I get this (sort of thing):

cpan> install Bundle::CPAN

Recursive dependency detected:
    Bundle::CPAN
 => File::Spec
 => K/KW/KWILLIAMS/PathTools-3.03.tar.gz
 => Test
 => S/SB/SBURKE/Test-1.25.tar.gz
 => Test::Harness
 => P/PE/PETDANCE/Test-Harness-2.46.tar.gz
 => File::Spec.
Cannot continue.

"force install" does not fix it either.
How can I get past this? Tell it I don't care,
or break the chain of dependencies. Presumably there
aren't dependency loops for a real fact.

TIA

In reply to CPAN, recursive dependency problem by ecsd

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