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-rw-r--r--docs/xml/modules.xml37
2 files changed, 28 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/docs/xml/installation.xml b/docs/xml/installation.xml
index 3d1b4d5e7..3815f6753 100644
--- a/docs/xml/installation.xml
+++ b/docs/xml/installation.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"> -->
-<!-- $Id: installation.xml,v 1.154 2008/02/17 14:29:02 lpsolit%gmail.com Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: installation.xml,v 1.155 2008/02/24 19:23:06 lpsolit%gmail.com Exp $ -->
<chapter id="installing-bugzilla">
<title>Installing Bugzilla</title>
@@ -1558,7 +1558,9 @@ AddType application/rdf+xml .rdf</screen>
Bugzilla on Windows requires the same perl modules found in
<xref linkend="install-perlmodules"/>. The main difference is that
windows uses <glossterm linkend="gloss-ppm">PPM</glossterm> instead
- of CPAN.
+ of CPAN. ActiveState provides a GUI to manage Perl modules. We highly
+ recommend that you use it. If you prefer to use ppm from the
+ command-line, type:
</para>
<programlisting>
@@ -1567,18 +1569,28 @@ C:\perl&gt; <command>ppm install &lt;module name&gt;</command>
<para>
The best source for the Windows PPM modules needed for Bugzilla
- is probably the Bugzilla Test Server (aka 'Landfill'), so
- you should add the Landfill package repository as follows:
+ is probably the theory58S website, which you can add to your list
+ of repositories as follows (for Perl 5.8.x):
</para>
<programlisting>
-<command>ppm repo add landfill http://www.landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/</command>
+<command>ppm repo add theory58S http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/</command>
</programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ If you are using Perl 5.10.x, you cannot use the same PPM modules as Perl
+ 5.8.x as they are incompatible. In this case, you should add the following
+ repository:
+ </para>
+ <programlisting>
+<command>ppm repo add theory58S http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/PPMPackages/10xx/</command>
+ </programlisting>
+
<note>
<para>
In versions prior to 5.8.8 build 819 of PPM the command is
<programlisting>
-<command>ppm repository add landfill http://www.landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/</command>
+<command>ppm repository add theory58S http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/</command>
</programlisting>
</para>
</note>
diff --git a/docs/xml/modules.xml b/docs/xml/modules.xml
index 6e325c5a7..3d4f6e556 100644
--- a/docs/xml/modules.xml
+++ b/docs/xml/modules.xml
@@ -24,15 +24,13 @@
a 'make' utility. The <command>nmake</command> utility provided with
Microsoft Visual C++ may be used. As an alternative, there is a
utility called <command>dmake</command> available from CPAN which is
- written entirely in Perl. The majority of the links given below, however,
- are to pre-compiled versions of the modules, which can be installed
- on Windows simply by issuing the following command once you have
- downloaded the PPD file (which may be packaged within a ZIP file):
+ written entirely in Perl.
</para>
<para>
- <screen>
- <prompt>&gt;</prompt> ppm install &lt;filename.ppd&gt;
- </screen>
+ As described in <xref linkend="modules-manual-download" />, however, most
+ packages already exist and are available from ActiveState or theory58S.
+ We highly recommend that you install them using the ppm GUI available with
+ ActiveState and to add the theory58S repository to your list of repositories.
</para>
</note>
</section>
@@ -43,9 +41,11 @@
<note>
<para>
Running Bugzilla on Windows requires the use of ActiveState
- Perl 5.8.1 or higher. Some modules already exist in the core
- distribution of ActiveState Perl so no PPM link is given.
- (This is noted where it occurs.)
+ Perl 5.8.1 or higher. Many modules already exist in the core
+ distribution of ActiveState Perl. Additional modules can be downloaded
+ from <ulink url="http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/" /> if you use
+ Perl 5.8.x or from <ulink url="http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/PPMPackages/10xx/" />
+ if you use Perl 5.10.x.
</para>
</note>
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
CGI:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/CGI.pm/"/>
- PPM Download Link: Part of core distribution.
Documentation: <ulink url="http://perldoc.perl.org/CGI.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@
Data-Dumper:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Data-Dumper/"/>
- PPM Download Page: Part of core distribution.
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Data-Dumper/Dumper.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@
Date::Format (part of TimeDate):
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/TimeDate/"/>
- PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/TimeDate.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/TimeDate/lib/Date/Format.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -80,7 +77,6 @@
DBI:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBI/"/>
- PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/DBI.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://dbi.perl.org/docs/"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -89,7 +85,6 @@
DBD::mysql:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-mysql/"/>
- PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/DBD-mysql.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-mysql/lib/DBD/mysql.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -98,7 +93,6 @@
DBD::Pg:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-Pg/"/>
- PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/x86/DBD-Pg.tar.gz"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-Pg/Pg.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -107,7 +101,6 @@
File::Spec:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/File-Spec/"/>
- PPM Download Page: Part of core distribution.
Documentation: <ulink url="http://perldoc.perl.org/File/Spec.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -116,7 +109,6 @@
Template-Toolkit:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Template-Toolkit/"/>
- PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/Template-Toolkit.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.template-toolkit.org/docs.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -125,7 +117,6 @@
GD:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GD/"/>
- PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/GD.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GD/GD.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -134,7 +125,6 @@
Template::Plugin::GD:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Template-GD/" />
- PPM Download Link: (Just install Template-Toolkit using the instructions below)
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.template-toolkit.org/docs/aqua/Modules/index.html" />
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -143,7 +133,6 @@
MIME::Parser (part of MIME-tools):
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/MIME-tools/"/>
- PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/8xx-builds-only/Windows/MIME-tools-5.411a.zip"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/MIME-tools/lib/MIME/Parser.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -157,7 +146,6 @@
Chart::Base:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Chart/"/>
- PPM Download Page: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/Chart.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Chart/Chart.pod"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -166,7 +154,6 @@
GD::Graph:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GDGraph/"/>
- PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/GDGraph.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GDGraph/Graph.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -175,7 +162,6 @@
GD::Text::Align (part of GD::Text::Util):
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GDTextUtil/"/>
- PPM Download Page: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/GDTextUtil.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GDTextUtil/Text/Align.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -184,7 +170,6 @@
XML::Twig:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/XML-Twig/"/>
- PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/8xx-builds-only/Windows/XML-Twig-3.22.zip"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://standards.ieee.org/resources/spasystem/twig/twig_stable.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -193,7 +178,6 @@
PatchReader:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/author/JKEISER/PatchReader/"/>
- PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/PatchReader.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.johnkeiser.com/mozilla/Patch_Viewer.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -202,7 +186,6 @@
Image::Magick:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/PerlMagick/"/>
- PPM Download Link: Included in Windows binary package.
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.imagemagick.org/script/resources.php"/>
</literallayout>
</para>