in reply to can't install XML::LibXML under ActivePerl

It seems you are installing modules into your system Perl. This is highly unadvisable as it may leave your system Perl in a state where your system tools cannot use it anymore. I highly recommend using your OS package manager to install modules into your system Perl.

If a module needs additional configuration input, I recommend a semi-manual installation:

cpan
cpan> look XML::LibXML
...
perl Makefile.PL LIBS=/usr/lib64 INC=...
make
make test
make install

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Re^2: can't install XML::LibXML under ActivePerl
by Anonymous Monk on Mar 07, 2014 at 12:04 UTC

    Thanks for the "cpan look" command. It's hard to believe, but in 25 years of Perl usage, this is the first time I've needed to use it.

    FYI, my OS package manager only installs Perl 5.8; I'm installing 5.16 into /opt.

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