in reply to Re: Problem using Digest::MD5
in thread Problem using Digest::MD5

Don't know what documentation you have or what version of ppm but -force is not an option on my system, nor is it in the docs for that matter

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195] (C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp. C:\>ppm install -force Digest-MD5 Unknown option: force Version 2.09 of 'Digest-MD5' is already installed. Remove it, or use 'verify --upgrade Digest-MD5'. C:\>ppm install --force Digest-MD5 Unknown option: force Version 2.09 of 'Digest-MD5' is already installed. Remove it, or use 'verify --upgrade Digest-MD5'. C:\>ppm PPM interactive shell (2.1.5) - type 'help' for available commands. PPM> install -force Digest-MD5 Unknown option: force Version 2.09 of 'Digest-MD5' is already installed. Remove it, or use 'verify --upgrade Digest-MD5'. PPM> install --force Digest-MD5 Unknown option: force Version 2.09 of 'Digest-MD5' is already installed. Remove it, or use 'verify --upgrade Digest-MD5'. PPM> verify --upgrade Digest-MD5 Upgrade package 'Digest-MD5'? (y/N): y This hangs forever......... and needs a ^C to escape

A Digest-MD5.zip -> D-M.ppd -> ppm install D-M.ppd does force a reinstall which as you say is needed.

cheers

tachyon

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Re: Re: Re: Problem using Digest::MD5
by PodMaster (Abbot) on Jan 03, 2003 at 09:50 UTC
    That's why my first piece of advice was uninstall, then reinstall.

    Both ActivePerl 5.6 and 5.8 come with ppm3, and that is a ppm3 option. You don't need the any of the PPM shells to install ppm packages using PPM. PPM is also a module.

    update: also, you don't need PPM to uninstall modules. See ExtUtils::Installed and `perldoc -f unlink'.

    I so cannot wait for the CPANPLUS shell to integrate PPM support (there is a backend, well in CVS)


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