RE: how do I add a repository to VPM or PPM

[Foster, Ken]

Thanks for the feedback. However, I don't see a .ppd file with my download; only the tar.gz file. Is there a way I can use ppm with just the tar.gz, or can I create/fake a .ppd?

 

-Ken Foster

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory, Carlton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 10:07 AM
To: Foster, Ken; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: how do I add a repository to VPM or PPM

if you are using PPM3 you can say......

 

C:\perl>ppm3 rep add Myrep http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppm/packages/  ---- For web based reps

 

OR

 

C:\perl>ppm3 rep add Myrep C:\perl>myrep\ppd_files\ -- For local

 

If you download any ppd file and its corresponding tar.gz file all you have to do is navigate to the directory containing the .ppd file and

 

C:\perl\myrep\ppd_files\ppm2 install Win32-ODBC.ppd

 

if you type ppm3 help you should get the answers you need OR ppm3 help <command> for help on a specific command.

-----Original Message-----
From: Foster, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 6:00 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: how do I add a repository to VPM or PPM

I see that activestate has the perl-ldap package on the site, but how do I point my PPM to get it. Can I have ppm install a package that I have downloaded to a directory, or can it only talk to ppm servers? I also tried using nmake from microsoft, but I can't figure out how to use it. Please help.

 

-Ken Foster