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That's interesting. What does ppm area list report ?
It so happens that I have build 827 (in a largely-unmeddled-with form) and for me it reports that I have 2 areas:

site*:  C:/_32/ap827/site/lib
and
perl: C:/_32/ap827/lib

I then get: 
C:\_32>ppm area sync
Syncing site PPM database with .packlists...done
Syncing perl PPM database with .packlists...done

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Do you have a 'user' area that hasn't been assigned a value ?

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^4: Puzzled by ppm
by roho (Bishop) on Feb 29, 2012 at 02:45 UTC
    ppm area list gives me: 

    +--------+------+------------------+
| name   | pkgs | lib              |
+--------+------+------------------+
| (user) |  n/a | C:/Perl/site/lib |
| perl   |  178 | C:/Perl/lib      |
| site*  |  732 | C:/Perl/site/lib |
+--------+------+------------------+

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    and hence the error message "ppm area failed: Uninitialized install area user". Any ideas where this (user) area came from and how I can remove it?

    "Its not how hard you work, its how much you get done."

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      Any ideas where this (user) area came from and how I can remove it?

      Run ppm help and have a look at the ppm area init *area* documentation contained therein.
      That might give a clue to how it got there and how to get rid of it.

      It's not clear to me how the removal of an area can be achieved - or even if it can be achieved.
      If you have trouble removing it, instead try ppm area init user. (Not sure if user needs to be encased within ** as per the documentation ... you'd just have to try it and see.)

      Cheers,
      Rob
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      What do you see if you enter: set PERL5LIB at a console?

      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      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.

      The start of some sanity?
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        I get the following message:
        Environment variable PERL5LIB not defined

        "Its not how hard you work, its how much you get done."

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      Maybe this will help you?

      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      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.

      The start of some sanity?
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        Thanks for the link. I tried the steps outlined in the response, but it did not help. I'm considering updating the affected modules in \Perl\lib to the version in \Perl\site\lib, however I think that future updates would also have to be applied to \Perl\lib manually to keep it in sync with \Perl\site\lib (something that would be almost as aggravating as the problem I now have).

        "Its not how hard you work, its how much you get done."

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