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I am trying to install some perl libs on a server where I do not have root. So I am trying to install the libs in a directory. I am using the LIB and PREFIX option and it works well. But when I try to install a lib that needs one of the libs that I have already installed, it cannot find it. Any ideas? In this example I am trying to install some of the test modules as a prereq for another module. Test-Harness installs fine but Test-Simple which needs Test-Harness fails cause it cannot find the lib.

oracle@rtpsduxrman001 usprd316 > perl Makefile.PL LIB=/oracle/dba/dba_
+ora/perl/lib PREFIX=/oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/lib
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Test::Harness

/oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/src/Test-Harness-2.56
oracle@rtpsduxrman001 usprd316 > make
cp lib/Test/Harness.pm blib/lib/Test/Harness.pm
cp lib/Test/Harness/Assert.pm blib/lib/Test/Harness/Assert.pm
cp lib/Test/Harness/Iterator.pm blib/lib/Test/Harness/Iterator.pm
cp lib/Test/Harness/Point.pm blib/lib/Test/Harness/Point.pm
cp lib/Test/Harness/Straps.pm blib/lib/Test/Harness/Straps.pm
cp lib/Test/Harness/TAP.pod blib/lib/Test/Harness/TAP.pod
cp bin/prove blib/script/prove
/bin/perl -I/usr/perl5/5.6.1/lib/sun4-solaris-64int -I/usr/perl5/5.6.1
+/lib -MExtUtils::MakeMaker  -e "MY->fixin(shift)" blib/script/prove
Manifying blib/man1/prove.1
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Harness.3
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Harness::Assert.3
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Harness::Iterator.3
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Harness::Point.3
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Harness::Straps.3
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Harness::TAP.3

/oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/src/Test-Harness-2.56
oracle@rtpsduxrman001 usprd316 > make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib -I/usr/perl5/5.6.1/
+lib/sun4-solaris-64int -I/usr/perl5/5.6.1/lib -e 'use Test::Harness q
+w(&runtests $verbose); $verbose=0; runtests @ARGV;' t/*.t
t/00compile.........# Testing Test::Harness 2.56 under Perl 5.006001 a
+nd Test::More 0.42
t/00compile.........ok
t/assert............ok
t/base..............ok
t/callback..........ok
t/from_line.........ok
t/harness...........ok
t/inc_taint.........ok
t/nonumbers.........ok
t/ok................ok
t/pod...............skipped
        all skipped: Test::Pod 1.00 required for testing POD
t/point-parse.......ok
t/point.............ok
t/prove-globbing....ok
t/prove-switches....ok
t/strap-analyze.....ok
t/strap.............ok
t/test-harness......ok
        37/189 skipped: various reasons
t/version...........ok
All tests successful, 1 test and 37 subtests skipped.
Files=18, Tests=534, 15 wallclock secs ( 7.59 cusr +  3.80 csys = 11.3
+9 CPU)

/oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/src/Test-Harness-2.56
oracle@rtpsduxrman001 usprd316 > make install
Installing /oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/lib/man/man1/prove.1
Installing /oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/lib/man/man3/Test::Harness.3
Installing /oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/lib/man/man3/Test::Harness::Assert
+.3
Installing /oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/lib/man/man3/Test::Harness::Iterat
+or.3
Installing /oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/lib/man/man3/Test::Harness::Point.
+3
Installing /oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/lib/man/man3/Test::Harness::Straps
+.3
Installing /oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/lib/man/man3/Test::Harness::TAP.3
Writing /oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/lib/sun4-solaris-64int/auto/Test/Harn
+ess/.packlist
Appending installation info to /oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/lib/sun4-solar
+is-64int/perllocal.pod

/oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/src/Test-Harness-2.56
oracle@rtpsduxrman001 usprd316 > cd Test-Simple-0.62

oracle@rtpsduxrman001 usprd316 > perl Makefile.PL LIB=/oracle/dba/dba_
+ora/perl/lib PREFIX=/oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/lib
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Warning: prerequisite Test::Harness 2.03 not found at /usr/perl5/5.6.1
+/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm line 343.
'LICENSE' is not a known MakeMaker parameter name.
Writing Makefile for Test::Simple

/oracle/dba/dba_ora/perl/src/Test-Simple-0.62
oracle@rtpsduxrman001 usprd316 >
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holli added readmore tags as per personal judgement

2006-01-11 Retitled by holli, as per Monastery guidelines
Original title: 'Installing Perl Libs.'

In reply to Installing Perl modules in my own directories by jmr4096

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