I've create the base for a perl module dev tree using h2xs under Activestate 5.8.8 build 822. and XP.

It contains one module, a .pm that should install at the root of the site/lib tree.

If I install with "nmake install, it works fine.

I then try to package it ('nmake tardist', 'nmake ppd', edit ppd to reference .tar.gz file).

I take the two files to a different system (Vista) and try ppm install <ppd file>. I see messages:
syncing the .packlist file
'unpacking <package name> file...done'
'updating file in the site area...done'

No mention of the particular .pm file that's the subject of this whole exercise, and the file is not copied to the site tree.

I unpacked the .tar.gz file, and sure enough, my file is there under a 'lib' folder, but the blib folder is not there.

I tried the debug environment variable, but no mention of event trying to copy the file.

Am I doing something wrong here, or have things changed with the newer version of perl?

Any ideas on troubleshooting this?

Thank you in advance.

In reply to troubleshooting PPM install by txzaphod

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