Inconsistency in PPM "search" and "install"

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

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Re: Inconsistency in PPM "search" and "install" by holli (Abbot) on Aug 21, 2006 at 09:26 UTC
Yes, I know that behaviour but I don't know the reason for it, probably a broken ppd. As a workaround, try `ppm> install 1` [download] or `ppm> install 2` [download] One of them should normally work. holli, /regexed monk/	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Inconsistency in PPM "search" and "install" by McDarren (Abbot) on Aug 21, 2006 at 09:27 UTC
I think (but am not 100% sure) that because you got multiple matches for your search, you need to be specific about which one you want, ie: `install 1` [download] Anyway, that works for me: ppm> search List-MoreUtils Searching in Active Repositories 1. List-MoreUtils [0.21] Provide the stuff missing in List::Util 2. List-MoreUtils [0.21] List-MoreUtils 3. List-MoreUtils [0.16] Provide the stuff missing in List::Util 4. List-MoreUtils [0.16] Provide the stuff missing in List::Util ppm> install 1 Package 1: ==================== Install 'List-MoreUtils' version 0.21 in ActivePerl 5.8.7.813. ==================== Downloaded 38527 bytes. Extracting 9/9: blib/arch/auto/List/MoreUtils/MoreUtils.lib Installing C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\List\MoreUtils\MoreUtils.bs Installing C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\List\MoreUtils\MoreUtils.dll Installing C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\List\MoreUtils\MoreUtils.exp Installing C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\List\MoreUtils\MoreUtils.lib Installing C:\Perl\html\site\lib\List\MoreUtils.html Files found in blib\arch: installing files in blib\lib into architectu +re depende nt library tree Installing C:\Perl\site\lib\List\MoreUtils.pm Successfully installed List-MoreUtils version 0.21 in ActivePerl 5.8.7 +.813. [download] Cheers, Darren :)	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Inconsistency in PPM "search" and "install" by rodion (Chaplain) on Aug 21, 2006 at 10:07 UTC
I got only the two copies of version 0.21 when I tried typed in the search, and in that case using an "install List-MoreUtils" command as the next entry worked fine. I agree that that's not the way to do the install command. (Too much typing for me.)	[reply]
Re^3: Inconsistency in PPM "search" and "install" by McDarren (Abbot) on Aug 21, 2006 at 10:36 UTC
" I got only the two copies of version 0.21 when I tried typed in the search.." That's probably because you have less active repositories configured than I do. I have 4, I think the default is 2. You can see which repositories are configured (and active) by issuing the `rep[ository]` command, ie: `ppm> rep Repositories: [1] ActiveState PPM2 Repository [2] ActiveState Package Repository [3] UW_Winnepeg [4] Kobes [ ] Winnepeg2` [download] "I agree that that's not the way to do the install command." Well, there are several ways to install using ppm - it's just easier after a search to install by number. You can also install by a range of numbers, or a URL. "help install" from the ppm command-line gives the full low-down. Cheers, Darren :)	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Inconsistency in PPM "search" and "install" by rodion (Chaplain) on Aug 21, 2006 at 09:26 UTC
I went into ppm (version 3.1) on an XP box and typed the commands exactly as you (monkfan) have them. It worked fine. ~~I noticed that the error message in your post says~~ Error: no suitable installation target found for package List-MoreUtil (bolding added) ~~although your command said "install List-MoreUtils". It looks like when you typed the command into ppm, you left off the "s" on the end. We all do it sometimes.~~ Update: I notice holli responded just before me (same minute). I very much recommend his A guide to installing modules for Win32. Which includes his advice above. Update:Added strikeout. My error. My thanks to marto. In that case I don't have an explanation of why it didn't work for monkfan, assuming the Error message was pasted from the original, rather than retyped.	[reply]
Re^2: Inconsistency in PPM "search" and "install" by marto (Cardinal) on Aug 21, 2006 at 09:31 UTC
Hi rodion, monkfan has used code tags to post the error message. Without code tags: ppm> install List-MoreUtils Error: no suitable installation target found for package List-MoreUtils Looks like this when inside code tags: `ppm> install List-MoreUtils Error: no suitable installation target found for package List-MoreUtil +s` [download] Note that the s in List-MoreUtils is on the next line. Martin	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Inconsistency in PPM "search" and "install" by bobf (Monsignor) on Aug 21, 2006 at 15:20 UTC
I have seen this error message occur when the version of the module that you're trying to install does not match the version of Perl (you can get more information about a particular search result using ppm's "describe" command). In the example below I try to install a ppm for MoreUtils that was built for 5.8 onto Perl 5.6. `C:\>perl -v This is perl, v5.6.1 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread` [download] extraneous output deleted `ppm> desc 3 ==================== Package 3: Name: List-MoreUtils Version: 0.16 Author: Tassilo von Parseval <tassilo.von.parseval@rwth-aachen.de> Title: List-MoreUtils Abstract: Provide the stuff missing in List::Util Location: Kobes Available Platforms: 1. MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8 ==================== ppm> i 3 Package 3: Error: no suitable installation target found for package List-MoreUtil +s. ppm>` [download] I chose a different module from the results list and MoreUtils installed just fine.	[reply] [d/l] [select]