Which perl to use?

[Terethian2]

This is VERY confusing. I read in a post that we should just use active perl 5.10 now when using the compiled binaries and since I wanted to upgrade to the latest bots one I was forced to change my perl since it crashed when I tried to run newer emu. Now I broke myself and cannot even backtrack to old emu version. Another huge issue is not only is it confusing to get the right version of perl but it is also a problem finding links for it. I have tried the following versions of perl:

ActivePerl-5.10.1.1007-MSWin32-x86-291969.msi
ActivePerl-5.8.8.819-MSWin32-x86-267479.msi
ActivePerl-5.8.7.815-MSWin32-x86-211909.msi
ActivePerl-5.8.9.825-MSWin32-x86-288577.msi

Versions of EMU compiled binaries:
R1052Bots
R1180Bots

I have had simple crashes where only one of the emu windows will stay open and I have also had other perl related messages during the course of my attempts to get a working perl back. I cannot remember which one I used before but it doesn't seem to be working. =(

Active perl has also stopped hosting older versions due to uhhh exploits etc. I have been to: http://www.oldapps.com/Perl.php but they have nothing past ActivePerl 5.8.8.819 Build 267479 (15 MB)

Please help me, I am trying to give as much info as I can. Thanks!

[Zandig]

Have you tried compiling the binaries yourself with the latest version of Perl which is 5.10.1.1007?

It's not all that hard - just follow the guide:
http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=VS2008

Most of us have a slightly older version of Perl which is Perl 5.10.0.1004 which was discontinued. That may be why you are having a hard time using binaires you download instead of compile yourself.

[Derision]

Originally Posted by Terethian2

ActivePerl-5.10.1.1007-MSWin32-x86-291969.msi

I just installed this and fired up a server using the 1180a bot binaries I uploaded the other day, and it seems to work OK. (Mobs respond to hails etc).

What errors do you get when running this perl version ?

[Kobaz]

It may be worthwhile to search your filesystem for "perl" and see if you have stray versions or copies on your drive. This can cause problems with perl.