Did exactly that. Which is why I was surprised that build 522 works well but
not 617. Keeps telling me I got the wrong platform.
regards,
Ji-Haw, Foo
Network Engineer (AP)
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Sergeant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 3:44 PM
To: Foo, Ji Haw
Cc: 'Randy Kobes'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ActivePerl 617 and GD.ppd
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Foo, Ji Haw wrote:
> I tried to install gd (http://www.activestate.com/packages) on build 617,
> but it keeps telling me:
> Error installing package 'GD.ppd': Could not locate a PPM binary of
'GD.ppd'
> for this platform.
>
> This same package works well for build 522 (which is why I am still using
> build 522). I would like to try upgrade to 617, but this problem is
bugging
> me. Any suggestions?
>
> Btw, I had to download the gd.ppd as well as the corresponding zips/ and
> x86/ files into my own machine because of firewall issues.
Say you put the ppd file in C:/temp, then you will need to put the
corresponding .tar.gz file in C:/temp/x86 for ppm to work right. At least
I think thats how it works...
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