Re: Puzzling error when using ActivePerl.

With out knowing more about how you updated to AP 5.18.1, I'd be suspicious about the missing packing list. A quick Google Search ("ActiveState 5.18.1 packlist") turns up hits from July and September on this year; it looks like there are problems with Cygwin and Debian not installing .packlist files supplied by vendors. (bug 195562, and others)

You might try installing a fresh copy of the ActivePerl, downloaded directly from the ActiveState site, in a separate location and take a look for the .packlist file(s), and compare that with what exists in your updated directories.

I suppose that scrubbing your current AP installation and starting from a fresh download is out of the question. (I'm sorry that I can't be more helpful, my "most current" ActivePerl is version 1601, and it finds the packlist just fine.)

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Re^2: Puzzling error when using ActivePerl. by Anonymous Monk on Sep 29, 2013 at 00:24 UTC
nah, nothing about that, there is no repository, there is no repository packlist for a nonexistent repository to provide list of packages available to install :)	[reply]