I'm trying to install the module YAML using cpan. I have perl rev.5.06 ( on redhat 7.3 ), but cpan try to install YAML 0.70 which require perl 5.8

Belowe is the log of the installation 

cpan[2]> install YAML
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.20)
Going to read '/root/.cpan/Metadata'
  Database was generated on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:06:58 GMT
Running install for module 'YAML'
Running make for A/AD/ADAMK/YAML-0.70.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.47)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.023)
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/A/AD/ADAMK/YAML-0.70.tar.g
+z ok
Scanning cache /root/.cpan/build for sizes
......................................................................
+------DONE
DEL(1/1): /root/.cpan/build/ExtUtils-CBuilder-0.27-7zCEl4
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.52)
YAML-0.70/
YAML-0.70/Makefile.PL
YAML-0.70/META.yml
YAML-0.70/LICENSE
YAML-0.70/README
.............
YAML-0.70/lib/YAML/Loader.pm
YAML-0.70/lib/Test/
YAML-0.70/lib/Test/YAML.pm
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22)

  CPAN.pm: Going to build A/AD/ADAMK/YAML-0.70.tar.gz

ERROR: perl: Version 5.006001 is installed, but we need version >= 5.0
+08 at inc/Module/Install/Makefile.pm line 119.
Warning: No success on command[/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL]
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent state
  ADAMK/YAML-0.70.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Could not read '/root/.cpan/build/YAML-0.70-nFnsag/META.yml'. Falling 
+back to other methods to determine prerequisites
Failed during this command:
 ADAMK/YAML-0.70.tar.gz                       : writemakefile NO '/usr
+/bin/perl Makefile.PL' returned status 7424

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What I have to do to tell cpan to installa a revision of YAML suitable to my perl revision =

My revison of cpan is : /usr/bin/cpan script version 1.9, CPAN.pm version 1.9402

and the my perl configuration is: 

[enzo@P0101222 enzo]$ perl -V
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 6 subversion 1) configuratio
+n:
  Platform:
    osname=linux, osvers=2.4.21-1.1931.2.393.entsmp, archname=i386-lin
+ux
    uname='linux bugs.devel.redhat.com 2.4.21-1.1931.2.393.entsmp #1 s
+mp thu aug 14 14:47:21 edt 2003 i686 unknown '
    config_args='-des -Doptimize=-O2 -march=i386 -mcpu=i686 -Dcc=gcc -
+Dcf_by=Red Hat, Inc. -Dcccdlflags=-fPIC -Dinstallprefix=/usr -Dprefix
+=/usr -Darchname=i386-linux -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dsiteprefix=/usr -Uu
+sethreads -Uuseithreads -Uuselargefiles -Dd_dosuid -Dd_semctl_semun -
+Di_db -Di_ndbm -Di_gdbm -Di_shadow -Di_syslog -Dman3ext=3pm -Dinc_ver
+sion_list=5.6.0/i386-linux 5.6.0'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=undef use5005threads=undef useithreads=undef usemultipl
+icity=undef
    useperlio=undef d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=undef usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='gcc', ccflags ='-fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include',
    optimize='-O2 -march=i386 -mcpu=i686',
    cppflags='-fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include'
    ccversion='', gccversion='2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-11
+3)', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=1
+2
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t',
+ lseeksize=4
    alignbytes=4, usemymalloc=n, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='gcc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib
    libs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt -lutil
    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt -lutil
    libc=/lib/libc-2.2.5.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.
+a
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-rdynami
+c'
    cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options:
  Built under linux
  Compiled at Aug 18 2003 16:08:31
  @INC:
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
    .

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Thanks for the hoped help. Enzo

In reply to cpan try to install a module for a higher perl revision by earlati

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