Gisle Aas wrote:

> Fluff <dune@[...].net> writes:
> 
>   
> 
> >I've just upgraded from AS Perl 5.8.6 build 811 to 5.8.8 build 819. 
> >After removing the old perl, rebooting, deleting the old tree and 
> >installing the new version I tried to run ppm, but I get the following 
> >error:
> >
> >ppm failed: DBI connect('dbname=C:/Documents and 
> >settings/Administrator/Application 
> >Data/ActivePerl/819/ppm-MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5_8.db', '',...) 
> >failed: unable to open database file(1)
> >
> >and of cause, there's no such file when I look for it. I tried to create 
> >an empty file in a very hopeless attempt to foul ppm. No luck there either.
> >    
> >
> 
> Did PPM manage to create the "C:/Documents and
> settings/Administrator/Application Data/ActivePerl/819/" directory?
>   
> 
Yup, no problem.

> Did it end up with permission settings on that directory that prevent
> files from being created?
>   
> 
No, the dir only allows Administrator full privileges (using NTFS rights 
to block other users out).

> Does it work to run 'ppm' as a regular user on the system?
>   
> 
I have no other accounts then Administrator on this computer.

>   
> 
> >So, how do I really solve this? I've removed 5.8.8, rebooted and 
> >re-installed again. And I've also tried to "repair" the install. Nu 
> >success there either.
> >
> >Please, I really need to get this working...
> >    
> >
> 
> You could also try to set the environment variable ACTIVEPERL_PPM_HOME
> to the name of some directory that PPM is able to write to.  This
> override the default 'APPDATA' directory (the "C:/Documents and
> settings/Administrator/Application Data/..." path above) that ppm
> normally uses to store the database.
>   
> 

Hmm. This one worked. So I guess it's a problem with user rights and 
privileges then. But I'd asume that running ppm as administrator would 
pose no problems to storing stuff under the Administrators documents.

Well well, setting $ENV{ACTIVEPERL_PPM_HOME} in bin/ppm did work.

Thanks a lot!

/Fluff
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