As you know, perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/X should set the root for make install to /X instead of the default location. I checked the makefile that was created and with a perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/u/tbrannon/perl/inetcrossftp/src a Makefile with the following (undesirable) characteristics was created: 

$ grep INSTALLMAN Makefile
INSTALLMAN1DIR = /usr/local/man/man1
INSTALLMAN3DIR = /usr/local/man/man3
   
$ grep PREFIX Makefile

PREFIX = /u/tbrannon/perl/inetcrossftp/src

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And my installations are failing as a result because I am not a superuser on this system.

In reply to Makefile.PL PREFIX argument is not changing INSTALLMAN directories by princepawn

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