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
usage: ppm-local.pl --action=[load|reload] [parameters]
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!
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
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