How to use the nmake compiler
Microsoft provide the 'nmake' utility (usually bundled with MSVC). This is a self-extracting archive that contains the following files:
- nmake.exe
- nmake.err
- readme.txt
Put the .exe and .err files in a directory in the environment path. You should then be about the install a typical module with 'nmake' as follows:
- perl makefile.pl
- nmake
- nmake test
- nmake install
Published Thursday, July 15, 2004

