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Hi,

I installed a perl module behind a firewall with ppm using a ppd - file: 
D:\Perl\Module>ppm install D:\Perl\Module\Math-GMP.ppd
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Install 'Math-GMP' version 2.04 in ActivePerl 5.8.4.810.
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Successfully installed Math-GMP version 2.04 in ActivePerl 5.8.4.810.

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this works pretty fine, but the module isn't installed; if I check with properties: 
D:\Perl\Module>ppm properties Math-GMP
Error: package 'Math-GMP' is not installed.

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How can I install the module or getting more usable log information?
My perl Version is 5.8.4 in X86, 32 Bit, as seen above.

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Re: successfull Installed module vanished
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 22, 2009 at 20:19 UTC

    If I wanted to check if the module is installed, I'd do 

    perl -e"use Math::GMP"

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    Does Perl truly not see it, or is ppm messed up?

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      Thanks for your fast reply. The package isn't there: 
      D:\Perl\Module>perl -e"use Math::GMP"
Can't locate Math/GMP.pm in @INC (@INC contains: D:/Perl/lib D:/Perl/s
+ite/lib .)
 at -e line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at -e line 1.

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      I can open the package file Math-GMP-2.05.tar.gz with Winrar. While installing I had the problem, to get the ppd-file. For reasons I don't understand, the ppd-File isn't really accessible at the module download site. I had to install around 10 packages. The first method I used to get the ppd-files is to download it from http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/Module-Name.ppd. The second, if the ppd file wasn't there, is to take the very big package file package.xml and cut the needed part from that file and save it as ppd. I had to add an additional <Implementation>> - tag for getting this file to work.

      My ppd-file for the module above is: 
      <SOFTPKG NAME="Math-GMP" VERSION="2,04,0,0">
 <TITLE>Math-GMP</TITLE> 
 <ABSTRACT>High speed arbitrary size integer math </ABSTRACT> 
 <AUTHOR>Chip Turner</AUTHOR> 
 <IMPLEMENTATION>
  <OS NAME="MSWin32" /> 
  <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8" /> 
  <CODEBASE HREF="Math-GMP-2.05.tar.gz" />
  <PROVIDE NAME="Math::GMP" VERSION="2.04" /> 
 </IMPLEMENTATION>
</SOFTPKG>

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        I have no problems getting the PPD 
        <SOFTPKG NAME="Math-GMP" VERSION="2,04,0,0">
 <TITLE>Math-GMP</TITLE> 
 <ABSTRACT>High speed arbitrary size integer math </ABSTRACT> 
 <AUTHOR>Chip Turner</AUTHOR> 
 <IMPLEMENTATION>
  <OS NAME="MSWin32" /> 
  <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8" /> 
  <CODEBASE HREF="http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/x86/Math-GMP.tar.g
+z" /> 
  <PROVIDE NAME="Math::GMP" VERSION="2.04" /> 
 </IMPLEMENTATION>
</SOFTPKG>

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        And I had no problems installing it (ActivePerl 5.8.8). 

        >ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/Math-GMP.ppd
Downloading Math-GMP-2.04...done
Unpacking Math-GMP-2.04...done
Generating HTML for Math-GMP-2.04...done
Updating files in site area...done
   5 files installed

>perl -le"use Math::GMP; print Math::GMP->VERSION"
2.04

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        I think installation consists of unzipping and generating docs. If you're ok with skipping the latter, just do the former.

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      ...or, to save (a little) typing, perl -MMath::GMP<CR> - if the library isn't present, perl complains as indeed it does with ikegamis example.

      A user level that continues to overstate my experience :-))
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        And if it is, it leaves you hanging. So really, the options are 

        perl -MMath::GMP -e1
perl "use Math::GMP   (cmd)
perl 'use Math::GMP'  (sh)

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        Mine's actually shorter by one (cmd) or the same length (sh). Actually, I tend to use the following so it tells me what version is installed if it is: 

        perl "use Math::GMP 99

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