Installing a module with a prerequisite in my own lib directory

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

I'm trying to install XML::RSS into my own directory.

I type:
perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/kevin/perl/lib
I get:
Warning: prerequisite Test::Manifest 0.9 not found.

So I install Test::Manifest (version 0.91, the only version I could find) with:

perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/kevin/perl/lib
make
make test
make install
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And everything works fine. I try to create the makefile for XML::RSS again, and I get the same warning about it not being able to find Test::Manifest.

I've tried searching the site, but the closest thing I can find are directions on how to install something into my own directory, which I've been able to do fine. How can I make it look in my directory for the prerequisite?

-Queue

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Re: Installing a module with a prerequisite in my own lib directory by pfaut (Priest) on Feb 03, 2003 at 23:59 UTC
You need to tell perl about your private library directory. You should probably put something like `export PERL5LIB=/home/kevin/perl/lib` in your .profile (or the equivalent command/startup file for your shell). `--- print map { my ($m)=1<<hex($_)&11?' ':''; $m.=substr('AHJPacehklnorstu',hex($_),1) } split //,'2fde0abe76c36c914586c';` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: Installing a module with a prerequisite in my own lib directory by queue (Beadle) on Feb 04, 2003 at 01:59 UTC
That did the trick. Thanks much. -Queue	[reply]
Re: Installing a module with a prerequisite in my own lib directory by sauoq (Abbot) on Feb 04, 2003 at 00:01 UTC
Try: `perl -I/home/kevin/perl/lib Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/kevin/perl/lib` [download] -sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Installing a module with a prerequisite in my own lib directory by queue (Beadle) on Feb 04, 2003 at 02:01 UTC
That let it create the make file, but it failed the `make test`. Setting `PERL5LIB` did the trick, though. Thanks for the help. -Queue	[reply] [d/l] [select]