Makefile.PL args in cpan(p, -, etc)

mpersico has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Does anyone know if there is any way to pass Makefile,.PL arguments when using one of the cpan modules? I need to do

perl Makefile.PL EXPATLIBPATH=E:\expat\2.01
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in order to build XML::Path on Windows. I'd rather NOT do it by hand or start patching. Thanks

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Re: Makefile.PL args in cpan(p, -, etc) by Anonymous Monk on Sep 23, 2013 at 02:04 UTC
set PERL_MM_OPT and/or PERL_MB_OPT, either in the ENV or through the configuration	[reply]
Re^2: Makefile.PL args in cpan(p, -, etc) by mpersico (Monk) on Sep 23, 2013 at 13:41 UTC
Thank you, anonymous. I will alter the Makefile.PL to set PERL_MM_OPT based on envvars that should be set before cpanp is run.	[reply]
Re^3: Makefile.PL args in cpan(p, -, etc) by Anonymous Monk on Sep 23, 2013 at 13:48 UTC
Thank you, anonymous. I will alter the Makefile.PL to set PERL_MM_OPT based on envvars that should be set before cpanp is run. Why? I thought you wanted to avoid editing files? If you're going to edit files, why not set EXPATLIBPATH directly instead? Weird	[reply]