Help debugging failed module install

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

I am trying to install the CGI::Builder module using the following command:

cpanm -L$PWD CGI::Builder
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It starts installing the dependencies, then dies at the following:

#   Failed test at t/02_features.t line 49.
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 17.
t/02_features.t ........
Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
Failed 1/17 subtests
Can't stat ../lib: No such file or directory
 at /home/specialk/perl_modules/lib/perl5/Test/Pod.pm line 223.
 t/test_pod.t ........... ok
 t/test_pod_coverage.t .. ok
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How do I go about debugging this? Can I ignore it? The log file does give me the following option:

-> FAIL Installing CGI::Builder failed. See <path_to_log>/build.log fo
+r details. Retry with --force to install it.
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The build.log file referenced in the above message is where all of the code quoted text in my post comes from.

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Re: Help debugging failed module install by haukex (Archbishop) on Apr 22, 2020 at 17:26 UTC
CGI::Builder was last updated 14 years ago. It's not doing well on CPAN Testers, and according to #123293, the tests started failing with CGI >= 3.16. Although it's probably safe to force install the module, I would very strongly recommend going with one of the many more modern alternatives. See UP-TO-DATE Comparison of CGI Alternatives.	[reply]
Re: Help debugging failed module install by Corion (Patriarch) on Apr 22, 2020 at 17:25 UTC
In such situations, I usually look at the distribution: `cpanm --look -L$PWD CGI::Builder perl Makefile.PL make make test # see failure perl -Ilib t/02_features.t # watch sparks fly` [download] Ideally I find and fix the bug (and maybe even report it upstream). Then I can do `make install` .	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Help debugging failed module install by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 22, 2020 at 20:43 UTC
For both IO::Util and CGI::Builder, in the .pm files replace the © character with the word Copyright, or better yet, skip pod testing. Don't bother using any of this for any new work, see Mojolicious/Mojolicious::Lite.	[reply]