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-rwxr-xr-xchecksetup.pl11
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/checksetup.pl b/checksetup.pl
index aad13e2cb..05f43ade0 100755
--- a/checksetup.pl
+++ b/checksetup.pl
@@ -315,10 +315,19 @@ print "\n" unless $silent;
if ($^O =~ /MSWin32/i) {
if ($^V lt pack('U*',5,8,0)) {
+ # If something older than 5.8 is detected, then point to the oi
+ # repository using ppm version 2 commands (which is the default
+ # for Perl 5.6)
+
print "The required ActivePerl modules are available at OpenInteract's ppm repository.\n";
print "You can add the repository with the following command:\n";
- print " ppm rep add oi http://openinteract.sourceforge.net/ppmpackages/\n\n";
+ print " ppm set rep oi http://openinteract.sourceforge.net/ppmpackages/\n";
+ print "You can then save the changes by typing:\n";
+ print " ppm set save\n\n";
} else {
+ # For Perl 5.8 or higher, point the user to a 5.8 repository,
+ # using ppm version 3 commands (which is the default for Perl 5.8)
+
print "Most ActivePerl modules are available at Apache's ppm repository.\n";
print "A list of mirrors is available at\n";
print " http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/perl/win32-bin/ppms/\n";