Re: PPM & PMM problems

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
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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]