----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy Kobes" <randy@[...].ca> 
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>  Do the attached patches help with this? The intent here is
>  to add the PROVIDE element to the list of acceptable
>  elements.
> 

Yep, they work fine :-)

Cheers,
Rob

D:\> ppm install Math::FFT
Installing package 'Math-FFT'...
Bytes transferred: 23544
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\auto\Math\FFT\FFT.dll
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\auto\Math\FFT\FFT.exp
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\auto\Math\FFT\FFT.lib
Installing D:\perl58_M\5.8.8\html\site\lib\Math\FFT.html
Files found in blib\arch: installing files in blib\lib into architecture
dependent library tree
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\Math\FFT.pm
Writing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\auto\Math\FFT\.packlist

D:\> ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/Math-Vec.ppd

Installing package 'http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/Math-Vec.ppd'...
Bytes transferred: 18603
Installing D:\perl58_M\5.8.8\html\site\lib\Math\Vec.html
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\Math\Vec.pm
Writing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\auto\Math\Vec\.packlist

D:\> ppm install http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm/DateTime.ppd
Installing package 'http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm/DateTime.ppd'...
Bytes transferred: 40852
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\auto\Params\Validate\Validate.bs
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\auto\Params\Validate\Validate.dll
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\auto\Params\Validate\Validate.exp
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\auto\Params\Validate\Validate.lib
Installing D:\perl58_M\5.8.8\html\site\lib\Attribute\Params\Validate.html
Installing D:\perl58_M\5.8.8\html\site\lib\Params\Validate.html
Installing D:\perl58_M\5.8.8\html\site\lib\Params\ValidatePP.html
Installing D:\perl58_M\5.8.8\html\site\lib\Params\ValidateXS.html
Files found in blib\arch: installing files in blib\lib into architecture
dependent library tree
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\Attribute\Params\Validate.pm
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\Params\Validate.pm
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\Params\ValidatePP.pm
Installing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\Params\ValidateXS.pm
Writing D:\perl58_M\site\5.8.8\lib\auto\Params\Validate\.packlist