reetings.
> > ok to try with perl 5.8.0 but i have many modules installed > with ppm from > http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages > > and those of activestate perl. > > I am able to install ppm package to a perl 5.8.0 i compile > myself , without > activestate ppm ? > > for instance modules that rely on a binary library like XML::LibXML or > XML::Parser, and that don't install on win32 with usual perl > makefile.pl > etc.... I have been trying 5.8RC1 and I tried to compile/install several modules that I have on 5.6.1 - CPAN, not PPM. At least the following do not build and/or test right (not exhaustive, as I got tired after a while): TK # C error Archive::Tar # in getting file handles from zlib PPM # depends on the above MLDBM # de/serilized structures do not compare on tests Devel::TraceLoad # ?? Module::Info # Serious? Win32::API # Serious? C diagnostic libxml-perl # Fails test XML-RSS # contains XML::RSS.3 in man, unpack fails - builds otherwise. Other related modules build e.g.: XML:Parse builds/test Compress::Zlib builds/test (after some pain...) Posted in the hope it may help somebody... Cheers, alf
