Re^2: Inconsistency in PPM "search" and "install"

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.)

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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]

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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 :)

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