After many hours of research and some very helpful folks from this list, I was able to repair my system and get CPAN working perfectly. Here is a list of very short steps I took to correct the problem.
1. Restore the /System/Library/Perl/ and all sub-directories to their original 10.1.4 luster 2. Remove and previous /var/root/.cpan directory 3. Download the 219 meg Development2001DevToolsCD from Apple¹s development area, and Install 4. Launch a Terminal session and: (MAKE FILES WORK NOW) > 1. Run ³perl MCPAN e shell² > 2. Go through default configuration > 3. Install Bundle::libnet > 4. Install Bundle::CPAN > 5. exit CPAN and relog-in with ³perl MCPAN e shell² > 6. Reconfigure once again > 7. Install CGI, LPW, DBI::DBD (this step is just for me!) Hope this information is useful. I¹ve seen this bug on MANY discussion boards with all kinds of bizarre fixes with nearly hundreds of complex steps. This very is painless and very cool! Thanks again everyone! Mark
