I'm running v8.4.11 actually, and dict 8.5.2, compiled with ./configure --enable-threads --enable-shared options.
Edit: I should mention it's also a Linux 2.4.x platform with gcc 3.2.3 and libc-2.3.5 if that makes any diff..My system isn't quite standard, as it's a slackware based system that's been manually upgraded for about the last 10 yrs =)
@everyone complaining about dict:
From what I've read about dict, it's more efficient and flexible than using pure arrays, so it's a better option. And it's really not that hard to implement, just compile it, install and it should work just fine, unless you're on a windoze platform and in that case, you have more problems than just getting dict to work.
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Eggdrop, tcl, etc, are *nix platform programs, the ports to windoze are kludges and create more problems than its worth. Get over your fear of learning and reading manuals and run a real os
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