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in thread Installing Perl modules on Win64/Perl 5.8

That will not work because there are no repositories available for x64 5.8.8 (only 5.10). So in light of this situation I need to know if there is another way I can get x64 Perl modules for 5.8.8.
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Re^5: Installing Perl modules on Win64/Perl 5.8
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 19, 2010 at 09:46 UTC

    What did you get when you tried it? (c&p the output).

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      What did you get when you tried it?

      It should yield: 
      C:\_64>ppm-shell
ppm 4.10 (ActivePerl 827)
Copyright (C) 2010 ActiveState Software Inc.  All rights reserve

ppm> search *
Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist...not found
*** no packages matching '*' found ***

ppm>

      [download]
      Looks like there's no ppm repo for w64 perl-5.8 ... at ActiveState, at least.

      Cheers,
      Rob
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        Which leaves the OP with the three choices already posted:

        1. Use a 32-bit 5.8.
        2. Use a 64-bit 5.10
        3. Build his own

        Insisting that someone else (be it AS or anyone else) build a package repository so that he can insist on using a 64-bit version of 5.8 seems a little ....

        Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
        "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
        In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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