ppm-local

ppm-local is a Perl-script to create a local copy of the ActiveState Perl Package Manager repository.

License

ppm-local is published under the Perl Artistic License 2.0.

System requirements

Any machine running Perl 5.x

Included files

• ppm-local.pl

Usage

Run ppm-local from the command line using at least the “action” parameter. Syntax is

Mandatory parameters:

• action=load
  Load ‘package.xml’ if necessary and continue loading missing packages.

• action=reload
  Load ‘package.xml’ and continue loading missing packages.

Optional parameters:

• repository=URL
  Use URL for download, default is ‘http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.14/1405/’
  You can get the URL used by your current ActivePerl installation from the “Edit” / “Preferences” - dialog of your Perl Package Manager

• limit=n
  Download a maximum of n packages per run, default is 99999

• runtime=n
  Run for a maximum of n minutes, default is 60

• localdir=directory
  Directory containing local repository, default is ‘.’

Run ppm-local without parameters to view a short man page including the default values.

Disclaimer

This software is provided as is without any guarantees or warranty.

Use at OWN risk!

Download

Download (ppm-local v0.2a; RAR-archive; 1kB)

Changelog

0.2a [2015-12-09]:

• added: error handling

0.2 [2013-06-23]:

• added: parameter ’localdir'
• fixed: ppm-local missed a few packages

0.1 [2013-06-22]:

• initial release