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I get this error: “Unknown file type abc.yz. Maybe you need to install the Perl or Python plugin?

April 26, 2017Error file install maybe Perl plugin Python type unknown

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I get this error: “Unknown file type abc.yz. Maybe you need to install the Perl or Python plugin?

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If you get this error when trying to load a Perl or Python script, it means the plugin for running those scripts isn’t loaded. • The Perl, Python and TCL plugins come with XChat in the same archive. • During ./configure, it will check for Perl, Python and TCL libs and headers, you should check if it failed there. • The plugins directory can be found by issuing the shell command xchat -p • All *.so files are auto-loaded at startup (*.dll on Windows). • If you downloaded a binary package, maybe the packager decided to exclude the Perl or Python plugins.