[ensembl-dev] VEP Perl Sript, Perl version

[Henrikki Almusa]

On 2013-05-24 11:48, Will McLaren wrote:
> Hi Gregory,
>
> In theory you shouldn't encounter any issues using anything above 5.8.8,
> but the highest version on which it has been tested under Windows is 5.14.2.
>
> If you have the choice, I'd go for 5.14.4, since 5.16 and 5.18 may have
> language features or deprecations that have the potential to cause problems.
>
>  From personal experience, I'd recommend using Cygwin anyway above any
> other options on Windows - other users have reported issues with using
> local cache files when using ActiveState perl.

I've heard that Strawberry perl would be good to use in windows, though 
I haven't used windows myself for a while.

http://strawberryperl.com/

>
> Hope this helps
>
> Will McLaren
> Ensembl Variation
>
>
> On 23 May 2013 19:27, Dougherty, Gregory T. <Dougherty.Gregory at mayo.edu
> <mailto:Dougherty.Gregory at mayo.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>
>     In the documentation for the Perl Script, you have the following:
>       Download and install ActiveState
>                      Perl
>     <http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads>. 5.14.2 is the
>     recommended version to use.
>
>     ActivePerl actually doesn't even offer 5.14.2, the offer 5.14.4.  But
>     that's the oldest release they have, their "current" release is 5.16.3,
>     and perl itself is up to 5.18.0.
>
>     So what version of perl is required to run the script, and what is
>     expected to work?
>
>     Thank you,
>
>     --
>     Gregory Dougherty
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