Re^2: Mistaken local::lib Module Installation

How would I know?

/root/perl5 was created by CPAN when I ran it with local::lib by accident, as described. It didn't exist before. There are other modules installed through the OS package manager (yum) and they are installed in other locations.

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Re^3: Mistaken local::lib Module Installation by Anonymous Monk on Nov 12, 2015 at 01:15 UTC
if cpan/local::lib created that directory, it is safe to delete it :) If you type `perl -V` and you'll see a bunch of stuff that ends like `%ENV: PERL5LIB="/root/perl5/lib/perl5" @INC: /root/perl5/lib/perl5 /usr/local/lib64/perl5 /usr/local/share/perl5 /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 .` [download] local::lib overrides comes from %ENV vars like PERL5LIB , all the other ones come from Config or are compiled in, to get a list run <c> perl "-V:install.*" </c. Stuff from %ENV , once removed from %ENV, its as if it doesn't exist, so you can delete those dirs if you want	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Mistaken local::lib Module Installation by syphilis (Archbishop) on Nov 12, 2015 at 02:26 UTC
It didn't exist before Then it's safe to remove. Sorry - in your original post I missed the implication that the directory did not previously exist. (I still don't see it there, though Anonymous apparently worked it out ;-) Cheers, Rob	[reply]