install Module::Build with cpan make -- NOT OK

jaime11 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello, I am using perl 5, version 16, subversion 3 (v5.16.3) built for x86_64-linux-thread-multi from a server where I have no admin rights. Perl is being run from: /bin/perl Environment variables: $PERL5LIB, $LD_LIBRARY_PATH, pointing to various directories where I have write and reading permissions $PERL_MM_OPT pointed to another perl installation in a directory where I have write and reading permissions INSTALL_BASE=/dir/apps/libs/perl/ I get an error when I try to run a test installing an application:

Can't locate HTML/TreeBuilder.pm in @INC (@INC contains: various local
+ directories where I have write and reading permissions + /usr/local/
+share/perl5 /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl
+ /usr/lib64/perl5 /usr/share/perl5
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Try to install HTML::TreeBuilder

cpan HTML::TreeBuilder
...
Checksum for /shared/sudlab1/General/apps/perl-5_18_1/cpan/sources/aut
+hors/id/C/CJ/CJM/HTML-Tree-5.03.tar.gz ok
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----         CJM/HTML-Tree-5.03.tar.gz        ----
    Module::Build [build_requires]
Running make test
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Try to install Module::Build with cpan:

make: *** [all] Error 2
  LEONT/Module-Build-0.4220.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
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Loading different gcc doesn't seem to solve it. Thanks in advance.

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Re: install Module::Build with cpan make -- NOT OK by Corion (Patriarch) on Nov 09, 2017 at 15:41 UTC
I think the "root" cause is that your version of Perl has an old (or no) Module::Build installed and `cpan` fails to install a newer version. Module::Build is used by many other modules to build and install them. I think your best approach would be to set up your own private library directory and install all those needed modules there. Likely a good approach to that is to manually install local::lib, potentially following the bootstrapping technique. Once you have installed local::lib (and set up the environment variables as they document it there), you can then install HTML::TreeBuilder, which will pull in HTML::Tree which will pull in Module::Build.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: install Module::Build with cpan make -- NOT OK by roboticus (Chancellor) on Nov 09, 2017 at 15:15 UTC
jaime11: Your post is pretty difficult to read. I'd suggest putting code tags (<c> your installation output </c>) around it to make it easier to read. It also seems like you've left out a good bit of detail that would make it possible to help you: $PERL5LIB, $LD_LIBRARY_PATH, pointing to various directories where I have write and reading permissions OK, what directories are shown? $PERL_MM_OPT pointed to another perl installation in a directory where I have write and reading permissions Do you possibly have your environment mangled? Is it possible that your directories are inconsistent, confusing the installer? What is the complete output of `cpan HTML::TreeBuilder`? It looks like you've cut out all the parts where cpan tells us what the problem(s) are. For example, you mention that you try another gcc, but I don't see anything in your post showing that there were any gcc errors or that gcc was used at all. ...roboticus When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: install Module::Build with cpan make -- NOT OK by wjw (Priest) on Nov 09, 2017 at 15:21 UTC
Hi Could you maybe put some of that in "<code>" tags and use a few paragragh tags to make that more readable please? I have had some issues with installing some modules myself recently, but find this post a bit hard to digest because of the formatting. A little help from you in that regard would be appreciated. ...the majority is always wrong, and always the last to know about it... A solution is nothing more than a clearly stated problem... wjw	[reply]
Re: install Module::Build with cpan make -- NOT OK by Anonymous Monk on Nov 09, 2017 at 15:19 UTC
Since you have specific reference that `TreeBuilder.pm` cannot be found, now go look for it in some directory that will be named `HTML`. It should be in one of the places you named in your environment variables. But also, bear in mind that "using Perl on shared hosting" will produce a lot of Google-hits with meticulous explanations of how to do it correctly. Grab a good one and check what you have done very-carefully against it.	[reply]