in reply to [Inconsequential] Strawberry Perl and MM_Win32.pm

Did you install the MM_Win32.pm module yourself or did it came bundled with this version of Perl? In AS-Perl all bundled modules go to perl/lib and all modules installed later go into perl/site/lib.

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Re^2: [Inconsequential] Strawberry Perl and MM_Win32.pm
by Anonymous Monk on Jan 21, 2007 at 02:22 UTC
    In AS-Perl all bundled modules go to perl/lib and all modules installed later go into perl/site/lib.

    False. AS only puts core modules go into perl/lib, all others go into site/lib.

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      That is not true anymore. In the latest version of AS Perl (version 5.8.8 build 819), the perl/site/lib starts out empty and gets filled by modules you install yourself (through CPAN / CPANPLUS or ppm).

      From the docs:

      There are two install areas that always are present for an ActivePerl installation: perl and site. The perl interpreter itself, the core modules, and packages bundled by ActiveState are in the perl install area. The site install area is where the local administrator installs additional packages. This area starts out empty in a new installation of ActivePerl.

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        Also in the docs, "Upgrading from ActivePerl 5.8.x", point 2 says:
        Manually delete all directories beneath the Perl installation directory (by default C:\Perl) except the site\lib directory.
        I've been doing this for a few years now. Does your quote imply that what used to be installed in the site dir is now in the "perl install area" and that I could now have the same modules installed in both? @INC lists the site dir first so am I right in thinking a possibly more recent version of a module in the "perl install area" won't be picked up?

        If this is so what is the best way of fixing this?

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