ExtUtils::MM\_Win95(3pm) Perl Programmers Reference Guide ExtUtils::MM\_Win95(3pm)

# [NAME](#NAME)

ExtUtils::MM\_Win95 - method to customize MakeMaker for Win9X

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
  You should not be using this module directly.
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This is a subclass of ExtUtils::MM\_Win32 containing changes necessary to get MakeMaker playing nice with command.com and other Win9Xisms.

## [Overridden methods](#Overridden_methods)

Most of these make up for limitations in the Win9x/nmake command shell.

[max\_exec\_len](#max_exec_len)

Win98 chokes on things like Encode if we set the max length to nmake's max of 2K. So we go for a more conservative value of 1K.

[os\_flavor](#os_flavor)

Win95 and Win98 and WinME are collectively Win9x and Win32

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Code originally inside MM\_Win32. Original author unknown.

Currently maintained by Michael G Schwern "schwern@pobox.com".

Send patches and ideas to "makemaker@perl.org".

See https://metacpan.org/release/ExtUtils-MakeMaker.

2026-10-26 perl v5.44.0

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Document: ExtUtils::MM_Win95(3pm) from perl 5.44.0-r3 (Chainguard OS)
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