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Greetings Monks, What specific commands or tasks do I need to validate PPM modules and install for ActivePerl 5.24.0.xx are active and in memory as I have uninstalled previous ActivePerl 5.6.1 Version on Windows 2008 Server Virtual Server. We are trying to run builds with ActivePerl on Windows 2008 Server. Ideas or Thoughts --- Thanks Doug

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Re: Installation of ActivePerl 5.24.0 CE
by Marshall (Canon) on Sep 15, 2016 at 19:49 UTC
    I hope that you did run the installer for AS 5.24. To add modules, the easiest way is to use Active State's ppm (Perl Package Manager). Start this either by using the GUI shortcut that would have been installed in the "Start" menu, or open a command window and type "ppm". That will start the GUI version of ppm. Its pretty easy to use. Select what packages you need and let it install them. If some dependencies are required, it will install them too. You do not have to run a make files or have a compiler. A whole mess of stuff that you would have had to install yourself with Perl 5.6 is already there. From the command line type "ppm query *" to get a list of packages that you are starting with.
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      I ran the binary ActivePerl-5.24.0.2400-MSWin32-x86-64int-300560.exe install completed successfully on Windows 2008 not running verify of modules. Hope that works thanks for your update Doug
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        Oh, I see. You are fine. AS tests all this stuff before it is bundled into their .exe for a major distribution. I've never had a problem.
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