On Sat, Jan 23, 2021, at 7:08 PM, Achim Gratz wrote: > Anthony Heading writes: > […] > > What approach do you want? (Choose 'local::lib', 'sudo' or 'manual') > > [local::lib] > > Well, just say "manual" at this prompt to override the heuristics for > switching to local::lib, then. Alternatively you can report it upstream > so that this check is properly guarded (if the leading path is writable > by the current user then local::lib is not necessary).
I couldn't say whether there are additional parts of the CPAN ecosystem that are surprised by the site_perl directories having been deleted. And indeed maybe 'manual' works as a bypass, though it's not obvious. > In general, if you install Cygwin often enough for this to be a nuisance > I'd recommend adding a package to your local repo that sets up such > things in a postinstall script. > Sure. I like Cygwin and I install it a lot (so thank-you btw to everyone!), but there is an easy workaround once you know. As I said before, it's just a bug report because the final result of packaging is slightly broken and would certainly confuse new users. But then again, I'm of a certain age; the new generation uses python and chromebooks so maybe there are no new users :-) I think the issue is sufficiently understood, have appreciated the discussion. Rgds A -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
