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== Question ==

How do I install the NetSNMP.ppd package for MSWin32?
Why do I get "ppm install failed: The PPD does not provide code to install for this platform" when I run the command '''ppm install NetSNMP.ppd'''.

== Answer ==

Modify the NetSNMP.ppd package so that the NAME attribute of the ARCHITECTURE tag contains the version of ActivePerl currently installed on your system.

For example, if the command '''perl -v''' returns:

<tt>This is perl, v5.10.0 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 5 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)
...</tt>

then you would modify the <ARCHITECTURE> tag in NetSNMP.ppd as follows:

<tt><ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.10" /></tt>

Executing the command '''ppm install NetSNMP.ppd''' should now work.