I'm running Slimserver 6.5.0 on a Windows 2000 machine. I just installed the official Windows release of Slimserver as it came out of the box. It's working fine.
I've seen references to ActiveState Perl, and am interested in whether it could be of any benefit on my setup. I've searched the forums and wiki, but basic info about what it does and how to configure it is sketchy. So here are my questions: 1. Presumably the stock Windows Slimserver installation includes some kind of Perl interpreter sufficient for the task. I am pretty sure that my Windows 2000 system didn't have a Perl system installed beforehand. So what are the benefits of using ActiveState Perl instead? Are we talking about performance improvements, reliability, or both? 2. Is there a step-by-step guide to setting up Slimserver to use ActiveState Perl? 3. Should I even be bothering, given that Slimserver is working fine as it is? Is ActiveState Perl only needed in order to run certain plugins that rely on its additional features? EDIT: sorry, forgot to mention that I have LazySearch and SongScanner plugins installed, in case this is relevant. Thanks. -- cliveb Performers -> dozens of mixers and effects -> clipped/hypercompressed mastering -> you think a few extra ps of jitter matters? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30019 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
