I have successfully built GDAL 1.5.0 Perl binding on Cygwin and the followings might be helpful for those who experience problems.

1. Go to directory gdal-1.5.0/swig/perl and run 'perl Makefile.PL'. The following four Makefiles should be created if it succeeds:

   Makefile_Geo__GDAL
   Makefile_Geo__GDAL__Const
   Makefile_Geo__OGR
   Makefile_Geo__OSR
   

2. Edit each of the four Makefiles by appending -lstdc++ after each -lgdal and save them.

3. Run make using each of the four Makefiles as follows:

   make -f Makefile_Geo__GDAL
   make -f Makefile_Geo__GDAL__Const
   make -f Makefile_Geo__OGR
   make -f Makefile_Geo__OSR
   

4. Install the Perl Geo::GDAL package by running

   make -f Makefile_Geo__GDAL install
   

That's it. Enjoy!

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Source:

• ​http://www.nabble.com/GDAL-1.5.0-Perl-Binding-on-Cygwin-td14960908.html