That is AI slop, yes. Bad advice (You don’t want to download from github in general, you want to get from the fez ecosystem) and doesn’t help solve the actual problem.
Please try to download that file manually from the box that is generating the error. Your error message has the URL: curl --output outfile https://360.zef.pm/T/ER/TERMINAL_ANSICOLOR/687697f93d36df28d99841af8121e28f032f87eb.tar.gz I tried that URL from my box and it downloads fine. You could also add a “—verbose” to the zef command to see if it tells you why the download is failing. On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM ToddAndMargo via perl6-users < [email protected]> wrote: > On 12/16/25 6:09 PM, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote: > > raku -v > > Welcome to RakudoΓäó v2025.11. > > Implementing the Raku┬« Programming Language v6.d. > > Built on MoarVM version 2025.11. > > > > C:\NtUtil>zef install Terminal::ANSIColor > > ===> Searching for: Terminal::ANSIColor > > ===> Fetching [FAIL]: Terminal::ANSIColor:ver<0.10>:auth<zef:lizmat> > > from https://360.zef.pm/T/ER/ > > TERMINAL_ANSICOLOR/687697f93d36df28d99841af8121e28f032f87eb.tar.gz > > Aborting due to fetch failure: > > Terminal::ANSIColor:ver<0.10>:auth<zef:lizmat> (use --force-fetch to > > override) > > > > C:\NtUtil>zef install Terminal::ANSIColor --force-fetch > > ===> Searching for: Terminal::ANSIColor > > ===> Fetching [FAIL]: Terminal::ANSIColor:ver<0.10>:auth<zef:lizmat> > > from https://360.zef.pm/T/ER/ > > TERMINAL_ANSICOLOR/687697f93d36df28d99841af8121e28f032f87eb.tar.gz > > [Terminal::ANSIColor] Failed to fetch, but continuing with --force-fetch > > Use of uninitialized value of type IO::Path in string context. > > Methods .^name, .raku, .gist, or .say can be used to stringify it to > > something meaningful. > > in sub warn at 'SETTING::'src/core.c/control.rakumod line 267 > > Must specify a non-empty string as a path > > > Chatgpt says this is know issue, especially when running Windows. > It recommends this: > > Optional: make GitHub the default source > > If you hit this often, you can tell zef to prefer GitHub: > > zef update > zef config repository github > > Then installs like this will usually “just work”: > > zef install Terminal::ANSIColor > > > I do not have access the the customer's computer at the moment. > Is this "AI Slop"? Any options making GitHub the default source? > > -T >
