PPM & PMM problems

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

Dear Monks,

PPM
If i search any module it shows error as below:

ppm&gt; search tk
Searching in Active Repositories
Error: No valid repositories:
Error: 500 Can't connect to ppm.ActiveState.com:80 (Bad hostname 'ppm.
+ActiveState.com')
Error: 500 Can't connect to ppm.ActiveState.com:80 (Bad hostname 'ppm.
+ActiveState.com')
ppm&gt;
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But directly browse the hostname 'ppp.ActiveState.com', i got the web page.

PMM
I try to install some modules using PMM, but some of the modules are install successfully and some of the modules shows 'Error Executing nmake'. For example, Win32::GUI module.

Please provide suggestion for these problems.

Thanks in Advance.

Regards,
RIO

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Re: PPM & PMM problems by pg (Canon) on Aug 03, 2005 at 04:53 UTC
Do you access internet through proxy? If so, you have to set up environment variables (HTTP_proxy, HTTP_proxy_user, HTTP_proxy_pass) to make PPM go through the proxy (the later two are only required if your proxy requires user name and password). There is a section in PPM document about this. Or it could be that your internet access timed out, for example you were downloading something big at that time.	[reply]
Re: PPM & PMM problems by ikegami (Patriarch) on Aug 03, 2005 at 05:08 UTC
It's sounds like your web browser uses a proxy, but you didn't tell PPM about it. The docs mention setting the environment var HTTP_proxy to the URL of the proxy. In addition, it apparently checks for values in env vars HTTP_proxy_user and HTTP_proxy_pass. Set these if the proxy requires authentication. Update: bah, the other post didn't use to say how to configure PPM to use the proxy. This post is rather redundant now.	[reply]
Re: PPM & PMM problems by holli (Abbot) on Aug 03, 2005 at 06:31 UTC
A guide to installing modules for Win32 might be worth reading. holli, /regexed monk/	[reply]
Re: PPM & PMM problems by inman (Curate) on Aug 03, 2005 at 07:42 UTC
The problem is likely to be proxy related as mentioned previously. If you continue to have problems installing from a repository then you can download and install the PPDs manually. The zipped PPDs can be downloaded from ActiveState at http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/. All you need to do is download and unzip the PPDs that you want and install from the command line. Have a look at your ActiveState documentation for details. Downloading the PPDs is also useful for distribution. You can download the PPDs that you need to installation a target machine and then do the install from the command line (or via a batch file). The installer then doesn't need to worry about Internet connectivity or using the ppm command line. `ppm3 install config-inifiles\Config-IniFiles.ppd ppm3 install mail-sender\Mail-Sender.ppd` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: PPM & PMM problems by Anonymous Monk on Aug 03, 2005 at 12:31 UTC
Monks, I have run the ppm line in the command prompt. But it shows an error as follows: `ppm> rep add Local "D:\VelusamyR\Down\PPM Downloaded" Repositories: [1] ActiveState PPM2 Repository [2] ActiveState Package Repository [3] Local ppm> quit D:\VelusamyR\Down\PPM Downloaded>ppm3 install Win32-GUI\Win32-GUI.ppd Error: no suitable installation target found for package Win32-GUI. D:\VelusamyR\Down\PPM Downloaded>` [download] And also i am set the repositary for that particular path shown as above. Give sugestion in this regards. Regards, RIO	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: PPM & PMM problems by inman (Curate) on Aug 03, 2005 at 13:26 UTC
My guess is that you have downloaded the zipped package and then unzipped it without recreating the directory structure or you downloaded a PPD for a different version of perl. You should end up with a ppd file and a sub-directory that reflects your perl version and operating system. If you are using Windows and Perl 5.8.x then the subdirectory will be called MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8 You may also want to check that the ppd targets the version of perl that you have. e.g. 5.6.x or 5.8.x You don't need to add the local disk as a repository. You can just specify the file path.	[reply]