"perl Makefile.PL --bootstrap"

I cut and pasted the commands I gave (with adjustments for the ...s) so do them just that way. I didn't have to configure cpan but I'm not actually sure that's because my machine has a "special" state or because you're skipping one of the steps or something is wonky.

It still sounds like your env has ghosts of some sort. I'd start from scratch again. It should be just a couple minutes to run it all from the top.

Remember before running the Makefile.PL -- env | grep -i perl -- should show NO variables set. And you should get these as being non-existent: 

ls ~/.cpan
# ls: /home/moo/.cpan: No such file or directory

ls ~/.cpanp
# ls: /home/moo/.cpanp: No such file or directory

ls ~/.cpanm
# ls: /home/moo/.cpanm: No such file or directory

ls ~/perl5
# ls: /home/moo/perl5: No such file or directory

ls ~/perl
# ls: /home/moo/perl: No such file or directory

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I'll try this on one of my boxes I know causes problems tonight and report if it is indeed "correct" and amend otherwise.

In reply to Re^7: Installing Modules Without Root by Your Mother
in thread Installing Modules Without Root by listanand

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