do the proposed solutions work for XS stuff like Tk or DBD::mysql?
i.e.: can i do this, and then simply copy the CPAN directoy between compatible (x86 with same distro) machines without having to re-install all them modules everywhere?
For example, on my current machine, the value is:
i386-freebsd-64int
However, another FreeBSD box running the same OS version might not be 64 bit, so the answer would be: