PPM: package repository has changed?
Out of curiosity I decided to revisit the PPM problem I had last week. I found, by looking in the PPM configuration file (ppm.xml) for my distribution (5.6.0.613), that my version of PPM points at what appears to be an old package repository: http://www.activestate.com/packages/ I've searched the PPM FAQ on ASPN to find out what I had to do to bring my rev of PPM up-to-date, but there is no FAQ entry on the subject. Then I tried manually editing ppm.xml with the address of the new repository... namely, http://www.activestate.com/ppmpackages/5.6/ but that's not working either, as there are appear to be other URLs that are also broken. What does a guy have to do to get PPM to work again? And why in the world would PPM particulars be changed without communicating the fix in some way? TIA, Brian __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users
PPM problem
Hi. I have used PPM before successfully. However, over the last couple days I have not been able to get it to work correctly. I am using ActivePerl 5.6.0.613 under Win98. The first issue is pretty basic. I type PPM at the DOS command line, get the PPM prompt and then type "search". I get no response -- no list of available packages... just a new PPM prompt and an hourglass that takes some time to go away. Second, as I saw with another poster (30 Mar), I get this problem too: I said: ppm PPM install SOAP-Lite PPM said: Install package 'SOAP-Lite?' (y/N): I said: y PPM said: Retrieving package 'SOAP-Lite'... Error installing package 'SOAP-Lite': Could not locate a PPD file for package SOAP-Lite PPM Does anyone know what the problem is here? Much obliged, Brian __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users
RE: PPM problem
Yeah, I don't think that's it. I see no other posts to that effect... although I have seen posts to that effect in the past. Can there be another reason? Is it possible, as some other poster said, that my PPM version might be out of whack? Brian --- "Cornish, Merrill" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The last time this happened, it was the ActiveState PPM server having problems. Merrill -Original Message----- From: Brian McDonald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 2:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PPM problem Hi. I have used PPM before successfully. However, over the last couple days I have not been able to get it to work correctly. I am using ActivePerl 5.6.0.613 under Win98. The first issue is pretty basic. I type PPM at the DOS command line, get the PPM prompt and then type "search". I get no response -- no list of available packages... just a new PPM prompt and an hourglass that takes some time to go away. Second, as I saw with another poster (30 Mar), I get this problem too: I said: ppm PPM install SOAP-Lite PPM said: Install package 'SOAP-Lite?' (y/N): I said: y PPM said: Retrieving package 'SOAP-Lite'... Error installing package 'SOAP-Lite': Could not locate a PPD file for package SOAP-Lite PPM Does anyone know what the problem is here? Much obliged, Brian __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users E-mail Disclaimer "This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential and not for third party unauthorized distribution." __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users
