Padre under ActivePerl: not working?

Question

I have ActivePerl version 5.12.2.1202 and PPM version 4.11 installed.

I would like to use a debugger with a GUI where I can see the Perl program variables. After getting disappointed of Eclipse and EPIC, (since it seems they are terribly un-userfriendly and unforgiving (lots of failures)), I decided to try out Padre.

I added the wxperl repository to the PPM repositories, and downloaded Padre.

When I go "padre" at the command prompt, I get the error:

The program can't start because wxmsw28u_core_custom.dll is missing from your computer.

I then uninstalled Padre, and followed the advice on the ActivePerl web site - at the command prompt, I say: "ppm install padre". Padre gets installed, but again, when I go "padre" at the command prompt, I get the error:

The program can't start because wxmsw28u_core_custom.dll is missing from your computer.

(Note that Padre is supposed to be working with ActivePerl).

My system is Windows 7 x64. I have run the command box as "administrator", and it didn't help.

What to do?

Answer 1

I've solved it this way: I uninstalled wx- related packages which originated from the ActiveState repository, and installed the packages with the same name originating from the wxPerl repository.

I learned it here:

https://groups.google.com/group/binary-wxperl/browse_thread/thread/f53be0143430f408?hl=en#

(see the answer, second post)

Answer 2

You can just try Dwim Perl which already contains Padre 0.94. I also sent a message to Mark, the owner of wxperl.co.uk to upgrade Padre to 0.94. That guy is just awesome. Support for padre is usually found at #padre