Installing Modules from local repository

blackadder has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi All

I am trying to install modules from my local repository.

I downloaded AdminMisc_5005_AS.tar.gz, AdminMisc_5005.tar.gz and AdminMisc_5006.tar.gz. I extracted them into 3 seperate seperate folders, then I got one of the ppd files and edited the lines;

 
<SOFTPKG NAME="Win32-AdminMisc" VERSION="0,2000,07,08">
    <TITLE>Win32::AdminMisc</TITLE>
    <ABSTRACT>The Win32::AdminMisc extension for Win32 X86</ABSTRACT>
    <AUTHOR>Roth Consulting (http://www.roth.net/)</AUTHOR>
    <IMPLEMENTATION>
        <OS NAME="MSWin32" />
        <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-object" />
        <CODEBASE HREF="c:/unzipped/AdminMisc_5005_AS/AdminMisc_5005_A
+S.tar.gz" />
    </IMPLEMENTATION>
    <IMPLEMENTATION>
        <OS NAME="MSWin32" />
        <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86" />
        <CODEBASE HREF="c:/unzipped/AdminMisc_5005/AdminMisc_5005.tar.
+gz" />
    </IMPLEMENTATION>
    <IMPLEMENTATION>
        <OS NAME="MSWin32" />
        <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread" />
        <CODEBASE HREF="c:/unzipped/AdminMisc_5006/AdminMisc_5006.tar.
+gz" />
    </IMPLEMENTATION>
</SOFTPKG>
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Then I copies the ppd file (in read-only) into each folder created for each zipped file. However when I tried to install the package I got the following.

C:\Perl>ppm
PPM interactive shell (2.1.6) - type 'help' for available commands.
PPM> set repository LOCAL c:/unzipped
PPM> search
Packages available from c:/unzipped:
Win32-AdminMisc [0.2000.07.08] The Win32::AdminMisc extension for Win3
+2 X86
PPM> install Win32-AdminMisc
Install package 'Win32-AdminMisc?' (y/N): y
Installing package 'Win32-AdminMisc'...

Error installing package 'Win32-AdminMisc': Error reading c:/unzipped/
+c:/unzipped/AdminMisc_500
6/AdminMisc_5006.tar.gz
[download]

Can someone please point me to what am I doing wrong?

Thanks very much in advance.

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Re: Installing Modules from local repository by rdfield (Priest) on Oct 09, 2002 at 14:46 UTC
Something about your description doesn't sound quite right. You say you've downloaded various `.tar.gz` files and you've edited the ppd files to read `...MSWin32...`. I can only assume that you are using an Activestate distro on a Win32 machine and are trying to install a standard CPAN tarball. You can't do that. Go to Activestate download the appropriate `.zip` files, unzip them, and then use ppm. If you look closely the unzip process will create a tarball in a subdirectory and ppm will process it directly. rdfield	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Installing Modules from local repository by PodMaster (Abbot) on Oct 09, 2002 at 12:29 UTC
And why did you do that? ( why didn't you just install it from the roth repository) try `ppm install --location=. Win32-AdminMisc', where Win32-AdminMisc.pdd is in the current directory, and all else is kosher. If you can't work it out, try the script at the end of http://crazyinsomniac.perlmonk.org/perl/ppm, to which I've had to resort sometimes (it's what ppm does internally when installing modules ~ the ppm shell is crap) Also, I suggest using ppm3 if you got it, because it allows you to maintain a database of repositories. `____________________________________________________` ** The Third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.	[reply]
Re: Re: Installing Modules from local repository by blackadder (Hermit) on Oct 09, 2002 at 12:35 UTC
I don't have unrestricted FTP access...	[reply]
Re: Installing Modules from local repository by AcidHawk (Vicar) on Oct 09, 2002 at 12:39 UTC
I do the same thing. Try changing this line <CODEBASE HREF="c:/unzipped/AdminMisc_5005_AS/AdminMisc_5005_AS.tar.gz" /> to <CODEBASE HREF="AdminMisc_5005_AS/AdminMisc_5005_AS.tar.gz" /> You are already telling ppm where to load the package from when you say set repository LOCAL c:/unzipped ----- Of all the things I've lost in my life, its my mind I miss the most.	[reply]
Re: Re: Installing Modules from local repository by blackadder (Hermit) on Oct 09, 2002 at 13:38 UTC
No Joy,...I have tried this as!!!!!	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Installing Modules from local repository by AcidHawk (Vicar) on Oct 09, 2002 at 14:18 UTC
You may have to do it manually then. I got the 5.006 zip file. You can extract it to your c:/unzipped/AdminMisc_5006 dir...then copy from the bin dir the AdminMisc.dll to the <perldir>\site\lib\auto\Win32\AdminMisc\AdminMisc.DLL copy the ADMINMSC.PM file to <perldir>\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc.PM copy for the test dir all the .pl files to <perldir>\site\lib\auto\Win32\AdminMisc\ copy the readme, Readme.pod, Win32-AdminMisc.ppd all to <perldir>\site\lib\auto\Win32\AdminMisc\ my ppm install then writes a .packlist in the <perldir>\site\lib\auto\Win32\AdminMisc\ dir which looks as follows C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc.PM C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\DESKTOP.PL C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\MEMGROUP.PL C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\NewDesktop.pl C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\README C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\RUNAS.PL C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\Readme.pod C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\RenameUser.pl C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\SCHED.PL C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\SCHED2.PL C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\SWITCH.PL C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\Test.pl C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\VALIDATE.PL C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\Win32-AdminMisc.ppd C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\AdminMisc\listdesktop.pl C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\Win32\AdminMisc\AdminMisc.DLL [download] I don't think this updates the ppm database of installed modules but maybe some-one more experienced can finish this off for me... or it may just work. Hope this helps... ----- Of all the things I've lost in my life, its my mind I miss the most.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Re: Installing Modules from local repository by blackadder (Hermit) on Oct 09, 2002 at 13:53 UTC
Hey Guys, Please Help I have been trying all day to sort this out, surely it should be easyier that this... Sorry I meant 'as well' in the previous reply	[reply]