in reply to Windows + Tk + PAR == PL_memory_wrap error.

The various references you gave suggests that this is a problem peculiar to perl-5.8.7 (ActivePerl 813) and PAR. In all other cases I'm familiar with, the "procedure entry point PL_memory_wrap could not be located" error was a result of using a ppm package built with perl-5.8.x on a system with perl-5.8.y, where x > y. This made sense in the context of binary compatibility within the perl-5.8 series, and so I compile ppm packages with perl-5.8.0, which should be compatible with any later perl-5.8.x.

However, PAR, at least when used on perl-5.8.7, seems to require using perl-5.8.7 when building a ppm package. I've made such a package up, called PAR-587, and placed it in our uwinnipeg repository. Could you give that a go and see if it works any better? I would expect that this would work (if indeed it does) only on perl-5.8.7; for earlier perl versions, the PAR package in our repository, compiled with perl-5.8.0, should be used.

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Re^2: Windows + Tk + PAR == PL_memory_wrap error.
by sauoq (Abbot) on Oct 15, 2005 at 05:15 UTC
    I've made such a package up, called PAR-587, and placed it in our uwinnipeg repository. Could you give that a go and see if it works any better?

    It works like a charm. Thank you, randyk! I am very grateful. If there is ever anything I can help you out with, just let me know. In the meantime, I'm going to spend my votes today ++ing all the nodes of yours I can.

    Give this man some applause, folks!

    -sauoq
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Re^2: Windows + Tk + PAR == PL_memory_wrap error.
by strat (Canon) on Oct 15, 2005 at 08:46 UTC

    randyk: until now I always used ActivestatePerl 809 for PAR/Tk. But now I can upgrade. Thank you very much

    Best regards,
    perl -e "s>>*F>e=>y)\*martinF)stronat)=>print,print v8.8.8.32.11.32"

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Re^2: Windows + Tk + PAR == PL_memory_wrap error.
by vayu (Initiate) on Dec 01, 2005 at 16:08 UTC
    Hi randyk, when i try to get the PAR-587 module, i am only redirected here:
    http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/dist/PAR-587
    But that url won't give me the module :/
    where can I find the PAR-587? I want to update to the newest Perl version, too. :)
    Thanks in advance
    Vayu
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      It's easiest to install the package just from the ppm shell: 
      C:\> ppm
ppm> install PAR-587

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      assuming you have the uwinnipeg repository in your list of repositories. The link from this page that you're referring to: http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/dist/PAR-587, doesn't display any information on the package, but this is not because the package isn't there, but rather for reasons internal to how the dynamic content is generated from the database - I'll look at improving that.
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        thank you very much ;) best regards vayu
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