>>>>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:45:05 +0000, Robert Leverington <rob...@rhl.me.uk> >>>>> said:
> Hello, > For some time I have been trying to install the Net::Twitter module from > CPAN in to my home directory (I do not want to install it system wide > until I know that the installation will succeed). Unfourtunatley I am > having difficulty doing this and have tried all the work arounds I could > think of. > Steps I take: > - Create ~/tmp/perllib/ > - Start cpan and let it auto configure. You probably started cpan without telling it to use /home/robert/tmp/perllib in its INC path. > - cpan> o conf mbuildpl_arg "--install_base /home/robert/tmp/perllib/" > - cpan> o conf makepl_arg "PREFIX=/home/robert/tmp/perllib/" I think PREFIX is not recommended. The CPAN.pm manpage has a FAQ entry how one can go about installing into a private lib. It doesn't mention PREFIX. > - cpan> o conf prerequisites_policy follow > - cpan> o conf commit > - cpan> install Net::Twitter Let us know if this helps you to get a step ahead. Good luck, -- andreas
