PPM unpacking error

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

Hi--I'm trying to update my version of WWW::Mechanize through PPM using XP. When I go to install I get the following error:


ERROR: Don't know how to unpack http://trouchelle.com/ppm/MSWin32-x86-
+multi-thread-5.8/WWW-Mechanize-1.30.zip
[download]

Does anyone know what I can do to make this work? Thanks.

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Re: PPM unpacking error by randyk (Parson) on Aug 10, 2007 at 16:54 UTC
If you're using ActivePerl build 818 or 819, you'll have to upgrade to 820 or higher to use the trouchelle repository, as only those higher versions support zip archives within the ppm client.	[reply]
Re: PPM unpacking error by marto (Cardinal) on Aug 10, 2007 at 15:51 UTC
try running: `ppm install http://trouchelle.com/ppm/WWW-Mechanize.ppd` from the command prompt. Failing that check out the hints and tips from Installing Modules in the tutorials section of this site. Update: changed formatting for clarity. Hope this helps Martin	[reply] [d/l]
Re: PPM unpacking error by syphilis (Archbishop) on Aug 10, 2007 at 15:53 UTC
Hi Blue_eyed_son, How did you try to install it ? I just ran: `ppm install http://trouchelle.com/ppm/WWW-Mechanize.ppd` [download] from the command prompt and WWW::Mechanize-1.30 installed just fine. Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l]