----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Horsnell" <geoff@[...].uk> 

>  I have just downloaded and installed Perl 5.8.9 for Win32. When I try to
>  "compile" a binary, I get the following error message.

>  Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at /<C:\Program
>  Files\ActiveState Perl Dev Kit 7.3\bin\lib\pdklib.dll>PDK/Util.pm line 
>  147.

That's just a warning ... it may or may not indicate a problem.

>  Win32::BuildNumber not consistent with perl -v

If I check Win32::BuildNumber, I get the following:

####################
C:\_32> perl  -wle "print Win32::BuildNumber"
825
####################

and, if I run 'perl -v' I get:

####################
C:\_32> perl -v

This is perl, v5.8.9 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 9 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)

Copyright 1987-2008, Larry Wall

Binary build 825 [288577] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveState.com
Built Dec 14 2008 21:07:41

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or 
the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on
this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl".  If you have access to the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page.
####################

Note that in both cases the same build number (825) is quoted.
The message you're getting suggests that Win32::BuildNumber and perl -v are 
reporting different numbers. Are they ?
If so, then you've got a problem with multiple versions of perl and there's 
something seriously wrong with your perl installation or environment 
settings. If not, then I don't know what the message is about :-)

Cheers,
Rob

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