ActiveState PPM probs

[Roger A]

I used PPM to install numeric but when I try to install PIL I get
"ERROR: Package PIL not found in the repository ActiveState
Package Repository: etc,etc.

Also how do we know what packages are available?

Roger


"Paul Prescod" <paulp at ActiveState.com> wrote in message
news:mailman.987760592.5640.python-list at python.org...
> Tim H wrote:
> >
> > ...
> >
> > Anyway just installed y'alls (ActiveState) Python 2.1 on Win98 and fired
up
> > ppm and did install PIL.  There is a PIL directory with only a readme
and a
> > scripts folder.  I know there should be way more than that in there.
> > Importing PIL fails (there is a PIL.pth) no matter how its spelled.
> > 'ppm>verify pil' indicates PIL is up to date.
>
> You hit a transient problem with our network or mirrors. :( I've fixed
> it now. Please do a:
>
> ppm> verify -uf pil
>
> to upgrade your PIL.
>