Can I open the PPM4 GUI without synchronizing the repositories?

Hi Gisle,

I applied the change you suggested and now it seems to work
fine for. See below.

C:dev>ppm repo location 1 http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.8/819/packa
ge.xml
Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist...not
found
Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist...not
found
Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist...done
Updating ActiveState Package Repository database...done

C:dev>ppm install foo
Downloading RothConsulting packlist...redirect
Downloading RothConsulting packlist...done
Downloading RothConsulting GDBM_File PPD...done
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-AdminMisc PPD...not
modified
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-API-Prototype PPD...not
modified
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-Daemon PPD...not modified
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-EventLog-Message PPD...not
modified
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-Exchange PPD...not modified
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-Message PPD...done
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-ODBCBETA PPD...done
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-Perms PPD...not modified
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-Pipe PPD...not modified
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-RASAdmin PPD...done
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-Scheduler PPD...done
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-Tie-Ini PPD...done
Downloading RothConsulting Win32-Volume PPD...done
ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provide foo

C:dev>

So I will revert the change done on GUI.pm.


To Dave Roth and the list,

Is there a .xml file that can be appended to the URL http://www.roth.net
/perl/packages it behaves like ActiveState (even if the
sync time is not huge actually)?

Thanks,

TSHIMANGA Minkoka
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gisle Aas [mailto:gisleActiveState.com] 
Sent: Thursday, 07 December 2006 10:19
To: Tshimanga Minkoka
Cc: ppmlistserv.ActiveState.com
Subject: Re: Can I open the PPM4 GUI without synchronizing
the repositories?

"Tshimanga Minkoka" <tshimanga.minkokavodacom.cd> writes:

> Thanks for the reply. I've implemented the changes, but
it is still verifying (and downloading every package) when I
tried to perform a ppm install DBD-ADO from the command
line. I'll only keep the change done in the GUI.pm for the
moment.
> Unfortunately, for me the sync takes more than 90
minutes. I didn't think we have a so bad LAN and Internet
connectivity, but maybe.
> The outputs are below:
> 
> C:dev>ppm repo list --csv
> id,pkgs,name
> 1,6422,ActiveState Package Repository
> 2,7,RothConsulting
> 
> C:dev>ppm repo describe 1
> Id: 1
> Name: ActiveState Package Repository
> URL: http
://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.8/819/

This URL ought to end with 'package.xml'.  Not sure exactly
under
which conditions you end up with a setting like this, but
I'll make
sure the next PPM version always goes for the 'package.xml'
file right
away.  Currently PPM only looks for the 'package.xml' file
at the time
the repo is added.  If not found then falls back to look for
HTML
links to PPD files which is what the above URL provide.

You can fix this up by running:

  ppm repo location 1 http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.8/819/packa
ge.xml

This should make a huge difference.  Sorry about all the
trouble.

Regards,
Gisle


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