Re: ppm trouble:'no suitable installation target'

Digitalkitty .. The Repository is not the problem. It finds the modules just fine. It is having trouble finding where to install them!

LD2 - The thread you linked to addresses a diffetent issue - one I have dealt with in this thread.

Thank you both for trying.

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Re: Re: ppm trouble:'no suitable installation target' by jsprat (Curate) on Jul 02, 2003 at 17:20 UTC
Actually, the Repository _may_ be the problem. Does the repository point to a valid 5.8 location, or does it point to a 5.6 repository? Does the repository have a DBI package for 5.8? Type `rep` then `rep desc` at a ppm prompt. Mine looks like this: `ppm> rep desc 2 Describing Active Repository 2: Name: ActiveState Package Repository Location: http://ppm.ActiveState.com/PPM/ppmserver-5.8-windows.plex?urn:/PPM/Ser +ver/SQL Type: PPMServer 3.0` [download] If it does point to a 5.6 repository, see DigitalKitty's post above to point it to a valid 5.8 repository. BTW, the target looks fine, except for the extra 'v' in ActivePerl (which won't make any difference).	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: ppm trouble:'no suitable installation target' by iburrell (Chaplain) on Jul 02, 2003 at 19:47 UTC
That error comes when it finds the module but there is no install for the architecture of ActivePerl you are running. This mainly happens with binary modules which have been compiled for Unix platforms but not for Windows. There is a bug in PPM that stops it searching other repositories for an acceptable version of the module that it could install. For this reason, ActiveState split the repositories on architecture for 5.8. If you are getting this error, it strongly suggests you are using a 5.6 repository. Also, check which targets PPM knows about with the "targets" command. If it says 5.6, then that is your problem.	[reply]