I guess it is some kind a local system issue, but so far I could not figure it out. When I try to build perl 5.16.1 on a Linux box I get this error in the make phase: 
./miniperl -Ilib write_buildcustomize.pl >lib/buildcustomize.pl
./miniperl -Ilib make_ext.pl cpan/Archive-Extract/pm_to_blib MAKE=make
+ LIBPERL_A=libperl.a
        Making Archive::Extract (all)

Creating Makefile.PL in cpan/Archive-Extract for Archive::Extract

Running Makefile.PL in cpan/Archive-Extract
../../miniperl -I../../lib Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=perl INSTALLMAN1DIR
+=none INSTALLMAN3DIR=none PERL_CORE=1 LIBPERL_A=libperl.a
Writing Makefile for Archive::Extract
make[1]: Entering directory `/a/users/develop/gabor/perl-5.16.1/cpan/A
+rchive-Extract'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/a/users/develop/gabor/perl-5.16.1/cpan/Ar
+chive-Extract'
Making all in cpan/Archive-Extract
 make all PERL_CORE=1 LIBPERL_A=libperl.a
make[1]: Entering directory `/a/users/develop/gabor/perl-5.16.1/cpan/A
+rchive-Extract'
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+!!
ERROR: Can't create '../../lib/auto'
Do not have write permissions on '../../lib/auto'
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+!!
 at -e line 1.
make[1]: *** [pm_to_blib] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/a/users/develop/gabor/perl-5.16.1/cpan/Ar
+chive-Extract'
Unsuccessful make(cpan/Archive-Extract): code=512 at make_ext.pl line 
+466.
make: *** [cpan/Archive-Extract/pm_to_blib] Error 25

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But after this error /a/users/develop/gabor/perl-5.16.1/lib/auto already exists and /a/users/develop/gabor/perl-5.16.1/lib/auto/Archive/Extract also exists,

Update

After IT fixed the userids and the permissions, the building perl worked fine. Thank you for your attention and sorry for the drama.

In reply to Cannot create directory while compiling perl 5.16.1 by szabgab

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