The module is not where it should be - every other install ended like this:

[calhoun]$ cd Digest-CRC-0.22
[calhoun]$ perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=~/perlmods
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Digest::CRC
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Testing if you have a C compiler
cc -c   -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fstack-protector -fno-str
+ict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_O
+FFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g   -DVERSION=\"0.22\" -DXS_VERSION=\"0.22\" -fPIC
+ "-I/usr/lib/perl/5.18/CORE"   test.c
[calhoun]$ make
cp lib/Digest/CRC.pm blib/lib/Digest/CRC.pm
/usr/bin/perl /usr/share/perl/5.18/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap /usr/shar
+e/perl/5.18/ExtUtils/typemap  CRC.xs > CRC.xsc && mv CRC.xsc CRC.c
cc -c   -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fstack-protector -fno-str
+ict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_O
+FFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g   -DVERSION=\"0.22\" -DXS_VERSION=\"0.22\" -fPIC
+ "-I/usr/lib/perl/5.18/CORE"   CRC.c
Running Mkbootstrap for Digest::CRC ()
chmod 644 CRC.bs
rm -f blib/arch/auto/Digest/CRC/CRC.so
cc  -shared -L/usr/local/lib -fstack-protector CRC.o  -o blib/arch/aut
+o/Digest/CRC/CRC.so       \
                \

chmod 755 blib/arch/auto/Digest/CRC/CRC.so
cp CRC.bs blib/arch/auto/Digest/CRC/CRC.bs
chmod 644 blib/arch/auto/Digest/CRC/CRC.bs
Manifying blib/man3/Digest::CRC.3pm
[calhoun]$ make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/crc.t .. ok
All tests successful.
Files=1, Tests=31,  0 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr  0.01 sys +  0.02 cusr
+  0.02 csys =  0.08 CPU)
Result: PASS
[calhoun]$ make install
Files found in blib/arch: installing files in blib/lib into architectu
+re dependent library tree
Installing /home/tehans/perlmods/lib/perl/5.18.2/auto/Digest/CRC/CRC.s
+o
Installing /home/tehans/perlmods/lib/perl/5.18.2/auto/Digest/CRC/CRC.b
+s
Installing /home/tehans/perlmods/lib/perl/5.18.2/Digest/CRC.pm
Installing /home/tehans/perlmods/man/man3/Digest::CRC.3pm
Appending installation info to /home/tehans/perlmods/lib/perl/5.18.2/p
+erllocal.pod
[calhoun]$
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When I look in /home/tehans/perlmods/lib/perl/5.18.2/Authen, it's not installed:

[calhoun]$ pwd
/home/tehans/perlmods/lib/perl/5.18.2/Authen
[calhoun]$ ls -l
total 12
-r--r--r-- 1 tehans pg610125 11716 Dec 22 03:58 DecHpwd.pm
[calhoun]$
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I think part of the problem comes from the module using Module::Build instead of ExtUtils::MakeMaker. I don't see anything in the documentation of Module::Build::Compat that hints at supporting PREFIX= on the command line.

You could try to learn about Module::Build and how to instruct it about where to install stuff (--install-base I think) or look at local::lib, which contains all the instructions.

Update: After looking at the source code of Module::Build::Compat, it looks as if it could support PREFIX= on the command line, but at least in your case it doesn't seem to work that way.

I think part of the problem comes from the module using Module::Build instead of ExtUtils::MakeMaker

And that's an excellent reason that the OP should submit a bug report against Authen::Passphrase (ie on the basis of its ill-advised choice).
Let's face it ... Module::Build is a heap of shit, and was rightly removed from perl core for that very reason.
They would've preferred to flush it straight down the toilet, but that would've been an ecological disaster.

Cheers,
Rob

You could make life a lot easier for yourself if you use local::lib along with cpanm to install your modules.

Dreamhost doesn't have cpanm installed, I get command not found when trying that