I seem to be unable to install most CPAN modules any more. I'm running Strawberry Perl 5.10.0 for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread. Output from an example follows:

Running install for module 'Parse::RecDescent'
Running Build for D/DC/DCONWAY/Parse-RecDescent-1.964.tar.gz
Prepending C:\strawberry\cpan\build\Module-Build-0.3603-YRU8ly/blib/ar
+ch C:\stra
wberry\cpan\build\Module-Build-0.3603-YRU8ly/blib/lib to PERL5LIB for 
+'get'
  Has already been unwrapped into directory C:\strawberry\cpan\build\P
+arse-RecDescent-1.964-zT6n4e
Prepending C:\strawberry\cpan\build\Module-Build-0.3603-YRU8ly/blib/ar
+ch C:\strawberry\cpan\build\Module-Build-0.3603-YRU8ly/blib/lib to PE
+RL5LIB for 'make'
  Has already been made
Prepending C:\strawberry\cpan\build\Module-Build-0.3603-YRU8ly/blib/ar
+ch C:\strawberry\cpan\build\Module-Build-0.3603-YRU8ly/blib/lib to PE
+RL5LIB for 'test'
Running Build test
t\00.load.t ............... 1/1 # Testing Parse::RecDescent 1.964
t\00.load.t ............... ok
t\basics.t ................ ok
t\leftop_cap.t ............ ok
t\pod.t ................... Can't open perl script "w": No such file o
+r directory
t\pod.t ................... Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200
+)
No subtests run
t\re_capture_return.t ..... ok
t\separated_repetition.t .. ok

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t\pod.t                 (Wstat: 512 Tests: 0 Failed: 0)
  Non-zero exit status: 2
  Parse errors: No plan found in TAP output
Files=6, Tests=28,  1 wallclock secs ( 0.01 usr +  0.08 sys =  0.09 CP
+U)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/6 test programs. 0/28 subtests failed.
  DCONWAY/Parse-RecDescent-1.964.tar.gz
  c:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe ./Build test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, t
+ry:
  reports DCONWAY/Parse-RecDescent-1.964.tar.gz
Running Build install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
Failed during this command:
 DCONWAY/Parse-RecDescent-1.964.tar.gz        : make_test NO
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The jobs always fail in the same way:

t\pod.t ................... Can't open perl script "w": No such file o
+r director
y
t\pod.t ................... Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200
+)
[download]

I dont understand why perl script "w" is being executed? I'm sure the problem is something to do with Test::Pod - but how to fix? I'm having similar problems with almost every new module I try to install.

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