On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Sisyphus wrote:

>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Randy Kobes" <randy@[...].ca>
> >
> > The problem with the uwinnipeg repository comes from us
> > inserting a PROVIDE element in the ppd file (which is
> > new for ppm4), and ppm2 not ignoring it. This patch
> > to the CPAN ppm version:
> >
> 
>  Ok - I can now get to the uwinnipeg ppd files ... and I've applied the
>  patch. But I get:
> 
>  D:\>ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/Math-Vec.ppd
>  Installing package 'http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/Math-Vec.ppd'...
>  Element 'IMPLEMENTATION' cannot contain a child element 'PROVIDE' at
>  D:/perl58_M/site/5.8.8/lib/PPM.pm line 1658.
>  Can't locate object method "rvalidate" via package "PPM::XML::PPD::PROVIDE"
>  at D:/perl58_M/site/5.8.8/lib/PPM/XML/ValidatingElement.pm line 38.

Do the attached patches help with this? The intent here is
to add the PROVIDE element to the list of acceptable
elements.

-- 
best regards,
Randy