in reply to CPAN frequently reports older module version

This is why i use perlbrew on every system i develop on now. Not only does it allow you to control what versionS of Perl you want to work with, it also provides a ready-to-use cpanm client which is a vast improvement over the old interactive CPAN client. cpanm does a pretty good job of removing CPAN modules too.

jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)