shn4002 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Dear Monks,
I have ActivePerl-5.8.4.810 installed. I'm trying to install Win32::Message using PPM verion 3.1. I did the following:

ppm> rep add RothConsulting http://www.net.roth/perl/packages

ppm> install Win32-Message
Error: no suitable installation target found for package Win32-Message

Would you please help me?
Thank you very much!
Regards,
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Re: Win32-Message no suitable installation target found
by PodMaster (Abbot) on Aug 04, 2004 at 07:19 UTC
    net.roth? I don't think so :)

    Besides,
    C:\> GET http://www.roth.net/perl/packages/Win32-Message.ppd
    <SOFTPKG NAME="Win32-Message" VERSION="0,2001,12,24"> <TITLE>Win32::Message</TITLE>
    <ABSTRACT>The Win32::Message extension for Win32 X86. Manages sending network messages.</ABSTRACT>
    <AUTHOR>Roth Consulting (http://www.roth.net/)</AUTHOR> <IMPLEMENTATION>
    <OS NAME="MSWin32" />
    <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-object" />
    <CODEBASE HREF="http://www.roth.net/perl/packages/x86/Win32/Message.tar.gz" />
    </IMPLEMENTATION>
    <IMPLEMENTATION>
    <OS NAME="MSWin32" />
    <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread" />
    <CODEBASE HREF="http://www.roth.net/perl/packages/x86/Win32/Message_5006.tar.gz" />
    </IMPLEMENTATION>
    </SOFTPKG>

    The 1st architecture indicates perl-5.5.x, the 2nd one indicates perl-5.6.x.
    What you're looking for is <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8" />

    MJD says "you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!"
    I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6.x and 5.8.x -- I take requests (README).
    ** The third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.

      Oops! I'm sorry it was late. I made a typo. It should be www.roth.net

      I emailed you. Thank you very much for any help you can provide.

        I don't see Win32-Message on the list. I'm a novice at this. Please give me the step by step instructions to get this module. Thanks for your help!