ppm error msg when installing DBD::mysql

[Laird Shaw]

Hi,

I'm new to PPM and trying to install DBD::mysql but no luck. I'm using ActivePerl version 5.8.0 and ppm version 3.0.1 (have already installed DBI 1.30).

I've set my one and only active repository to http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/ as I know that DBD::mysql exists there.

I type "install DBD::mysql" within PPM and get the following error:
Missing base argument at C:/Laird/Apps/Perl/site/lib/PPM/Repository.pm line 174

PPM then exits to shell.

OK, so all is not lost, I think - and I try:
install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/DBD-mysql.ppd

with the resulting error message:
Error: no suitable installation target found for package DBD-mysql.

The contents of http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/DBD-mysql.ppd are:
<SOFTPKG NAME="DBD-mysql" VERSION="2,1020,0,0">
<TITLE>DBD-mysql</TITLE>
<ABSTRACT>A MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interface (DBI)</ABSTRACT>
<AUTHOR>Jochen Wiedmann &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&gt;</AUTHOR>
<IMPLEMENTATION>
<DEPENDENCY NAME="DBI" VERSION="1,08,0,0" />
<OS NAME="MSWin32" />
<ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread" />
<CODEBASE HREF="http://localhost/ppmpackages/DBD-mysql.tar.gz"; />
</IMPLEMENTATION>
</SOFTPKG>

Typing 'target' within PPM yields:
Targets:
* 1. ActivePerl 5.8.0.804

I see nothing that prevents my installation from being a valid target. Any ideas anyone?

Cheers,

Laird

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