cpan[1]> look XML::Parser debian:~/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.41-eA1hds# export LDFLAGS="-R$ORIGIN/../lib" debian:~/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.41-QQ3gvQ# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/root/perl5/lib debian:~/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.41-eA1hds# perl Makefile.PL EXPATLIBPATH=/root/perl5/lib EXPATINCPATH=/root/perl5/include Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for XML::Parser::Expat Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json Writing Makefile for XML::Parser Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json debian:~/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.41-QQ3gvQ# make && make install debian:~/.cpan/build/XML-Parser-2.41-QQ3gvQ# readelf -d ./blib/arch/auto/XML/Parser/Expat/Expat.so | grep RPATH 0x0000000f (RPATH) Library rpath: [/root/perl5/lib]