Error: Failed to download File-Path.ppd

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

I want to install PAR and PAR::Packer (0.991.0) module for perl-5.8.8. For ActiveState perl, the PAR::PAcker version is < 0.991 So I tried to install it from http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppmdir.html but got the follwing error: Error: Failed to download URL http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm/File-Path.ppd: 404 Not Found

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Re: Error: Failed to download File-Path.ppd by ikegami (Patriarch) on Oct 05, 2009 at 19:57 UTC
I don't know why it's trying to download the non-existent package, but it shouldn't try if you have the distribution it's trying to install. Try installing or upgrading File-Path from other sources explicitly first.	[reply]

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