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Problem installing PerlDevKit 7.2.0

Posted by grahams on 2008-06-04 16:45
OS: Windows | Product: Perl Dev Kit | tags: installation PDK
Question: 

Case #1 - The PerlNET component is disabled in the installer. PDK installs but I don't get PerlNET.

Case #2 - The PerlDevKit gets past creating shortcuts, but not much further, then it fails silently and starts rolling back.

Case #3 - I keep receiving an error message that says "Error writing to file: Perl510RT.dll. Verify that you have access to that directory." (can be one of several Perl510xx.dll files)

Answer: 

PerlNET in PerlDevKit 7.2.0 requires .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0, with SP1 for both being strongly recommended.

In Case #1 there is no .NET installed. PDK detects this and automatically disables PerlNET.
In Case #2 only .NET 1.0 is installed.
In Case #3 only .NET 1.1 is installed.

You have two options. You can either install .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0, then proceed with a full installation of PerlDevKit, or you can disable the PerlNET component of PerlDevKit during the PDK installation process (as is done automatically in Case #1). Either should allow you to complete the install.

Graphical debugger not available after 7.2 64 bit install
markm | Wed, 2008-07-30 12:54

When i try to launch the graphical debugger (perl -d) all i get is the command line version. Any idea whats wrong or what settings i need to change to enable it? I upgraded from pdk 6.0 if that helps. Also the pdkdebug is not available - nor do i see it installed.