Hi Monks,

Sorry this is probably too much of a newbie question for here.. but I could not find a section in the A&Q about installing modules.

I use Windows and ActivePerl and life is sweet using PPM to install and update my modules.

I have never had to manually install a module so now Im finding the GD module is not listed as something that I can install I assume I have to install it manually.

All instructions I find seem to be specific to *nix and simply copying in the GD files into what appear to be the right folder in the packlist file does not show it up when I use PPM to query my modules.

Anyone got any helpful hints on how to install packages under Windows manually (specifally the GD module)? (Even copying the GD.pm file into the same fodler asn my test_gd.pl script doesnt want to work :-(

Thanks,
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In reply to Installing modules under win9x by wolis

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