It does not compile under Windows 7

[jaffa4]

Hi,

It does not compile under Windows 7 if I use cabal install pugs.
I used HaskellPlatform-7.10.3-x86_64-setup.exe

set path=%path%;L:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\7.10.3\bin
ldflags: -L"C:\Perl16_2\lib\CORE" does not contain -libpath: at Configure.PL line 39.
Warning: defaultUserHooks in Setup script is deprecated.
Configuring Pugs-6.2.13.20150815...
Warning: 'extra-lib-dirs: /usr/lib' directory does not exist.
Warning: 'extra-lib-dirs: /opt/local/lib' directory does not exist.
setup.exe: Missing dependency on a foreign library:

• Missing (or bad) header file: perl5/p5embed.h
  This problem can usually be solved by installing the system package that
  provides this library (you may need the "-dev" version). If the library is
  already installed but in a non-standard location then you can use the flags
  --extra-include-dirs= and --extra-lib-dirs= to specify where it is.
  If the header file does exist, it may contain errors that are caught by the C
  compiler at the preprocessing stage. In this case you can re-run configure
  with the verbosity flag -v3 to see the error messages.
  Failed to install Pugs-6.2.13.20150815
  cabal.exe: Error: some packages failed to install:
  Pugs-6.2.13.20150815 failed during the configure step. The exception was:
  ExitFailure 1

[jaffa4]

Which Perl should I use? The Perl installations I have do not have the header file.

[awwaiid]

"Currently, the Pugs.hs project exists mainly for historical/archival purposes,
not for active development. (Forks are, of course, very much welcome.)" -- I think it isn't expected to compile -- are you trying to revive it?

[audreyt]

(Try Strawberry Perl which does come with the header files.)

[jaffa4]

not in the current portable Strawberry Perl, that was my first thought.