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For a Windows ME system, is there a reason not to use v5.8.8 and use
5.6.1 instead? Also for Win9x or WinXP.
5.6.1 instead? Also for Win9x or WinXP.
For a Windows ME system, is there a reason not to use v5.8.8 and use
5.6.1 instead? Also for Win9x or WinXP.
Phil said:There is a bug in the memory handling of ActivePerl 5.8.x which
may cause EXTREME slowdowns when handling large blocks of memory.
One of my scripts was around 100x slower running on 5.8.x as
compared to the speed on 5.6.x. Other people have experienced
this problem as well.
So except for a possible mem problem mentioned here, there are no real
differences?
Meaning differences in capabilities or in module
installation. I have 5.6.1.638 which is updated from a several years
old installation, and find that very little of the CPAN stuff will
load, not even the latest CPAN itself.
Which is an excellent reason to upgrade to 5.8.x. Very few people will
still test their modules with 5.6.x.
However, on Windows you are probably better off using PPM instead of
CPAN. Many CPAN modules need a C-compiler.
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