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/Win32-API-0.40/Callback'
make: *** [subdirs] Error 2


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