# New Ticket Created by Ville Koskinen # Please include the string: [perl #132183] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # <URL: https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=132183 >
I downloaded and installed the latest Windows x64 build of Rakudo (http://rakudo.org/downloads/star/rakudo-star-latest-x86_64%20(JIT).msi). My operating system is Windows Server 2016. When I try to install Inline::Perl5 with zef, the package installation fails. But no matter how high I set verbosity, all I get is a cryptic error message: C:\Users\villek>zef --debug install Inline::Perl5 ===> Searching for: Inline::Perl5 ===> Found: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') [via Zef::Repository::LocalCache] ===> Dependencies: LibraryMake, File::Temp ===> Filtering: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') ===> Filtering [OK] for Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') ===> Building: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') Building with plugin: Zef::Service::Shell::Build+{<anon|123227344>} Command: C:\rakudo\bin\perl6.bat -Ilib -I. -MBuild -e ::('Build').new.build('C:\Users\villek\.zef\store\Inline-Perl5-0.29.tar.gz\Inline-Perl5-0.29'); exit(0); Can't find string terminator '"' anywhere before EOF at -e line 1. Perl 5 version requirement not met in method build at C:\Users\villek\.zef\store\Inline-Perl5-0.29.tar.gz\Inline-Perl5-0.29\Build.pm (Build) line 6 in block <unit> at -e line 1 ===> Building [FAIL]: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') Aborting due to build failure: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') (use --force-build to override) in code at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA (Zef::Client) line 329 in method build at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA (Zef::Client) line 294 in sub at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA (Zef::Client) line 520 in method install at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA (Zef::Client) line 631 in sub MAIN at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\ED3033E8712BCF9F6DE53678B14A54705DF211A6 (Zef::CLI) line 152 in block <unit> at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\resources\DC5F87DA28311BE6F3A731229527E5C4A2F12716 line 1 in sub MAIN at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\bin\zef line 2 in block <unit> at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\bin\zef line 2 This is in cmd.exe. In Powershell, the output is similar: PS C:\Users\villek> zef --debug install Inline::Perl5 ===> Searching for: Inline::Perl5 ===> Found: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') [via Zef::Repository::LocalCache] ===> Dependencies: LibraryMake, File::Temp ===> Filtering: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') ===> Filtering [OK] for Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') ===> Building: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') Building with plugin: Zef::Service::Shell::Build+{<anon|123227344>} Command: C:\rakudo\bin\perl6.bat -Ilib -I. -MBuild -e ::('Build').new.build('C:\Users\villek\.zef\store\Inline-Perl5-0.29.tar.gz\Inline-Perl5-0.29'); exit(0); Can't find string terminator '"' anywhere before EOF at -e line 1. Perl 5 version requirement not met in method build at C:\Users\villek\.zef\store\Inline-Perl5-0.29.tar.gz\Inline-Perl5-0.29\Build.pm (Build) line 6 in block <unit> at -e line 1 ===> Building [FAIL]: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') Aborting due to build failure: Inline::Perl5:ver('0.29'):auth('github:niner') (use --force-build to override) in code at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA (Zef::Client) line 329 in method build at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA (Zef::Client) line 294 in sub at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA (Zef::Client) line 520 in method install at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\3393EDA469A9E8925A633FF7A533AB41141495DA (Zef::Client) line 631 in sub MAIN at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\sources\ED3033E8712BCF9F6DE53678B14A54705DF211A6 (Zef::CLI) line 152 in block <unit> at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\resources\DC5F87DA28311BE6F3A731229527E5C4A2F12716 line 1 in sub MAIN at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\bin\zef line 2 in block <unit> at C:\rakudo\share\perl6\site\bin\zef line 2 Is this a bug in zef or in perl6.bat? Am I expected to read through the source code on the lines mentioned in the stack trace? It would be much more useful to see some diagnostics about which compiler the Build package is trying to use (if any!), whether it has failed to find it and what it is actually trying to accomplish. Regards, Ville Koskinen
