Re: PPM error, missing PPM

I'll second mr_mischief and recommend an upgrade. I'm on ActiveState 5.8.8 and have been for QUITE some time now. No issues and all my old Perl scripts work fine including the modules they use. I'll eventually get to 5.10, but everythings fine where I'm at.

I've never used Strawberry Perl - in fact, never heard of it until I joined this site.

PPM now has a nice GUI, not particularly great, but easy to use nonetheless. You can also download modules direct from http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/.

UPDATE: With ActiveState 5.8.8, just run ppm from the command line, no arguments and you'll get the GUI:

{C} > ppm
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Re^2: PPM error, missing PPM_DAT by bulrush (Scribe) on Apr 09, 2009 at 15:10 UTC
Can I use the nice PPM gui with 5.6.0? Or must I upgrade to Activestate 5.8.8?	[reply]
Re^3: PPM error, missing PPM_DAT by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 09, 2009 at 16:33 UTC
Can I use the nice PPM gui with 5.6.0? Dunno, never tried. But then, I seriously doubt that any one has tried it, which might give you a clue as to the answer to your second question. Why would you want to stick with a 8+ year old version anyway? Your other problem would be how to get a copy of the gui ppm. 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]