Beefy Boxes and Bandwidth Generously Provided by pair Networks
Syntactic Confectionery Delight
 
PerlMonks  

Re: PPM: Modules Dissappearing / Alternative Repositories?

by stiller (Friar)
on Mar 01, 2008 at 18:35 UTC ( [id://671411]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to PPM: Modules Dissappearing / Alternative Repositories?

The 404 error message is the repository server telling it doesn't have the file that is asked for. I have several times found the problem to be a missing trailing '/' in the url. Can you check what url(s) you have in the repository settings?
  • Comment on Re: PPM: Modules Dissappearing / Alternative Repositories?

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^2: PPM: Modules Dissappearing / Alternative Repositories?
by boblawblah (Scribe) on Mar 01, 2008 at 19:02 UTC
    I realize that 404 means the file i'm requesting isn't there. My concern is 'why' it isn't there. PPM does not have the exhaustive list of modules that CPAN does, but modules that aren't there, usually don't show up in search results. These modules are, but still 'don't exist'. I am able to download and install many other modules from the repository that these are located on.

    Repositories:
    (Default)
    http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.8/822/package.xml
    *This is where these modules 'should be'*
    (Added)
    http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/PPMPackages/10xx/package.xml
      remove package.xml from both url's. That should help.
      (Added)
      http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/PPMPackages/10xx/package.xml
      Please remove that repository from your list. It is for perl 5.10, and you said yourself you're using AP 5.8.8.822. If you look at http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/PPMPackages/10xx/ with a browser you'll see what URL you're supposed to use for perl 5.8: http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/

      Like stiller said: the repository URL is the root directory, not some file in it. Not even package.xml.

      I can also recommend adding the repositories for Bribes and Trouchelle. Both are often more complete and more up to date than ActiveState's repositiory.

      In fact: I recommend search for a problematic module on Kobes' Search, at the bottom of the description page of each module it always lists what repositories you can find it on.

Log In?
Username:
Password:

What's my password?
Create A New User
Domain Nodelet?
Node Status?
node history
Node Type: note [id://671411]
help
Chatterbox?
and the web crawler heard nothing...

How do I use this?Last hourOther CB clients
Other Users?
Others having an uproarious good time at the Monastery: (5)
As of 2026-02-17 08:20 GMT
Sections?
Information?
Find Nodes?
Leftovers?
    Voting Booth?

    No recent polls found

    Notices?
    hippoepoptai's answer Re: how do I set a cookie and redirect was blessed by hippo!
    erzuuliAnonymous Monks are no longer allowed to use Super Search, due to an excessive use of this resource by robots.