Re: PPM - It's a GUI!!

I think the new version of PPM is hideously slow, even slower than the command line version. I also find it less than intuitive.

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Re^2: PPM - It's a GUI!! by monarch (Priest) on Oct 13, 2006 at 13:38 UTC
I nearly lost it with frustration and anger after discovering ppm had been significantly changed. It is a basic principle of a mature product not to completely change the functionality and interface. When I finally discovered one could run it as a shell (by running a different command name now, `ppm-shell`) my co-worker and I had to sit there for minutes watching every single CPAN module get loaded into some sort of cache. In frustration hit ctrl-C and just copied the binaries from one machine to another. I don't care how much better then "new" ppm is, it makes ActiveState Perl a product that cannot be relied on in a hurry - who knows how else the fundamental utilities might suddenly change anytime in the future!	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: PPM - It's a GUI!! by buckaduck (Chaplain) on Oct 31, 2006 at 21:03 UTC
Apparently the hideously slow sync when you start PPM is caused by an invalid repository which is set as a default in the ActivePerl distribution, and is not a problem PPM itself. Delete (or disable) your repository and add this one instead: http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.8/819 I did this and now PPM starts up lightning fast for me. buckaduck	[reply]


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