I don't have a direct answer handy, but just some experience: If you want to work with Ubuntu's Perl build, then I find the easiest is to work within Ubuntu's system: sudo apt-get install libdatetime-perl. Mixing the system Perl with cpan-built modules can sometimes work well, sometimes not, and it seems you've hit one of the latter cases. Since you seem to be comfortable with this kind of thing, why not just install a self-built Perl in e.g. /opt/perl5.18? That's worked great for me so far; I can install modules via cpan, cpanm, and manual Makefile.PL installs without problems and without worrying about affecting Ubuntu's Perl at all.

In reply to Re: Upgrading XS module to later version by Anonymous Monk
in thread Upgrading XS module to later version by clerew

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