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couldn't install on specific customized path 
export PERL_MM_OPT='INSTALL_BASE=/your/own/path' PERL_MB_OPT='--instal
+l_base "/your/own/path"'

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See the docs for ExtUtils::MakeMaker and Module::Build for details of these environment variables.

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