Hi Mark, From: "Mark Dootson" <mark.doot...@znix.com> Subject: Re: installing an older version of WxPerl?
> Hi, > > On 03/04/2012 19:38, Octavian Rasnita wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Is it possible to install WxPerl 0.9701 under Windows using ppm? >> >> The latest versions of WxPerl (0.9901) installed from WxPerl repository >> doesn't work well with ActivePerl 5.10 because the multiline text fields >> appear as password text fields, and I need to use ActivePerl 5.10. > > This difference is almost certainly nothing to do with the wxPerl > version. It may be because of the wxWidgets version or build, I don't > know. Oh, I thought that when installing WxPerl it requires by default the right wxWIDGETS. When I'll reach home I will check to see what's the version of wxWIDGETS installed. > Are you sure that it is password text? I'm thinking that maybe > there is a problem with multi-line text boxes + encoding handling so you > would get something character set dependent - on my machine that shows > as a lot of empty 'square' symbols. > Well, I am not sure. :-) I have used a screen reader (JAWS) which reports that field as beeing password field and it reads only stars in it. And I can't write anything in that field... > I doubt that building Wx version 0.9701 will help. Could you let me know > the following and I'll see if I can repeat the problem: > > ActivePerl build number ( 1002 / 1007 etc) ActivePerl build 1007 > Windows version (XP, Vista, etc) > 64 or 32 bit Windows Windows XP Pro 32 bit > 64 or 32 bit ActivePerl (you could have 32 bit AP on 64 bit machine) 32 bit ActivePerl > I will not be building any new ppms for Perl 5.10 ( or 5.8 for that > matter ) as Perl 5.16 looms near and I think you may find it difficult > to source community supported ppms for Perl 5.10 in particular. I could have installed WxPerl with cpan, but I have never succeeded to do that using the C compiler that comes with Active Perl's cpan... >> The latest version of WxPerl from ActiveState's repository (0.9904) >> doesn't work at all with ActivePerl 5.10 because it appears a fatal >> error window without any helpful message. > > I didn't think there were any regularly updated community available > ActiveState repositories for Perl 5.10 ? Perhaps there are. I assume you > don't have Perl 5.10.0 - it is 5.10.1 you have? Either way, the two are > not compatible so be sure you are pointing at the right repository. I have 5.10.1 but I will check to see if I tried to install for 5.10.0. I doubt this however, because I installed other modules from that repository and they work fine, but... who knows, maybe those modules that work don't use XS code... >> A recommendation for other Perl distribution is welcomed if they can be >> used for creating Windows executables and COM components. > > If you are interested in creating COM components, then I'm not aware of > any comparable solution to the PDK from ActiveState so you should stick > with that. > > My advice, for what it is worth, is that you need to overcome whatever > it is stopping you using Perl 5.14 as using Perl 5.10 will present > greater and greater difficulties for you as time moves on. Well, the difficulty is that only newer versions of PDK work with ActivePerl 5.14, and I need it to create a program which will be offered for free. Otherwise... that program works very well with ActivePerl 5.14 and latest WxPerl. Thanks. Octavian
