Win32 on HTML::Tidy

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Re: Win32 on HTML::Tidy by CountZero (Bishop) on Mar 21, 2007 at 20:34 UTC
Someone must have been able to do it because it is available as a ppm-package from Bribes ppm repository. CountZero "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law	[reply]
Re: Win32 on HTML::Tidy by Old_Gray_Bear (Bishop) on Mar 21, 2007 at 20:36 UTC
Add the "bribes" repository to your ppm repository list and install. `repository add bribes http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm/ install HTML::Tidy` [download] Done! ---update: I simply have to learn how to type with more than two fingers; beaten by two seconds! ---- I Go Back to Sleep, Now. OGB	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Win32 on HTML::Tidy by Herkum (Parson) on Mar 21, 2007 at 21:55 UTC
OK, I can live with a ppm. Generally I don't like to use the ppms, because they are terribly inconsistent. for example, I had installed CGI::Application::Plugin::FillInForm but it did not install the prerequisite HTML::FillInForm. It drove me nuts trying to find that out. If they only ran the tests as part of the installation! OK, enough my rant, thank you for the help!	[reply]
Re^3: Win32 on HTML::Tidy by Anonymous Monk on Mar 22, 2007 at 06:27 UTC
If you stick to modules which have compiled components (like HTML::Tidy) you'll appreciate ppm much more	[reply]
Re: Win32 on HTML::Tidy by dorko (Prior) on Mar 21, 2007 at 20:59 UTC
At the risk of being pedantic, if you were looking at the tests on the Activestate site, Perl modules requiring external programs for their functionality will show that they fail. This is because Activestate has automated the module installation process and installs the modules on a plain Windows installation with no other programs installed. In many cases, if you can get the requisite software installed, you can then install the module in question using the techniques listed in A Guide to Installing Modules. Often times, once the module is installed, others will create a PPM and make it available (as is the case in this discussion with the Bribes repository). Just a little back ground that may or may not be helpful. Cheers, Brent -- Yeah, I'm a Delt.	[reply]