>>>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:05:57 -0600, "Marc Suttle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
>>>>> said:

  > Andreas,
  >     Thanks for your quick response.

  > You mentioned:

 >> 1. How do I fix Cwd.pm error?

  > "Restore from backup or install from CPAN again."

  > I cannot get back into cpan:

  > "$ cpan
  > Can't locate Cwd.pm in @INC (@INC contains:
  > /usr/libdata/perl5/i386-openbsd/5.8.6
  > /usr/local/libdata/perl5/i386-openbsd/5.8.6 /usr/libdata/perl5
  > /usr/local/libdata/perl5 /usr/local/libdata/perl5/site_perl/i386-openbsd
  > /usr/libdata/perl5/site_perl/i386-openbsd
  > /usr/local/libdata/perl5/site_perl /usr/libdata/perl5/site_perl
  > /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl .) at /usr/libdata/perl5/CPAN.pm line 13.
  > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/libdata/perl5/CPAN.pm line 13.
  > Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/cpan line 119.
  > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/cpan line 119."

  > Is there anyway possible to get back into this?

Goto search.cpan.org, search for Cwd, download it, run

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install

If there is no Makefile.PL but a Build.PL, install Module::Build and
read its manpage.

  > Also on an OpenBSD machine how would I go about reinstalling cpan
  > from scratch?

Pass

  > What modules should I never remove? Just cwd?

Remove a bit and wait what breaks:-)

More on the serious side: maybe you want to have a look at
Module::CoreList.


-- 
andreas

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