I'm a seasoned expert at using CPAN on my linux boxen. However, I've discovered that I'm the worst kind of novice at ppm in win32 activestate awesome-perl -- no scarasm intended.

I couldn't figure out why PAR was running so poorly under win32. It's because I was on 0.75! So naturally, I went to upgrade it.

Please explain how a regular mortal, like myself, may force ppm to install the crazy 0.85 version? 

ppm> rep
Repositories:
[1] ActiveState PPM2 Repository
[2] ActiveState Package Repository
[3] crazy
ppm> rep describe 3
Describing Active Repository 3:
    Name: crazy
Location: http://crazyinsomniac.perlmonk.org/perl/ppm/5.8/
    Type: Webpage
ppm> upgrade -install -follow PAR
PAR 0.75: new version 0.85 available in crazy
====================
Upgrade 'PAR' version 0.75 in ActivePerl 5.8.4.810.
====================
Downloaded 778464 bytes.
Extracting 22/22: blib/arch/auto/PAR/.exists
Successfully upgraded PAR version 0.75 in ActivePerl 5.8.4.810.

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For some reason, it informs me that 0.85 is there, it can see it; then re-installs the old 0.75 version!

So I tried this stuff: 

ppm> rep up 3
Repositories:
[1] ActiveState PPM2 Repository
[2] crazy
[3] ActiveState Package Repository
ppm> rep up 2
Repositories:
[1] crazy
[2] ActiveState PPM2 Repository
[3] ActiveState Package Repository
ppm> upgrade -install -follow http://crazyinsomniac.perlmonk.org/perl/
+ppm/5.8/PAR.ppd
PAR 0.75: new version 0.85 available in crazy
====================
Upgrade 'PAR' version 0.75 in ActivePerl 5.8.4.810.
====================
Downloaded 778464 bytes.
Extracting 22/22: blib/arch/auto/PAR/.exists
Successfully upgraded PAR version 0.75 in ActivePerl 5.8.4.810.

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It's enough to make me want to scream. Could I get hit with the cluestick please? I expect that it's something really simple and I'll be embarassed, but I don't seem to be finding it on the FAQ sites so ...

My present strategy is to look for another ppm repository with PAR. I'm starting to wonder if the crazy version is simply damaged or something.

Cripes, update: rep add bribes http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm worked. I have the 0.85 version now...

But why wasn't the crazy install working?

In reply to PPM upgrade -install, pain, confusion, etc by jettero

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