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You can find the archives for ActiveState modules from their repository, on their website here. You download the modules that you need from here.

All the files are in a ZIP format. Unzip the file and the installation instructions are in the README file.

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by LittleGreyCat (Scribe) on Jun 26, 2006 at 14:49 UTC
    Thanks for the pointer.
    I am now building myself (I hope) a local 'ppm' repository.
    Having downloaded one ZIP file and unzipped it I see that I get a 'ppd' file in my top directory plus a '.tar.gz' file in a subdirectory.
    The README tells me I just have to run 'ppm' in the top directory.
    Logic (an uncertain tool) suggests that if I download all the ZIP files to a directory, unzip them all then delete the zip files (or unzip to a different target directory) I should then have a local 'ppm' repository.
    We shall see.
    Now wondering why there isn't a download of 'all modules'; perhaps I just haven't found it yet.
    Could there be a 'ppm::mini' to match 'CPAN::mini'?

    Thanks for all the help so far
    Dave R

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      yes iam having same problem while installing .ihave created local repo
+sitory .but i downloaded from http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/x86/M
+ath-Pari.tar.gz

but i could find any ppd

please tell where i can download find the Math::Pari

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        Veeruch,

        if you look at the top of the topic you will find a link to the ActiveState FTP repository.
        From there you get a ZIP file which contains both the 'ppd' file and the 'tar.gz' file.
        Unzip this, then use 'ppm' to install.

        HTH

        Dave R

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