My error was due to taking my instructions as per README.txt in the PerlMagick directory, which leaves out the line
nmake
before the line
nmake install :
It is correctly described on the main PerlMagick page:For Windows systems, type
perl Makefile.nt
nmake install
Perhaps that missing line should be inserted in README.txt for future releases.$ perl Makefile.nt
$ nmake
$ nmake install
Rick