in reply to "Strawberry Perl" - can it live together with ActivePerl 5.10.0 Build 1003 (on WinXP)?

sure, as long as you don't install activeperl in C:\strawberryperl, and you fix your %ENV, you're good to go. Here's what I use 
    set INCLUDE=;C:\strawberry\c\include;C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE
    set LIB=;C:\strawberry\c\lib;C:\strawberry\perl\bin
    set path=%windir%\system32
    set path=%path%;%windir%
    set path=%path%;%windir%\System32\Wbem
    set path=%path%;C:\strawberry\perl\bin\
    set path=%path%;C:\strawberry\c\bin
    set path=%path%;%programfiles%\gnuwin32\bin
    set path=%path%;%programfiles%\GNU\GnuPG
@rem @echo ...
    set TMPDIR=

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after that cpan/cpanp correctly calls the strawberry version
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Re^2: "Strawberry Perl" - can it live together with ActivePerl 5.10.0 Build 1003 (on WinXP)?
by syphilis (Archbishop) on Aug 24, 2008 at 09:53 UTC 
        set INCLUDE=;C:\strawberry\c\include;C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE
    set LIB=;C:\strawberry\c\lib;C:\strawberry\perl\bin

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     It is pointless setting the LIB and INCLUDE environment variables. They are not used by Strawberry Perl(afaict) and MinGW certainly makes no use of them.

    Mind you, they probably do no harm - unless you subsequently start using a Microsoft Compiler (Visual Studio *does* take notice of the LIB and INCLUDE variables). Even then, it might not cause any problems.

    It's just a potential cause for confusion, that's all. People see that Strawberry sets those environment variables, and think it must serve a purpose. But it doesn't :-)
    I removed them from my Strawberry env vars long ago, without any ill effect.

    Cheers,
    Rob
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      Ha, its a leftover from running multiple perls
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        its a leftover from running multiple perls

        Installing Strawberry Perl will set those variables - and Strawberry Perl is the only perl does that. So I think it's a leftover from installing Strawberry Perl .... agreed that it's a leftover from *somewhere*, at least :-)

        Cheers,
        Rob
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      Strawberry USED to set those env variables, it doesn't any more.
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