PPM version issue with Vista

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

Hi all, I had the latest ActiveState Perl installation on my Vista machine. When I tried to install wxperl, I got a PPM error that seemed to indicate it could not understand the version (possibly for Vista).
Anyway this morning I uninstalled ActiveState and installed the latest Strawberry Perl and tried the ppm install of wxperl and I get the following error message:

Installing package 'Wx-0.26.ppd'...
Error installing package 'Wx-0.26.ppd': Read a PPD for 'Wx-0.26.ppd', but it is not intended for this build of Perl (MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.10)

My guess is this is a vista version issue, but I am not sure. I am new to PPM but have used perl quite a bit on linux.
Can somebody please help me out?
Thanks.

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Re: PPM version issue with Vista by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 02, 2009 at 14:54 UTC
Since you are now using Strawberry Perl why not just use cpan to install wx? Hope this helps Martin	[reply]
Re^2: PPM version issue with Vista by rsam (Initiate) on Apr 02, 2009 at 14:57 UTC
Hi Martin, Thanks for your suggestion. Can you tell me how to do it? Thanks.	[reply]
Re^3: PPM version issue with Vista by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 02, 2009 at 15:03 UTC
Hi rsam, typing `cpan` from a command prompt should start the client, then type 'install Wx', but without quotes like: `cpan> install Wx` Also see Installing Modules from the tutorials section of this site. If you have any further problems let us know Hope this helps, Martin	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: PPM version issue with Vista by rsam (Initiate) on Apr 02, 2009 at 15:31 UTC
Re^5: PPM version issue with Vista by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 02, 2009 at 15:38 UTC
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Re: PPM version issue with Vista by syphilis (Archbishop) on Apr 02, 2009 at 22:54 UTC
Hi rsam, The message is telling you that you're trying to install a ppm package that was not built for perl-5.10, and is therefore binary-incompatible with your perl. This often just means that you're trying to install from the wrong repo (or that there's an error in the ppd file). I don't think it has anything to do with Vista. What was the exact command that you ran ? Which repo are you using ? (Running `ppm set` on Strawberry Perl will show you a list of the default repos. On ActivePerl run `ppm repo list`.) Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: PPM version issue with Vista by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 02, 2009 at 15:24 UTC
Are you running 64-bit vista by any chance? Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re^2: PPM version issue with Vista by rsam (Initiate) on Apr 02, 2009 at 15:33 UTC
Hi, Sorry I should have mentioned that. No I am not running 64-bit. It is a 32-bit installation of Vista.	[reply]
Re^3: PPM version issue with Vista by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 02, 2009 at 16:05 UTC
Its a shame that you've uninstalled the AS distribution. It would have been interesting to see the output from the `perl -V` and `ppm repo` commands. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l] [select]