Randy Kobes wrote:
>  On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, Sisyphus wrote:
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nathan S. Haigh" <n.haigh@[...].uk>
> > To: <ppm@[...].com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 6:55 AM
> > Subject: PPM4 PPD for SVG::Graph
> >
> >> Why does the ActiveState PPM4 PPD file for SVG::Graph not PROVIDE
> >> SVG::Graph? Surely this is a mistake? I have a module that I would like
> >> to REQUIRE SVG::Graph but during install I get an error about no
> >> package
> >> provides SVG::Graph. I've resorted to creating my own PPD file in the
> >> meantime.
> >>
> >> Is this an error, or am I mistaken?
> >
> > Not sure what's happening there. (I don't use ppm a lot.) What was
> > the exact
> > error message ?
> 
>  I think the problem Nathan's referring to is that the
>  SVG-Graph ppd file:
>   http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/5.8-windows/SVG-Graph.ppd
>  doesn't include SVG::Graph as one of the the (new ppm4)
>  PROVIDE elements, and thus other packages can't
>  list it as a DEPENDENCY (or as a REQUIRE, in ppm4) in
>  their ppd file. I'm not sure why SVG::Graph isn't
>  included - it is present in the package:
>    http://search.cpan.org/~ALLENDAY/SVG-Graph/
Yes, this is exactly what I mean, sorry if I was a little vague in my
previous e-mail.
>  What happens if you list one of the modules that
>  SVG-Graph does PROVIDE, such as SVG::Graph::Data -
>  can other packages use that as a DEPENDENCY?
>  Or what if you list a DEPENDENCY as the package
>  name (ie, SVG-Graph), just like SVG-Graph lists
>  Math-Spline as a DEPENDENCY - does that work?
> 
I can try this later today. However, it feels like this is a bit of a
hack which doesn't solve the "real" problem of SVG::Graph not appearing
in a PROVIDE tag in the new PPM4 PPD file.

Nathan
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