YAY! I was finally able to install the module I needed: 

root@mail:~# cpanm Kavorka
--> Working on Kavorka
Fetching http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/T/TO/TOBYINK/Kavorka-0.037.tar
+.gz ... OK
Configuring Kavorka-0.037 ... OK
Building and testing Kavorka-0.037 ... OK
Successfully installed Kavorka-0.037
1 distribution installed

[download]
...and.... 
root@mail:~# cpanm Net::Stripe
--> Working on Net::Stripe
Fetching http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/R/RC/RCONOVER/Net-Stripe-0.30.
+tar.gz ... OK
Configuring Net-Stripe-0.30 ... OK
Building and testing Net-Stripe-0.30 ... OK
Successfully installed Net-Stripe-0.30
1 distribution installed

[download]


That was so painful! Thanks to everyone for walking me through how to sort it. I was loosing hair over that. Also good to learn how to apply patches, as I've never had to do that before

Thanks again!

In reply to Re^4: How to patch this module? by ultranerds
in thread How to patch this module? by ultranerds

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