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ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
Date:
October 23, 2022 22:13
Subject:
Re: Aw: Rakudo for W7?
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> On Sun, Oct 23, 2022 at 9:32 AM yary <not.com@gmail.com 
> <mailto:not.com@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I interpreted the previous email as, here is the last date that we
>     know Windows 7 was supported. And here is an archive that goes way
>     back in time. find the listing in the archive that is close to that
>     date where Windows 7 support ended. That seems like a fair method.
> 
>     On Sat, Oct 22, 2022 at 8:18 PM, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
>     <perl6-users@perl.org <mailto:perl6-users@perl.org>> wrote:
> 
>          > Gesendet: Freitag, 21. Oktober 2022 um 05:37 Uhr
>          > Von: "ToddAndMargo via perl6-users" <perl6-users@perl.org
>         <mailto:perl6-users@perl.org>>
>          > An: "perl6-users" <perl6-users@perl.org
>         <mailto:perl6-users@perl.org>>
>          > Betreff: Rakudo for W7?
>          > Hi All,
>          >
>          > Where can I download the latest Rakudo Star
>          > that supports 64 bit Windows 7?
>          >
>          > Many thanks,
>          > -T
> 
> 
>         On 10/21/22 08:48, notna@ist-einmalig.de
>         <mailto:notna@ist-einmalig.de> wrote:
>           > Hi.
>           >
>           > https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-of-support
>         <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-of-support> ==>
>         Windows7
>         support ended January, 14 2020
> 
>         No fear of a stupid M$ update destroying your system.
>         And no need to try to find replacements for perfectly
>         working mission critical software that has been
>         abandoned and will not run on current versions
>         of Windows.
> 
>         I do not force my customer onto the latest just because
>         it is the latest.  There are conditions were they need
>         to be able to operate on older systems.  (I will
>         work on any system.  I occasionally still see DOS
>         computers.)
> 
>         As far for security goes, M$'s security updates are
>         typically very late to the show and very poorly done.
>         A decent anti-virus fills i for you.  And there are
>         those instances were these older system are not even
>         on the Internet.  ESET still works wonderfully on
>         Windows 7.
> 
> 
>           > https://rakudo.org/downloads/star
>         <https://rakudo.org/downloads/star> offers Star Bundles back to
>         2010.07
> 
> 
>         Which goes back to my question.  What is the last
>         one they published that supports Windows 7?
> 
>           >
>           >
>           > What am I missing?
> 
>         See above
> 
>           >
>           > Regards
>           >   Anton
> 
>     -- 
>     -y

On 10/23/22 07:20, Clifton Wood wrote:
 > I would try these (in this order):
 >
 > 2020.05 -
 > 
https://rakudo.org/dl/star/rakudo-star-2020.05.1-01-win-x86_64-(JIT).msi.asc 
<https://rakudo.org/dl/star/rakudo-star-2020.05.1-01-win-x86_64-(JIT).msi.asc>
 > 2020.01 -
 > https://rakudo.org/dl/star/rakudo-star-2020.01-01-win-x86_64-(JIT).msi
 > <https://rakudo.org/dl/star/rakudo-star-2020.01-01-win-x86_64-(JIT).msi>
 > 2019.03 -
 > https://rakudo.org/dl/star/rakudo-star-2019.03-01-win-x86_64-(JIT).msi
 > <https://rakudo.org/dl/star/rakudo-star-2019.03-01-win-x86_64-(JIT).msi>
 >
 > I would expect one of these three to work on Windows 7, if you are
 > finding the latest and greatest release is not working.
 >
 > - X

21.05 does work.  I resume with my beginner's level
knowledge, there won't be any improvements in newer
versions I will miss.

I could keep trying earlier and earlier versions unti
I get the not supported message




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