diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 28802388a..3fd02d5bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -28,25 +28,6 @@ jobs:
           perl-version: "5.38"
           distribution: strawberry
 
-#      - name: Set up Perl
-#        run: |
-#          # choco install strawberryperl --version=5.40.0.1
-#          choco upgrade strawberryperl --version 5.40.0.1
-#          echo "C:\strawberry\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
-#          ##echo $env:PATH
-
-      #- name: Check path
-      #  run: |
-      #    echo $env:PATH
-      #    echo "glargglarg"
-      #    echo $GITHUB_PATH
-      #    echo "zogzogzog"
-      #    $env:PATH = "C:\strawberry\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin;$env:PATH"
-      #    echo $env:PATH
-      #    echo "zigzig"
-      #    echo "C:\strawberry\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin;$env:PATH" > $GITHUB_PATH
-      #    echo $GITHUB_PATH
-    
       - name: perl -V
         run: perl -V
         
@@ -64,42 +45,10 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ hashFiles('perlversion.txt') }}
 
-#      - name: Prepare for Alien cache
-#        run: |
-#          perl -V > aliencache.txt
-#          echo 'aliens' >> aliencache.txt
-#          dir aliencache.txt
-#
-#      - name: Cache Alien downloads
-#        uses: actions/cache@v4
-#        with:
-#          path: $HOMEPATH\.alienbuild
-#          key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ hashFiles('aliencache.txt') }}
-#          restore-keys: |
-#            ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ hashFiles('aliencache.txt') }}
-
-      #- name: Install Dependencies
-      #  run: curl -sL https://git.io/cpm | perl - install -g --show-build-log-on-failure
-
-  
-      #- name: Install dependencies 1
-      #  run: |
-      #    #cpanm --notest local::lib
-      #    #eval "$(perl -Mlocal::lib=${PWD}/perl_modules)"
-      #    cpanm --quiet --notest Alien::Build
-      #    cpanm --quiet --notest Alien::Build::MM
-      #    cpanm --quiet --notest Sort::Versions
-      #    cpanm --quiet --notest PkgConfig
-      #    cpanm --quiet --notest Alien::Build::Plugin::Cleanse::BuildDir
-      #    cpanm --quiet --notest File::Find::Rule
-      #    cpanm --quiet --notest Alien::Build::Plugin::Fetch::Cache
-      #    cpanm --quiet --notest Env::ShellWords
-      #    cpanm --quiet --notest Test2::Suite
-
       #  Was giving grief.  Hurts not to leave here.
       - name: Install dependencies Sereal
         run: |
-          echo $env:PATH
+          #echo $env:PATH
           echo $env:PERL5LIB
           cpanm --installdeps Sereal::Decoder
           cpanm Sereal::Decoder
@@ -134,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
           cpanm --notest --installdeps Alien::gdal
           echo "ALIEN_GDAL_CONFIG_ARGS=--with-hide_internal_symbols" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
           #  qhull issues on gdal 3.5, maybe fixed in 3.6
-          $env:ALIEN_GDAL_CONFIG_ARGS = "--with-hide-internal-symbols=yes --without-gnm --without-qhull"
+          # $env:ALIEN_GDAL_CONFIG_ARGS = "--with-hide-internal-symbols=yes --without-gnm --without-qhull"
           Get-PSDrive C | Select-Object Used,Free
           #  clunky path override
           #  $env:PATH = "C:\strawberry\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin;$env:PATH"
@@ -151,5 +100,5 @@ jobs:
       # Runs a set of commands using the runners shell
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          prove 
+          prove -l 
           
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diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index ba7de53a6..9cedfce58 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ install:
 
 
 build_script:
-#  - prove -l
-  - perl -e "1"
+  - prove -l
+#  - perl -e "1"